AirDrop

AirDrop is a Bluetooth sharing feature introduced as part of iOS 7 in 2013. It is also supported by iPadOS and macOS.
==Usage==
===iOS and iPadOS===
AirDrop can be managed by accessing the Control Center. Upon clicking the AirDrop icon, 3 options will appear: Receiving Off, Contacts Only and Everyone. Receiving Off closes AirDrop completely. Contacts Only restricts AirDrop connectivity to users identified in Contacts. Some users found the Everyone option to be problematic as it could allow an unscrupulous user to send obscene images to unsuspecting Apple devices around them if the respective owners did not decline the incoming files.Southwest Airlines passenger AirDrops nude photo to other fliers by David Williams, CNN. 2022-09-02.
With the release of iOS 16.1.1 in China, users discovered that the Everyone option had by default become time-limited to 10 minutes, so that it would automatically revert to Contacts Only after that period of time had passed.Apple limits AirDrop ‘Everyone’ option to 10 minutes in China by Rita Liao and Catherine Shu, TechCrunch. 2022-11-10. This change attracted criticism in the wake of protests in the country which were being organized via AirDrop to circumvent censorship. With the release of iOS 16.2, the 10-minute restriction was rolled out to users in other territories outside of China.Apple changes AirDrop security for all with iOS 16.2 after backlash over restrictions in China by Sarah Perez, TechCrunch. 2022-12-08.
===Mac OS X and macOS===
In Mac OS X 10.7 or later, the AirDrop control window can be accessed by going to the Finder menu and selecting Go > AirDrop. It can also be accessed in a Finder Sidebar, if enabled.
==References==
==External links==
*How to use AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad at Apple Support (2022-12-13)
**Use AirDrop on your Mac (2022-11-17)
* at Wikipedia
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Category:iPadOS
Category:macOS
Category:2013 introductions