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AirDrop is a Wi-Fi service in Apple's OS X and iOS operating systems that lets users send files, clippings, webpages, and more to each other.

AirDrop is a Wi-Fi ad-hoc service in Apple's OS X and iOS operating systems, introduced in version Mac OS X Lion.

Using AirDrop, users can share files with other supported Mac computers through a Wi-Fi network with any configuration and without the need of mass storage devices.

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How can I test the new feature AirDrop with only one iPhone / iPad?

I am using UIActivityViewController to share data between devices using AirDrop but the problem is I can't test the feature because I have just one device that supports AirDrop. Is there anyway to do that?
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iOS 7 receiving airdrop files

I'm trying to get my app to register when files are airdropped. According to apple To receive files sent via AirDrop, do the following: In Xcode, declare support for the document types your app supports. (Xcode adds the appropriate keys to your…
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AirDrop iOS 7 new feature

I am trying to implement AirDrop feature in my iOS Application. However, I am unable to find any specific tutorial or resources regarding this feature. Can someone please provide me with a sample, or a link, regarding the implementation of the…
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AirDrop a custom file type from one IOS device to another / excludedActivityTypes

Currently I can send custom type Data from one device to another via email but I'm now trying to use AirDrop with my incomplete code below . I think the problem is I need to add my custom file type in the excludedActivityTypes but not sure how ?? I…
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iOS sharing data between different devices to the same app

I'm looking for a way to let users share data (word pairs) with other users of the same app. This means that my app should be able to send the data via Bluetooth/airdrop or a similar method to the same app on another device. I have done some…
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Call airdrop contract method keep report error "Error: Transaction ran out of gas. Please provide more gas"

I had deployed a ERC20 token on ropsten testnet MyToken . Now I want to send my token to multiple addresses. After google and some research I found OMG Airdropper may work. So i deployed airdrop on ropsten with the same key as MyToken contract. I…
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How to enable open of my own custom file type on iOS

I have an iOS app that I want to be able to send and receive instances of its own file type. The flow would be: User 1 selects a Share function in the app. This generates a file of my type (say, file.myextension) and shares it using a…
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Share a video from asset library with AirDrop fails

Using AirDrop, I would like to share a video from the asset library. In regards to AirDrop, the documentation says: When using this service, you can provide NSString, NSAttributedString, UIImage, ALAsset, and NSURL objects as data for the activity…
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Airdrop: not able to see nearby devices

I'm trying to implement Airdrop feature in my app but I'm not able to see any nearby device even if Airdrop is enabled on both the e the devices. But if I go to Safari/Mail or any other app to use Airdrop, then the devices start appearing everywhere…
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How to transfer AirDrop files without wifi?

I am using my MacBook in a public place and using my iPhone as my hotspot. At the same time, I want to transfer pictures from my iPhone to my MacBook without AirDrop. How do I do it?
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How to send big files using AirDrop in UIDocumentInteractionController

In the iPad app I'm working on, I'm generating png images that are supposed to be saved or shared using a UIDocumentInteractionController. Every option works well but one. In the case the png file is bigger than something around 20MB, then the…
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AirDrop disable detect and set in macOS

I'd like to get the current AirDrop status in my macOS machines. I used to check it by reading the value of DisableAirDrop in domain com.apple.NetworkBrowser but this seems to be deprecated in latest OS versions (High Sierra and above) and now it…
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Image not saved to Contacts of the device

Hi i am creating new contact using CNMutableContact() and adding few details as below. let contact = CNMutableContact() contact.givenName = “John” let image = UIImage(named: "school") let imgData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image!) contact.imageData…
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AirDrop simulator

I want to build an AirDrop simulator that can communication with the real apple device, but I get some difficulty on it. In the Apple device, if it can recognize other device open the AirDrop function(Wi-Fi and bluetooth), then it will pop up a…
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Sending custom file types via AirDrop

I am building an Objective-C app that uses the AirDrop function included in iOS. The file I am trying to send is a .plist file, technically considered a custom file type for some reason. When receiving a .plist file from my Mac, all goes perfectly…
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