Same user profile picture across all devices

missodessa wrote:

I run a business

There's your problem. Apple doesn't have good support for business. It's products are designed for people who have one of each device.

The only differences I can see between AirDrop are simply bugs. On my iPhone (running iOS 16), it shows my Mac under its actual name, as specified in System Settings > General > About. But the icon is blank. On the Mac, it shows the icon for the phone, but uses the name "iPhone" instead of the correct name that I've assigned in Settings.

The answer is to take a step back and ask why you are doing this in the first place. AirDrop is specifically designed to share between people. All these devices should be using the same iCloud account. You shouldn't ever have to AirDrop anything. It should automatically sync.

etresoft wrote:

The answer is to take a step back and ask why you are doing this in the first place. AirDrop is specifically designed to share between people. All these devices should be using the same iCloud account. You shouldn't ever have to AirDrop anything. It should automatically sync.

That is true as long as you have enough iCloud storage or are willing to pay for more.

etresoft wrote:

missodessa wrote:

I run a business

There's your problem. Apple doesn't have good support for business. It's products are designed for people who have one of each device.

The only differences I can see between AirDrop are simply bugs. On my iPhone (running iOS 16), it shows my Mac under its actual name, as specified in System Settings > General > About. But the icon is blank. On the Mac, it shows the icon for the phone, but uses the name "iPhone" instead of the correct name that I've assigned in Settings.

The answer is to take a step back and ask why you are doing this in the first place. AirDrop is specifically designed to share between people. All these devices should be using the same iCloud account. You shouldn't ever have to AirDrop anything. It should automatically sync.

Interesting observations @etresoft

When I Airdrop from Computer to iPhone, the name appearing in not longer " P.'s iPhone " something else

dialabrain wrote:

That is true as long as you have enough iCloud storage or are willing to pay for more.

Apple sells premium devices and services. Attempts to use Apple devices on the cheap will require more research, annoyances, and compromise. Anyone running a business doesn't even get that level of dispensation.

P. Phillips wrote:

When I Airdrop from Computer to iPhone, the name appearing in not longer " P.'s iPhone " something else

That's what the OP found out. Apparently it used to be different and objectively better. I just tested it with my iOS 15 device that I use for software testing. Works great there. It sees other devices by their name and the device is recognized by other devices with its correct name. Apple totally broke this in iOS 16. I'm not running iOS 17. 😄

Also, my Monterey and Big Sur machines still work great too. No missing icon problems. It correctly shows the icon of the computer along with the correct computer name.

<sigh>

dialabrain wrote:

Not with my install of Monterey. It shows my avatar.

What is "it"? When discussing any kind of sharing operation, you have to specify what direction you are talking about, and maybe version as well. My Monterey machine does show user avatars of other devices. But my iOS 16 iPhone shows computer images (in a circular background) of local Macs. It shows avatars of other iOS device. The iOS 15 device doesn't show Mac images, but it does show correct names.

PS: I was testing Ian's Ventura desktop question and ran into the exact problem described here. I couldn't tell which Mac was which and Airdropped it to the wrong one first. I should have taken my own advice and used iCloud.

dialabrain wrote:

Since we're in the Sonoma community and the OP has macOS 14.0 listed I leapt to the conclusion we're discussing Sonoma.

The OP said, "3 iMacs, 3 iPhones & 2 iPads", so I figured that Sonoma was only part of the problem. As it turns out, Sonoma is irrelevant.

dialabrain wrote:

Sonoma is not irrelevant when trying to AirDrop from Macs to other Apple devices.

The behaviour described by the OP is the same in macOS 11, 12, and 13. If you know of some new method in Sonoma to solve the problem, I'm sure the OP would love to hear it.

etresoft wrote:

dialabrain wrote:

Sonoma is not irrelevant when trying to AirDrop from Macs to other Apple devices.

The behaviour described by the OP is the same in macOS 11, 12, and 13. If you know of some new method in Sonoma to solve the problem, I'm sure the OP would love to hear it.

As I said in an early post, there is none. Which means, Sonoma is relevant by the fact it doesn't work any better than the previous versions, and was the subject of this thread.

etresoft wrote:

Then please post instructions on how to fix the problem in Sonoma.

I realize English is not everyone's first language but I've already stated more than once it's not possible in Sonoma. And for what it's worth, "could have" indicates it wasn't fixed.

The Image used will Not Change across devices

You could alter the Naming of the various iPhones to make it easier to Identity each from the Others appearing in your image above

FWIW, I'm not sure you should post your real name along with your photo. Was easy to find you. Unless you aren't concerned with privacy.

Yes, I noticed.

missodessa wrote:

None of this helps with the question at hand either.

Correct. There's nothing new to address the issue.