I'm on MacOS Monterey and iOS 16.4.1 (both up to date), where copy-and-paste from my iPhone to MacOS is not working. Steps to debug include restarting bluetooth on each device; try pasting into different apps, try selecting/copying the text from the iPhone again, repeat debugging steps. No luck.
Is there a bug in the new revision of iOS that is preventing this operation? How can we fix this?
iPhone 14 Pro
Handoff (the name of the mechanism for transferring state data between your Mac an iPhone) doesn't rely solely on Bluetooth.
Both devices have to be logged in on the same iCloud account, and Handoff needs to be enabled.
So first check that you're logged into iCloud on both devices.
The on the Mac, check System Preferences -> General, and make sure that the 'Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices' is enabled.
On the iPhone, check Settings -> General -> AirPlay & Handoff to make sure it's enabled there.
You're a hero! Thank you. Worked for me straight away
I've found a solution that worked for me in case anyone is still having this problem. I found that simply putting my iPhone in 'airplane' mode for a few seconds, then disabling 'airplane' mode solved it just like THAT. Only on the iPhone, Mac has no airplane mode but I didn't turn off wifi or ethernet.
I realize this thread is 9 months old but I ran into this issue today and hope this helps someone out there facing the same frustration. BTW, this solved ALL continuity/handoff issues for me.
Source: idownloadblog.com (https://bit.ly/IDB_Universal_Clipboard_not_working)
I should mention that I tried this AFTER doing Labachev's terminal suggestion above which (I think) didn't work for me but it's possible the one two punch of both did the trick, I honestly don't know. If airplane mode doesn't work, run Labachev's terminal suggestions THEN enable/disable airplane mode to mimic my steps exactly.
I'm on Mac OS Sonoma 14.2.1 and IOS 17.2.1, both current as of January 6, 2024 (today).
Good luck!
Here's something that worked for me!
Firstly, turn on the airplane mode, wait a few seconds, and turn it off again. Once all the connections are restored, first copy something on your iPhone and try pasting it on your Mac. Once it works (and it will), just try the reverse (copy on Mac and paste it to the iPhone). Worked for me, hope it does for you too! Cheers!
2024 Feb update: this worked! Thank you 🙏
Copy and paste from iPhone to MacOS not working
