iPhone mirroring stopped working with new iPhone

When I first launched iPhone Mirroring, it showed my old phone. So I went to Settings and chose my new phone from the drop-down. Next when I tried to use iPhone mirroring, it started to connect and then said "Timed out starting iPhone Mirroring." So I restarted both devices and now it just says "Unable to Connect to iPhone." The strangest thing is the iPhone Mirroring settings are missing from both devices, so I don't know what my next steps are.

I'm on the same Wifi network, Bluetooth is on, both are signed into the same iCloud account. I have tried restarting twice. Switching airplane mode on and off. Turning off focus modes. Resetting the iPhone Mirroring app in Settings → Reset iPhone Access. I searched everywhere for an answer but no one seems to have this exact problem.

Thanks in advance!

iPhone 16 iOS 18 & Mac Mini M2 MacOS 15

iPhone 16 Plus

Posted on Sep 22, 2024 3:46 PM

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Paul Emerson Author

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Posted on Sep 29, 2024 8:19 AM

SOLVED-sign out of iCloud on both devices, restart both devices, sign back in to iCloud

Obvious to me now! I’m disappointed I didn’t think of this sooner.

Apple chat helped, but eventually they had to call me and walk me through troubleshooting. After we tried everything twice, the service representative suggested the solution!

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