AirDrop failing from iPhone to iPhone

My bestie is trying to airdrop pics and videos from her iPhone to mine and it continuously fails!! Can someone help me figure out why or tell me how to fix it!! Thanks in advance

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Original Title: AirDrop failing

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 5, 2025 2:14 PM

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sberman

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Oct 5, 2025 3:07 PM in response to lisette420

When that happens to me, I have the sender set Settings > General > AirDrop > Everyone for 10 Minutes.

sberman

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278,248 points

Oct 5, 2025 3:08 PM in response to lisette420

Oops … duplicate of above.

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