Use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact info
With iOS 17.1 or later and watchOS 10.1 or later, you can use NameDrop to quickly share new contact information with a nearby iPhone or Apple Watch (Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 7 and later, and Apple Watch SE 2nd generation).
Note: NameDrop only works for sending new contact information, not updating an existing contact.
Use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact information
Do one of the following:
Share from iPhone to iPhone or Apple Watch: Hold the display of your iPhone a few centimeters from the top of the other person’s iPhone or Apple Watch.
Share from Apple Watch to another Apple Watch: Open the Contacts app
on your Apple Watch, tap your picture in the top-right corner, tap Share, then bring your watch close to the other person’s Apple Watch.
A glow emerges from both devices and Apple Watch vibrates to indicate a connection is being made.
Continue holding your devices near each other until NameDrop appears on both screens.
Choose to share your contact card and receive the other person’s, or to only receive the other person’s.
If you’re sharing your contact card, tap
, select the fields you want to include, then tap Save. The same fields will be selected by default next the time you use NameDrop.
To cancel, move the two devices away from each other or lock your iPhone before the NameDrop transfer completes.
Note: To turn off NameDrop (and other Bring Devices Together features), go to Settings > General > AirDrop, then turn off Bring Devices Together.
