AirDrop lets you pass photos, URLs, contact cards, and any arbitrary file from a Mac, iPhone, or iPad to another of any of those kinds of hardware on the same Wi-Fi network. It’s a neat way to bypass email, text messaging, or a sync service like Dropbox.
Configure AirDrop
AirDrop is one of the simplest pieces of iOS and iPadOS technology. There’s only one set of choices to make (Figure 39).
Figure 39: Control Center is where you set AirDrop access.
To enable AirDrop, follow this sequence:
Touch and hold the networking panel, which displays the AirDrop icon and its status at bottom left (cellular devices) or upper right ...
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