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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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Solana Airdrop: Error: airdrop request failed. This can happen when the rate limit is reached

tried: solana airdrop 1 solana airdrop 1
--url devnet solana airdrop 1
--url https://api.devnet.solana.com all returns this error: Error: airdrop request failed. This can happen when the rate limit is reached. i can confirm…
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Airdrop custom document type to SwiftUI DocumentGroup app

I am trying to get a simple SwiftUI iOS custom document app work with Airdrop. The app successfully opens a document when opened from Files or a Mail attachment. However when sending a document of the custom type by Airdrop from my mac, when the app…
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How to Share AirDrop only in React Native?

Like this question, but how can I do it in React Native: Share via AirDrop only This link have an example, but I have many other apps in the Share menu: https://snack.expo.dev/@bacon/share:-excluded-activity-types
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Can I invoke airdrop from my macOS app directly (without going through the share menu UI)?

I have a macOS app where I want to support sharing via airdrop only. Is there a way to enable users to directly go to the airdrop dialog without going through the share menu UI? Thanks.
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Is an Apple OS airdrop bot possible?

Is it possible to create an Airdrop bot that sends a picture automatically to nearby Apple devices? Like I choose the picture, turn on the bot, and go to a public space. While the bot is doing its thing. Is there an Api out there or open source…
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How to programmatically trigger AirDrop with list of available devices

I have implemented UIActivityController with AirDrop action only according this thread: https://stackoverflow.com/a/54185547/13406256 and trigger it on needed place. However, is there a way how to go one level "deeper" and trigger directly the list…
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Passing data between an iOS app on different devices

I’m looking for the best and efficient way to pass a Nested Array [[String]], from my app to the same app on another iPhone. If let say for example, I have this Array saved on my app: let array = [[“John”, “27”, “First”, “Castle”],[“Tom”, “25”,…
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File shared via AirDrop is incomplete

I am working on an application one of the features of which is downloading and displaying PDF files. I had no problems implementing these features. Then I wanted to enable sharing of the files but ran into a strange problem. Here's how my sharing…
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UIActivityViewController not showing AirDrop option in iOS11

I have some code that shows an UIAcvityViewController for exporting a custom object from my app, formatted as JSON. This code works fine in previous versions of iOS but now fails it iOS 11. The problem is that when the Activity View Controller…
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How to make an airdrop receiver? [Swift 3]

I am currently making two apps: one app that will allow a user to input their information (we'll call this device 1) and another that will allow a user to receive this information about said user (device 2). I have set it up to where the app that…
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swift3 accepting a file from airdrop

I am sharing files on my app between devices using airdrop. What is the app delegate method that is called on the receiving device when the file is received? I have looked in the documentation and online but haven't found anything useful.
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Can you exclude macOS devices from AirDrop in an UIActivityViewController?

I am trying to make our iOS app only recognize iOS devices when sharing a file through AirDrop in an UIActivityViewController. Here is the code I am using to initialize the view controller. var fileUrl = Bundle.main.url(forResource:…
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How To Move A File Out Of The Inbox Folder When Using Airdrop Between iOS Devices

I am sending database file successfully between iOS devices with the following code: -(void) doSendDatabase { UIView *viewTemp = [[UIView alloc] init]; viewTemp.frame = CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, 300, 300); NSString *currentDatabaseName; // This is…
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Unable to Share a URL through Bluetooth(UIActivityViewController)

I'm trying to share a URL so that URL should be opened in Safari or any web browser but unable to do so. I have Sent that to my MAC and MAC opening it as text file and then by clicking on that i'm going to safari but in case of iPhone i'm struggling…
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UIActivityViewController Not Displaying Expected AirDrop Option for Custom File Type in My App

So the typical way you share a document via UIActivityViewController is code similar to this: let ac = UIActivityViewController(activityItems: [obj], applicationActivities: nil) ac.popoverPresentationController?.sourceView =…
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