iPhone Mirroring App on macOS Sequoia Stuck in a Loop Before Mirroring

MrHazza_ wrote:

I'm trying to get the iPhone Mirroring app on macOS Sequoia to get past the point where it establishes the connection with my iPhone, but it seems to be stuck trying to send the instructions to my iPhone for the mirroring to actually start. When I start up the app, it briefly shows the connecting screen, then tells me to lock my iPhone. After doing so, it tells me to unlock my iPhone and follow the instructions provided on it. It's at this point where the process seems to get stuck in a loop, because rather than give me any instructions like it used to, I see no instructions displayed on my iPhone and the iPhone Mirroring app on my Mac shows the screen instructing me to lock my iPhone again. From here, it keeps going back and forth like this in a circle and never actually begins the mirroring.

I'm using an iPhone SE 3rd Generation with a 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro, and I have ensured that bluetooth is turned on for both devices and they are both connected to the same network. They are also each running iOS 18.3.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.3.1.

The current stable release of Sequoia including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 15.3.2 - I would start there.

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MrHazza_ wrote:

Thanks for pointing out these updates, I installed them soon after seeing this. Unfortunately, I've tried this a few times again after the updates were complete, and it seems like the issue remains unchanged. I suppose the best I can do for now is wait for any other future updates and try again?

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It sounds like there may be a bug or miscommunication between your devices despite being connected properly. You could try resetting both devices' network settings and rebooting, or check for any software updates on your Mac and iPhone that could resolve the issue.

I'm seeing the exact same thing. I'm totally up to date on both devices. It may be only since I updated the phone to 18.3.2 (yesterday) that this started happening.

Did you report a bug?