Learn more from the Apple support article Share content with AirDrop from your iPhone. The content will open in the application from which it was sent (for example, photos will appear in the Photos app, websites will open in Safari). You might also need to turn off Personal Hotspot on one or both devices. If you still can't find a nearby user, consider setting AirDrop to Everyone. Note: If you're sharing Contacts Only and can't find a nearby user, check that both of you are signed in to an iCloud account.
Select the Name of a nearby AirDrop user or the iOS device, then select Done. Note: Depending on the app, you might be able to select other items you want to share.Ģ. From the desired content to share, select the Share icon.
- EVERYONE: Select Everyone to be discoverable by all nearby iOS devices using AirDrop.ġ.
- CONTACTS ONLY: Select Contacts Only so only your contacts can see your device.
- RECEIVING OFF: Select Receiving Off to turn off AirDrop receiving.
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to access the Control Center, then select and hold the center of the Connectivity section. They are not compressed and their quality is not reduced during the transfer.1. There is no file size limit, and large files can take several minutes to transfer from one device to another. IPhone without UWB technology (those before the iPhone 11) miss out on the screen that shows where contacts’ devices are in relation to you, but AirDrop otherwise works in just the same way.įiles that can be sent using AirDrop include photos, videos, websites, map locations, documents and audio files. Tap on the person you want to send the file to, and AirDrop will do the rest. If the person isn’t in your contacts then you won’t see their picture. Now point your iPhone in the direction of the person you want to share with, and their name and Apple ID profile picture will appear. To share something, open an app that contains the file you want to share (like Photos), then tap the word Share or the share icon (an arrow pointing upwards from a square), then tap on AirDrop. AirDrop works slightly differently on iPhones with ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, which includes the iPhone 11 and later.