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New MacBook Air is not showing option to allow iphone notifications

I got the new M4 Air a few days ago... I have turned on iPhone mirroring and allowed notifications from that prompt with no luck. I have restarted the computer and my phone. They are both on the same network and fully up to date. I can search "iPhone" in the MacBook settings and find the section to toggle iPhone notifications on and when clicked 'on' the option shows in the main notification menu but when I close out of settings it's gone and toggled off. On my phone I can see options to "show on Mac" but those are all toggled on as well.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 21, 2025 11:52 AM

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danilocruz

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Posted on May 7, 2025 3:48 AM

This bug was incredibly frustrating. Based on the comments in this thread, it appears to be related to the migration assistant. Even creating a new user account didn’t resolve the issue for me.

To fix it, I backed up my data using an external SSD, erased all data, and reset my Mac to factory settings. Then, I reinstalled it without using migration assistant, as if it were a new device. This approach worked, and the bug was resolved.

Later, I transferred my files back to my Mac from my external SSD without using migration assistant.

The downside is that I had to reconfigure all my settings and preferences from scratch. However, it took me less time than I had anticipated.

I’m glad I took the time to do this. I missed receiving notifications from my iPhone, especially Duo Mobile login approval requests.

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JiDoan

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14 points

Apr 24, 2025 12:29 AM in response to danilocruz

I did log out of my main account to test but switched back right after because I didn't want to move the rest of my files and settings.

Apr 25, 2025 10:13 AM in response to chris_ccc

I’ve also reinstalled the system, but it didn’t work. Re-signing into iCloud didn’t work either.

TeaJay13

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May 6, 2025 4:16 PM in response to Vick Niculae

Nearly same experience for me. It is very unfortunate that I purchased new MacBook Air for the new features. I feel discouraged with Apple and Apple products at this time.

BDAqua

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May 7, 2025 4:15 AM in response to danilocruz

Good work!🦄👍🏼

May 12, 2025 11:04 AM in response to soso9921

15.5 does not fix the issue.

BDAqua

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May 13, 2025 6:30 PM in response to soso9921

👍🏽

pinkoos

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Jun 8, 2025 12:26 PM in response to soso9921

+1 in terms of having used Migration Assistant and in terms of having the exact same issue

BDAqua

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Jun 17, 2025 12:05 PM in response to pinkoos

Nice thing to try methinks! 👍🏽

BDAqua

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Jun 25, 2025 10:41 PM in response to pinkoos

I’ve used CCC clones for MA many times.

seajack0

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Jun 28, 2025 8:36 PM in response to soso9921

I also have this problem going from Mac mini M4 to Mac Studio, both devices on 15.5. Help please!

Jul 4, 2025 12:01 AM in response to LexualDesire

Glad it worked for you！

seajack0

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Jul 5, 2025 9:22 AM in response to Keren_SUN

This worked. So Apple's solution to this problem will presumably be to purchase and maintain two iPhones.

Jul 27, 2025 5:10 AM in response to Keren_SUN

This worked. Thank you! Was driving me nuts for months and made me regret upgrading my MacBook.

Aug 9, 2025 6:19 AM in response to pb130

No luck trying this as well. But thanks

Aug 9, 2025 6:50 AM in response to Keren_SUN

Yes this worked for me too. Thanks a lot

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