How to Enable Airdrop on iPhone or iPad

This wikiHow teaches you how to enable AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad.

Steps

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    Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. This opens the Control Center.
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    Tap and hold one of the connectivity icons. You can tap and hold Wi-Fi (three curved lines), Bluetooth (a sideways bowtie), or data (the antenna). A list of connectivity options will appear.
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    Tap AirDrop. It looks like a spiral with a triangular chunk missing from its bottom.
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    Tap Contacts Only or Everyone. Choose Contacts Only to share files only with your contacts, or Everyone to share with people you haven't yet added.
    • To disable AirDrop, tap Receiving Off.
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Article SummaryX

1. Open the Control Center.
2. Tap and hold any connectivity icon.
3. Tap AirDrop.
4. Tap Contacts Only or Everyone.

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