iMac not displaying all devices

I have an iPhone, an iMac and an iPad, and my iMac won‘t display all my devices. I don’t know why.

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7

Posted on Jul 28, 2026 9:10 AM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2026 9:20 AM

In Finder, check that you have enable the display of these devices.

See the devices connected to your Mac - Apple Support


Check Finder > Settings... General tab and Finder > Settings... > Sidebar.




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Jul 28, 2026 12:36 PM in response to Idgie1225

if the mac is connected to the same router as the ios devices then it's a question of you bridging the wifi networks and the wired Ethernet in order for them to be located on the same network, and of cause if the ios devices is not connected on the wifi at all then these things do not work across the internet


how one goes about bridging networks in ones router differ from router to router a google for


<Insert wifi router name model> bridge networks

should provide some guides

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