AirDrop is not working after new iOS 17 update

I am having the same problem - my iPhone no longer will airdrop to my MacPro laptop - worked just fine prior to the latest phone update (v17?). Have tried all the typical checks, toggles, reboot, etc., nothing has fixed it. Apple - please fix this!!!!!

@Lissy_12 Hi there I never touch those options that you mentioned but they were OFF so I tried what you say I turn them ON but I still getting Fail / Declined

My iPhone 13 Pro Max and my IPad both have the last iOS version available.

17.2.1

Bluetooth is ON

WiFi is ON

Airdrop is ON / everyone for 10 Minutes

Same issue, iPhone 15 pro with iOS 17.2.1.

I have to restart my iPhone several times till it starts working again. I share few files and it brakes again! I can't share large number of files either.

None of the solutions provided here fixed the issue :/

No iCloud, no hotspot, no cellular,... and still after 1 or 2 times using AirDrop, it either doesn't show any options!, or says the other decide has declined the resquest, or just keep waiting...

Having issues with the airdrop with my spouse. We have shared contacts and this was also quite a problematic setup with bringing devices together. And for a brief moment airdrop worked as it should. Later once i try to airdrop i cant see her in airdrop contacts. Bringing devices together does nothing other than just flashing the animation. we have tried to turn on and off phone, bluetooth, network and wifi. We have tried to turn on and of and change who sees the airdrop possibility from off to contacts only to everyone. Any way we try the airdrop does not work anymore.

Are the Airdrop issues related to the iPhone Airdrop issues in China? Please see this CBS article I happened to see https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-apple-airdrop-encryption-cracked-to-block-inappropriate-information/

As a software engineer, how can Apple missed something this big. We review our code changes throughly, then alpha and beta test before releasing to production, we also provide ways to back out of the update.

what Apple needs is a way to back out of the updates if the new software install cause a problem.

Ever since the update to iOS 17 I am unable to airdrop 98% of the time. I does not find anyone despite them being right beside me and they have receiving from anyone on for 10 mins. Never had issues before. So frustrating.

Oh yes, this works. Thank you for providing this

This is like an extra step, hope Apple fix this soon. We should get less steps not more now with the technologies and all expensive gadgets that they sell

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It is absolutely ludicrous of Apple to think they know what a use should have when creating updates. It is extremely frustrating to rely on a feature such as AirDrop for years and then suddenly somebody at Apple decides the users should not be about to use it unless they change some esoteric setting buried deep within Settings. If Apple thinks such features should not be used, or should be changed to something else, they should make a list of recommended changes with each update and let the users decide if they want to make the change. Given the users' comments I imagine MANY hours have been wasted and frustration elevated over these sorts of changes made by Apple without consent or agreement from the user community.

l think the iPhone Airdrop are related to issues in China? Please see this CBS article I happened to see https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-apple-airdrop-encryption-cracked-to-block-inappropriate-information/

I’m stil having this problem, I am on 17.2.1 now and stil airdrop is not working on my IPhone 13pro. I tried the settings and the cellular thing. This is very annoying. When you user airdrop the first time you can see someone is there, bud nothing is showing up. When you close airdrop and try to open in again it won’t open at all. You have to close you foto’s app and than it starts al over again.

Airdrop not listed in the Content & Privacy Restrictions list of Apps! Why is that?

Also been having trouble with sending photos using Messages. I’ll be in the Photos App, select photos to send via a Message, (the photos of most recently used text partners not showing any photos) when I tap on the green Messages icon, no response. Same when I tap on the AirDrop icon. No response

Usually I can go to Settings>Messages, turn off Messages. Then turn off my iPhone 15 Pro, then restart it, go back to Settings turn Messages back on, and that fixes the problem but only TEMPORARILY!

iOS 17.2.1

In the past year apple is a disappointment for my and my business air drop is not working phones and mac books slow . I will switch from this as i has enough of you guys since Steve Jobs has died you don’t have any ideas anymore you becoming nokia …

This is a massive issue, I know a bunch of people that have the same issue including me, I have spent hours trying all these mentioned fixes, don't waist your time, non of them work, AirDrop is broken, it no longer works,

Airdrop always work good for me until iOS 17 not sure what happened but the only way I can AirDrop is if I hold my phone close to the other phone and even then it don't work half the time what happened I'm on iOS 17.4 still exact same story Please fix this in iOS 18