Missing iphone profile icon in airdrop

I can't see the iPhone icon (or my avatar) on my Mac mini when using airdrop. It's just a blank / white round icon. The airdrop works just fine, but it is bothering me that the phone icon shows normally on my iPad and Macbook Air.


Has anybody experimented this issue?


Thank you in advance!


MacOS and IOS are up to date.

Mac mini, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 27, 2025 12:20 PM

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Oct 27, 2025 3:52 PM in response to CSWRO

CSWRO wrote:

I can't see the iPhone icon (or my avatar) on my Mac mini when using airdrop. It's just a blank / white round icon. The airdrop works just fine, but it is bothering me that the phone icon shows normally on my iPad and Macbook Air.

Has anybody experimented this issue?

Thank you in advance!


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/cd38e1cc-51a3-4a76-abfd-cc008c026452
MacOS and IOS are up to date.




Have you shut down all devices and restarted...(?)


A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies.

Certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt



The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.0.1

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support


The current stable release of iOS including bug fixes, security updates is iOS 26.0.1

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support



To be proactive you can file a bug report / submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple







Oct 28, 2025 12:01 PM in response to CSWRO

CSWRO wrote:

Hi! Thank you for your reply.

Yes, I have shut down all devices and restarted. Also did a SafeBoot but still the same.

Any other ideas?


I would let it resolve itself over time...


if it is mission critical you can try A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support which will sort many anomalies


Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.




Nov 28, 2025 11:24 PM in response to CSWRO

Just got a new MacBook, and I'm running the newest version of Tahoe, and I'm having the same issue one month after you posted this. From my other devices on AirDrop, I see the name of my device with a plain white icon. AirDrop works, but it's odd because my other devices appear with icons. Turning the device or Bluetooth off and on again makes no difference. I'm sure this is a software glitch.

Missing iphone profile icon in airdrop

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