How to turn off AirDrop so strangers can't randomly send you nude pics or memes

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How to turn off AirDrop so strangers can't randomly send you nude pics or memes
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AirDrop is being used by young people to send memes to strangers, which is fun, but it's also being used to send nude pictures to strangers.

AirDrop is a great way to quickly share lots of photos and videos with people, or even other Apple products you own, but, as

, it's also being used more frequently by young people to send random memes to strangers within a 30 foot radius around them.Todd Haselton | CNBC It's anonymous, and you'll still see a small thumbnail of what someone is trying to send you, even if you ultimately reject the request. You can turn off AirDrop, or configure it differently, so that random people can't send you nudes or memes. Of course, if you like the fun memes, then you can still leave it on.AirDrop can be configured in the settings menu.Change the setting from "Everyone" to "Contacts Only" or "Receiving off."Todd Haselton | CNBCPress and hold the box with the Wi-Fi and Cellular networks in it.Both of those settings will prevent strangers from sending you AirDrop messages.

All of this changes in Apple's new iOS 13 update which will roll out this fall. As I found in the beta software, pictured above, the new notification appears to remove the thumbnail from when someone tries to send you an AirDrop. This could change before Apple releases the final software, however.

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