Macworld (2019-06)

JUNE 2019 MACWORLD 131

are shifted to other
purposes.
Readers often report
difficulties getting AirDrop to
work correctly, and that can
be for a number of factors.
Here’s a brief guide to the
latest in setting up,
constraining, and
troubleshooting AirDrop.

Whom you’re sharing with
You control what AirDrop on
your device will receive by
selecting among Everyone, Contacts Only,
and disabled. That last state is labeled as
Receiving Off in iOS and No One in macOS.
iOS: You can use the Control Center (on
an iPhone X or later, or on an iPad with iOS
12 or later, swipe down from the upper-right
corner; on other devices, swipe up from the
bottom edge of any scree ), and then hold
down on the network area (the box with the
Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Wi-Fi, and
Bluetooth, buttons). Now tap
the AirDrop button on the
lower left. Alternatively, you
can open Settings > General

AirDrop and choose from
the same options.
macOS: Switch to the
Finder and select Go →
AirDrop (Command-
Shift-R) to open the

AirDrop window.

I recommend most people leave

AirDrop set to Contacts Only, as it’s the

safest and simplest way. Then, anyone

whose email address or phone number

is in your Contacts list can send you

files or other shared items. You can also

send files to any device you own that’s

in range and logged into the same

iCloud account.

iOS lets you configure AirDrop receipt via General settings.

Select from whom you want to receive AirDrop files.