MacBook Air: Can't connect iPhone 16 for iPhone Mirroring

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MacBook Air: Can't connect iPhone 16 for iPhone Mirroring

I got and set up a MacBook Air and connected it to my iPhone 13. The iPhone Mirroring worked perfectly but a week later I got a new iPhone 16. So I went to the iPhone mirroring settings and disconnected my 13, but then when I went to connect my 16, it says "unable to connect to iPhone, not now or try again." I restarted my new phone and MacBook, but nothing worked. Both devices are on the same wifi and I think I have checked all of the settings to make sure everything is right so now I am kind of stuck, please help!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.7

Posted on Jan 11, 2026 8:38 PM

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Jan 12, 2026 7:02 AM in response to zoeys_iphone

zoeys_iphone wrote:

[...] but then when I went to connect my 16, it says "unable to connect to iPhone, not now or try again." I restarted my new phone and MacBook, but nothing worked. Both devices are on the same wifi and I think I have checked all of the settings to make sure everything is right so now I am kind of stuck, please help!

Double-check your mirroring setup against this guidance from Apple: iPhone Mirroring: Use your iPhone from your Mac - Apple Support In particular look at the system requirements. Is your iPhone OS up to date? Is your macOS up to date at 15.7.3?

That document includes additional support links near the end.

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MacBook Air: Can't connect iPhone 16 for iPhone Mirroring

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