How to Use AirDrop on iPhone in iOS 11

AirDrop in iOS 11 has not changed much, and the using process of AirDrop in iOS 11 is similar as before. If this is the first time to use Apple devices and AirDrop feature, just check the following article and see how to use AirDrop in iOS 11 on your iPhone.

Updated Oct 12,2017 | by Niko

AirDrop is considered as one of the easiest and most convenient ways to share files across Apple iOS and macOS devices. By making use of AirDrop, you are able to send and receive multiple photos, videos, documents, contacts and more rapidly over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Compared to iOS 10, iOS 11 makes some big changes. In iOS 11, AirDrop, the secure and easy-to-use file sharing feature, is rearranged. Many iOS 11 users said that they could not find AirDrop in the Control Center.

In fact, AirDrop in iOS 11 has not changed much, and the using process of AirDrop in iOS 11 is similar as before. If this is the first time to use Apple devices and AirDrop feature, just check the following article and see how to use AirDrop in iOS 11 on your iPhone.

Before getting started, you may need to know:

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How to Use AirDrop on iPhone in iOS 11

Like we mentioned above, you can share your photos, videos and other contents & files with other Apple devices nearby via AirDrop. In the following, let’s see how to use (send & receive) AirDrop in iOS 11 on iPhone.

Here, we take “sending photos via AirDrop” as example.

If you have updated to iOS 11, you’ll find that AirDrop is not in the Control Panel. Where is it, and how to activate AirDrop in iOS 11 Control Panel?

To open AirDrop in iOS 11 Control Panel,

· enter the Control Panel by swiping up from the bottom of your iPhone screen

· press and hold the Airplane Mode/Celluar Data/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth section

· tap “AirDrop”, and you’ll have 3 options: Receiving Off, Contacts Only and Everyone

How to Send Photos via AirDrop in iOS 11

· Open Photos app and choose the photos you want to share

· tap the share button at the bottom-left of the screen

· tap AirDrop and the user that you want to share the photos with

In terms of how to receive photos via AirDrop, it’s quite simple. When someone is trying to share photos with you via AirDrop, you will see an alert with a preview of the photos and you can choose Accept or Decline.