Apple limits AirDrop ‘Everyone’ option to 10 minutes in China

guest · Nov 10, 2022

By Rita Liao @ritacyliao, Catherine Shu @CatherineShu - November 10, 2022

A change in the iOS 16.1.1 update for Chinese users is turning some heads. Apple is restricting the “Everyone” option in AirDrop to ten minutes on iPhones purchased in mainland China, according to online user reports. Apple says it is improving the AirDrop experience by automatically reverting the receiving setting back to “Contacts Only” after 10 minutes to help mitigate unwanted file sharing.
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Some argue that this feature should have long been an option for all Apple users — sometimes one just forgets to switch Airdrop off and end up with unsolicited content from unknown users — but others interpret the decision as Apple’s response to recent incidents in China. Apple says it plans to bring this capability to users globally in the coming year.

The default setting for AirDrop is “Contacts Only.” A user needs to manually change the setting to receive files from “Everyone.”
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It’s not unusual for Apple to introduce region-specific restrictions to abide by local regulations.
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stapp · Jan 12, 2024

Hackers can ID unique Apple Airdrop users. Chinese authorities claim to do just that.
Chinese authorities are exploiting a weakness Apple has allowed to go unfixed for 5 years.
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On Monday, eight months after the half-measure was put in place, officials with the local government in Beijing said some people have continued mass-sending illegal content. As a result, the officials said, they were now using an advanced technique publicly disclosed in 2021 to fight back.
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