Use AirDrop on iPhone to Send Items to Nearby Devices
Friday, March 25, 2022
With AirDrop, you can wirelessly send your photos, videos, websites, locations, and more to other nearby devices and Mac computers (iOS 7, iPadOS 13, OS X 10.10, or later required). AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—both must be turned on. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed in with your Apple ID. Transfers are encrypted for security.
To SEND an item using AirDrop:
1. Open the item, then tap Share->AirDrop from the app in which you're working.
2. Tap the AirDrop icon in the row of share options, then tap the profile picture of a nearby AirDrop user.
If the person doesn’t appear as a nearby AirDrop user, ask them to open Control Center on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and allow AirDrop to receive items. To send to someone on a Mac, ask them to allow themselves to be discovered in AirDrop in the Finder.
To ALLOW others to send items to your iPhone using AirDrop:
1. Open Control Center, touch and hold the top-left group of controls, then tap The AirDrop icon .
2. Tap Contacts Only or Everyone to choose who you want to receive items from.
You can accept or decline each request as it arrives.