August 2019 • Macworld 99HELP DESKyou’re reading an article and want to share the
URL with someone you know nearby.
AirDrop relies on proximity, and requires both
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on. It also won’t work
on an iPhone or iPad while you have Personal
Hotspot enabled, as it relies on a some Wi-Fi
functions that 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 labelled as Receiving Off
in iOS and No One in macOS.
iOS lets you
configure AirDrop
receipt via
General settings