Macbook Pro not visible in airdrop from iphone 15 pro

  1. Both devices have airdrop, bluetooth enabled and are on same network.
  2. No screen time restrictions in place
  3. Firewall settings in macbook also set to not block incoming network.


Kindly suggest.



MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jun 19, 2025 6:23 AM

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Jun 19, 2025 1:43 PM in response to Niketa_Chaudhary

Niketa_Chaudhary wrote:

1. Both devices have airdrop, bluetooth enabled and are on same network.
2. No screen time restrictions in place
3. Firewall settings in macbook also set to not block incoming network.

Kindly suggest.



Airdrop has always been a bit finicky...


You can shut down and restart both devices...and compare your results.

it may pop back to life on its on accord with no real reasoning understood


no resolve—

A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.



ref: Use AirDrop to send items to nearby Apple devices - Apple Support


Use Continuity to work across Apple devices - Apple Support





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