{"id":516428,"date":"2026-01-14T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516428\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:58:13","slug":"ios-26-2-added-new-airdrop-upgrade-heres-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/516428\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.2 added new AirDrop upgrade, here\u2019s how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"

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iOS 26.2 arrived last month, packing a bunch of brand new features<\/a>, including an enhancement to AirDrop called \u2018AirDrop codes.\u2019 Here\u2019s how the new feature works.<\/p>\n

AirDrop has long been a highly popular iPhone feature, offering an easy way to share photos, files, and more with friends and family.<\/p>\n

But in iOS 26.2, there\u2019s a new AirDrop enhancement available: \u201ccodes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the details from Apple\u2019s official release notes:<\/p>\n

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AirDrop codes offer an additional layer of verification when using AirDrop with unknown contacts by providing a code on the receiver\u2019s device that the sender must enter to complete the transfer<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When configuring AirDrop on your iPhone, Apple provides three options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Receiving Off<\/li>\n
  2. Contacts Only<\/li>\n
  3. Everyone for 10 Minutes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But AirDrop codes in iOS 26.2 offer what\u2019s essentially a fourth option.<\/p>\n

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    Now, if there\u2019s someone you want to use AirDrop with who isn\u2019t in your contacts, you can temporarily \u201cauthorize\u201d each other via this new one-time code.<\/p>\n

    After the AirDrop sender enters that code, they and the receiver will be able to see each other as AirDrop options for 30 days.<\/p>\n

    Inside Settings \u21fe General \u21fe AirDrop, you can manage this list of AirDrop contacts. Apple says: \u201cYou will automatically appear for 30 days to people you have shared a one-time code with.\u201d<\/p>\n

    How often do you want to AirDrop someone multiple times without adding them to your contacts? Perhaps Apple believes it\u2019s a frequent occurrence. But perhaps the greater utility of AirDrop codes is that they\u2019re simpler and faster to use than any existing option.<\/p>\n

    \u2018Everyone for 10 Minutes\u2019 loosens security significantly, and \u2018Contacts Only\u2019 can be cumbersome, since creating a contact might take a minute. But using an AirDrop code is quick, easy, and provides up to 30 days of ongoing AirDrop authorization.<\/p>\n

    Have you uses AirDrop codes yet in iOS 26.2? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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