Sequoia - iPhone Mirroring - Connection Interrupted

Make sure you aren't using a VPN and you have all firewalls and other "security" apps disabled.

I have the same problem, and I find that powering down both the Mac and iPhone fixes it until it happens again. Clearly a bug that I reported.

I previously used it with iPhone 15 Pro Max but since I tried to switch to "iPhone 16 Pro Max" it's not working anymore (same issue) and now even iPhone 15 Pro Max stopped working.

I think it's happening due to switching between devices:

Same here. Turned off VPN and iPhone connected immediately.

I have exactly the same issue, Macbook Air 2024 Sequoia and iOS 18 on an iPhione 13 pro, it does this in seconds so it makes mirroring basically useless. It worked for about 10 minutes and since then has been so irritating that I have switched it off. A great idea but terribly flawed at presetn

I recently had issues with connection interrupted on my Mac mini M4 & iPhone 16 Pro Max after updating the OS to 18.2 on the iPhone and 15.2 on MAC OS. On top of this, I recently updated my network settings to enable firewall. I disabled the SW firewall under my network settings, but the issue still occurred.

To remedy the issue of "Connection Interrupted", I did the following.

1. Disable the firewall under the network settings
2. Reboot both the Mac mini M4 and the iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apparently there are a few issues, one that the SW firewall will not disable without a reboot. Another issue would be is that once the SW firewall is enabled, the OS cannot discern trusted connections in its firewall. This may not be the solution for all users, but for me this appears to work for now.

update: two things had worked for me in resolving this issue, you could try either one of them:

1: switching off icloud private relay.

2: disconnecting my mac from the network (not switching off wifi but disconnecting from the wifi network).

they're not exactly solutions yes, but temporary fixes you could try.

really wish apple would comment on this issue

You are correct. This is a first party feature that’s broken. I have a Mac Mini M4 with all the updates, and a iPhone 16 Pro Max with all the updates. Despite having all the latest hardware, I still have connection interrupted errors with iPhone mirroring.

it’s very frustrating as I am using my Mac mini + iPhone combination for productivity. I cannot do this when Apple SW features are broken.

I was having this exact same issue and couldn’t find a single solution. Every fix I came across was for iPhones that wouldn’t connect at all, but like you, mine was connecting for 1-2 seconds before disconnecting with the “Connection Interrupted” message.

After weeks of troubleshooting — restarting all my devices, force restarting, disconnecting and reconnecting, forgetting iPhone on Mac iPhone Mirroring app (and vice versa), tweaking every single network and Wi-Fi setting imaginable, contacting IT about router settings (I’m on campus Wi-Fi), reaching out to Apple Support on three separate occassions, logging in and out of iCloud on both devices, manually changing DNS settings (even though I had no idea what I was doing), deleting VPNs and proxies, and even spending 5+ hours reinstalling macOS Sequoia in recovery mode which an AppleCare advisor suggested — I was completely stuck.

Finally, a senior AppleCare advisor (shoutout Tim!) helped me realize the solution was so much simpler than expected:

Change the Private Wi-Fi Address setting from “Fixed” to “Rotating” on both your Mac and iPhone.

Apparently, on some public networks, the default setting is “Fixed” for security reasons, but iPhone mirroring requires it to be “Rotating” to work properly. Here’s how to change it:

1. Open Settings on both your iPhone and Mac.

2. Go to Wi-Fi.

3. Tap the (i) icon next to your Wi-Fi network on iPhone / click Details next to your Wi-Fi network on Mac.

4. Find Private Wi-Fi Address with a dropdown menu next to it.

5. If it says Fixed, change it to Rotating. (If it’s already set to Rotating, unfortunately, this might not be your fix.)

6. Restart both your iPhone and Mac.

7. Enjoy seamless iPhone mirroring!

I totally understand how frustrating this issue is, so I really hope this helps someone who’s been struggling as much as I was! Let me know if this works for you!

I have the same problem, the temporary solution was to modify the wireless configuration of my router by manually changing the 5GHz channel to something other than automatic.

I turned off VPN and it works flawlessly

My iphone 15 is connected to my home wifi next door which is about 4 meters away from my mac mini. Yet it tells me that "iPhone Not Found". When I bring my iphone into the same room as my mac mini, it will then be able to connect to my iphone via iphone mirroring. My question is, what is the whole point of having iphone mirroring on my mac if I still need to have the iphone next to me???

Can confirm, the solution posted by jesor_ (splitting 2.4 ghz / 5 ghz / 6 ghz bands into other networks worked for me.

I forcibly closed the iPhone mirroring app and reopened it, and it started working again. Clearly, it’s a bug that Apple isn’t paying much attention to.