Secure AirDrop

What is AirDrop?

AirDrop is an easy way to share images, documents or other files between Apple devices that are near each other. You can enable your device to share with everyone near you, limit sharing to only your contacts or share with no one.

Note: The Contacts Only option is available on devices with iOS 10, iPadOS 13.1 and macOS 10.12, or later. If your device uses an earlier software version and you want to limit who can send files to you over AirDrop, you can turn it on when you need it and then disable it when not in use.

A MacBook Pro, iPad and iPhone.

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iPhone or iPad

On a Mac using the Finder

The Finder AirDrop window.
  1. Click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window.

  2. In the Finder sidebar, click AirDrop.

  3. In the AirDrop window, click the “Allow me to be discovered by” pop-up menu, then choose an option that works best for you.

    To learn more, see:

On a Mac using Control Centre

Using AirDrop from the Control Centre.
  1. On a Mac, click the Control Centre status in the menu bar, then click the AirDrop icon. When it’s blue, it’s on.

  2. Click the arrow button next to AirDrop, then choose an option that works best for you.

    To learn more, see:

Published Date: October 2025
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