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Posted in TILs by Mary on December 15, 2022
AirDrop No People Found iOS 16
Getting the AirDrop no people found error after iOS 16.2 update? ‘There is no one nearby to share with’ although both iPhones or iPads have Bluetooth, WiFi enabled and are configured to AirDrop Everyone? You’re not alone!
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AirDrop No People Found iOS 16?
This unexpected behavior has been reported by Sam (iOS 16.2):
“Airdrop stopped working after this update. I’m getting ‘No people found’ all the time although both devices have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled. I even force restarted them both!”
This ‘issue’ is caused by a controversial change that Apple introduced alongside iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2 and macOS 13.1!
Unfortunately, AirDrop Everyone setting isn’t available anymore. It has been replaced by Everyone for 10 Minutes!
How To Fix AirDrop No People Found Issue
To prevent this annoying error you have the following options:
1. Turn On AirDrop For Everyone Manually
It’s not productive, but you have to make the receiving device available to Everyone every time more than 10 minutes pass since your previous transfer:
2. Add Owner Of Other Device As Contact
If you plan to exchange files frequently between the two devices, the best way around this is to add the owner of the device as a contact on your iPhone and vice-versa.
This will allow you to exchange data via AirDrop with the new default Contacts only setting!
Have you managed to bypass this new AirDrop limitation on iPhone, iPad and Mac? Do you have a better solution or other questions? Share your feedback in the comments!
Related: For all iOS 16.2 new features as well as issues and workarounds check our extended review available here.