AirDrop doesn't work between iPhone X and iPad mini with iOS 12

After updating all of my devices to iOS 12, I can no longer use AirDrop between my iPhone X and my iPad mini 4. Each device will AirDrop to and from my iMac, which has been updated to Mojave. I have gone through all of the recommended remedies that I can find, both on Apple's site and others. I don't understand why they each work with my iMac and not each other.


Has anyone else had this issue?

iPhone X, iOS 12

Posted on Oct 7, 2018 6:10 PM

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Oct 9, 2018 6:51 AM in response to lindag199

Greetings lindag199,

Thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities! I understand you're unable to use AirDrop between your iPhone and iPad as expected.

The following guide provides helpful information for using AirDrop: Use AirDrop on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If the behavior continues, I suggest taking the following troubleshooting steps:
  • Tap Settings > General > AirDrop, and tap Receiving Off and then tap Everyone or Contacts Only.
  • Ensure each of your devices are up-to-date with the iOS software. If needed, I suggest creating a backup with iCloud or iTunes first: How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch & Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
  • Check that each device has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth enabled, Personal Hotspot disabled, within Bluetooth range of each other, and both devices are awake.
  • Press deeply or touch and hold the network settings card of Control Center and change AirDrop receiving to Everyone on each device and test.
  • Enable Airplane mode in Settings (not Control Center) on each device, wait 10 seconds, disable Airplane mode, and test.
  • Restart each device and test: Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Let me know how it goes from here.

Kind regards.

Oct 9, 2018 12:07 PM in response to Joseph_S.

Thank you Joseph. I had already tried most of these suggestions, but I went through them in the order that you presented. This problem started when I updated to iOS 12, so I updated both my iPhone X and iPad mini to 12.0.1. With both devises set to Everyone, they will "see" each other, but decline the photo or note, etc., it doesn't ask me, it automatically declines. I'm truly at a loss for what is causing the problem.

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AirDrop doesn't work between iPhone X and iPad mini with iOS 12

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