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User profile for user: teomor
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AirDrop contact not receiving anything but sending to Other people works

Trying to AirDrop something to my Wife (known contact that shows up in People, or directly in the share menu) does not work. She doesn't receive a request to approve or anything.


But her phone is also showing up in Other people section and when I try to AirDrop there, it works. Also, when I AirDrop to my Mac, it works.


PS: We have also tried AirDrop the other way around and when she tries to send me something and I don't receive the request.


She's on a iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 16 and I'm on a iPhone 14 Pro with 16.0.1


We have tried rebooting phones, turning off and on Bluetooth, AirDrop, Wi-Fi, etc.

iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16

Posted on Sep 17, 2022 12:50 AM

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User profile for user: teomor
teomor Author
User level: Level 1
44 points

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 10:45 PM

Nevermind, I fixed it by signing out of iCloud and signing back in. Probably caused by the iPhone 14 restore from backup bug (maybe the one they fixed in iOS 16.0.1 - good job, except there is no way to install the update before the setup/restore from backup?!).

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teomor Author
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Sep 18, 2022 10:45 PM in response to teomor

Nevermind, I fixed it by signing out of iCloud and signing back in. Probably caused by the iPhone 14 restore from backup bug (maybe the one they fixed in iOS 16.0.1 - good job, except there is no way to install the update before the setup/restore from backup?!).

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