What is airdrop and how do I use it?

This opens a fun world where you can use AirDrop to send your favorite memes and random photos to strangers around you. If you’re a jokester, meme addict, or troll, then keep reading for some inspiration.

Is Apple airdrop dangerous?

Apple's AirDrop can be useful, dangerous, or hilarious, depending on how you use it. It can help you send locations and photos to those around you without using their number number, or it can help you completely troll strangers with unwanted memes and photos. The power is literally in your hands.

Is airdrop better than social media?

Teens say that sending things out via AirDrop is superior to social media or text messaging because you don’t need to have a person’s username or phone number to share something. It’s far less time-consuming than sending a text or a DM, and you don’t need to create a giant group chat to send things out en masse.

How do I know if someone shares something with Me using airdrop?

If they're not in your Contacts, you'll see just their name without an image. When someone shares something with you using AirDrop, you see an alert with a preview. You can tap Accept or Decline. If you tap Accept, the AirDrop will come through within the same app it was sent from.