Receiving air drop on my Mac from my iPad sometimes works, sometimes doesn't

Air drop on my iPad Pro shows many of my regular contacts, but sometimes does not show my MacBook Pro even though the computer is on the desk right in front of the iPad. However, sometimes it works fine. How can I get it to work when it stops working?


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Aug 1, 2023 9:18 AM

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Aug 2, 2023 8:23 AM in response to Wascally Wabbit

Wascally Wabbit wrote:

Air drop on my iPad Pro shows many of my regular contacts, but sometimes does not show my MacBook Pro even though the computer is on the desk right in front of the iPad. However, sometimes it works fine. How can I get it to work when it stops working?


Yes Airdrop can be finicky...


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The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.5

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The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 16.6

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