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Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

Police warning parents about new iPhone feature

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Police warning parents about new iPhone feature

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Lee Duna to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago
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Some law enforcement agencies are encouraging iPhone users to be cautious following a new update.
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    Only if you actively enable airdrop and put your phone within a couple inches. You can’t leave airdrop on. It can’t happen accidentally.

    • Jim P.
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      If that is the case then it’s better but I’d still shut it off and err on the side of caution. The Apple demo video does not mention needing Air Drop enabled, only that both users need to be signed into iCloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZL5D1k-4aI

    • @B0rax@feddit.de
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      That is not true, airdrop can stay on indefinitely when set to „contacts“ which is enough for NameDrop.

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        • @B0rax@feddit.de
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          Yes exactly that’s the point.

      • snowe
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        The whole point of NameDrop is to add a new contact. So by definition it literally won’t be usable for airdrop if airdrop is set to contacts only.

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          Have you tried it?

          • @MostlyBlindGamer@rblind.com
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            I have. I’ve accidentally initiated NameDrop between my personal and work phones, just by having them in the same pocket. Both set to Contacts Only.

            Imagine a scenario where kids put all their phones in a bad before class or something.

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            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZL5D1k-4aI

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