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How to Disable AirDrop on iphone ipad

Today's TipsMake will show you how to turn off short-range wireless sharing on your Apple device.https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204144 AirDrop uses Bluetooth on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to establish a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network connection

On iPhone/iPad

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Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center.

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Click the AirDrop: button in the middle right of the Control Center panel.

The current installation status will appear below the word "AirDrop". It could be:

  1. Receiving Off
  2. Contacts Only
  3. Everyone

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Tap Receiving Off . Now that AirDrop is off, the device won't be able to receive images or other data via AirDrop until you turn it back on.

On Mac

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Click Finder on Mac. The app has a blue and light blue smiley face icon, usually located in the Dock. A Finder window will open on the desktop.

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Click AirDrop . The option is under "Favorites" in the toolbar on the left side of the Finder window.

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Click the "Allow me to be discovered by" option located at the bottom of the Finder window. After you click that, a menu will drop down.

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Click No One . Your Mac will not be detected by a nearby AirDrop device.

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