Use AirDrop on iPhone to send items to nearby devices
With AirDrop, you can wirelessly send your photos, videos, websites, locations, and more to other nearby devices and Mac computers (iOS 7, iPadOS 13, OS X 10.10, or later required). AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth—both must be turned on. To use AirDrop, you need to be signed in with your Apple ID. Transfers are encrypted for security.
Send an item using AirDrop
Open the item, then tap
, Share, AirDrop,
, or another button that displays the app’s sharing options.
Tap
, then tap the AirDrop user you want to share with. (You can also use AirDrop to share between your own devices.)
Tip: Point your iPhone in the direction of another iPhone, then tap the picture of its user at the top of the screen (supported models).
If the person doesn’t appear as a nearby AirDrop user, ask them to open Control Center on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch and allow AirDrop to receive items. To send to someone on a Mac, ask them to allow themselves to be discovered in AirDrop in the Finder.
To send an item using a method other than AirDrop, choose the method—for example, Messages or Mail—from the row of sharing options (options vary by app). You can also use Siri to find out if there are other sharing options available.
You can use AirDrop to securely share app and website passwords with someone using an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or a Mac. See Share passkeys and passwords securely with AirDrop on iPhone.
Allow others to send items to your iPhone using AirDrop
Open Control Center, touch and hold the top-left group of controls, then tap
.
Tap Contacts Only or Everyone for 10 Minutes to choose who you want to receive items from.
You can accept or decline each request as it arrives.
Note: The Contacts Only option is available on devices with iOS 10, iPadOS 10, macOS 10.12, or later. The Everyone for 10 Minutes option is available only on iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, or later. On earlier versions of iOS and iPadOS, this option is just Everyone. If your device has an earlier version of the software and AirDrop is set to Contacts Only, select Everyone in Control Center to receive items by AirDrop. You can deselect this option when you’re not using AirDrop.