AirDrop not working after iOS 26 upgrade on iPhone

I upgraded my IOS across devices and now I can't seem to get Airdrop to work. Before anyone goes there, they are both on the same IOS, Wifi is enabled, Bluetooth is enabled, the firewall is off.

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Original Title: IOS 26 and Airdrop

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 1:06 PM

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Sep 21, 2025 6:39 AM in response to GreenLantern_69

I. Facing the same issue. Can't send to my mac or iPad.

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Sep 23, 2025 5:54 AM in response to GreenLantern_69

After updating my iPhone 13 to version 26.0, I can no longer use AirDrop. Could this be due to incompatibility between different iPhone versions (iOS 18 and iOS 26)?

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Sep 27, 2025 8:23 PM in response to GreenLantern_69

Same issue after updating to iOS 26. Fine prior.

AirDrop not working after iOS 26 upgrade on iPhone

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