Apple’s NameDrop feature is quite useful. It lets you exchange your contact info by bringing the top of your iPhone near the top of another one. While it’s a nice feature, it can sometimes accidentally trigger contact sharing when you don’t need it at all. Honestly speaking, it can get annoying. Thankfully, there’s a way to turn off contact sharing. So, here’s how you can turn off contact sharing on iPhone.
If you don’t wish to exchange your contact details every time your iPhone comes in contact with another iPhone, you have to turn off NameDrop on your iPhone. When you do this, your contact info and the Contact Poster (if created) won’t appear on the other iPhone, even if the NameDrop is turned on for that device. Here’s how to do it:
- Go to Settings -> General -> AirDrop
- Turn off the toggle next to “Bringing Devices Together“
And that’s it. Your iPhone will no longer start trying to exchange contact information with other iPhones when they are close to your iPhone.
Note:
Do note that disabling this feature will also prevent you from bringing iPhones close to start transferring files, photos, and other documents.
So, you see it’s that easy and quick to turn off contact sharing on an iPhone. While NameDrop is an exciting feature, it can get annoying when you don’t want to share your contact info with a nearby iPhone. Moreover, if you carry two iPhones and don’t want them to establish a connection and try to exchange contact details all the time, it makes sense to turn off contact sharing on your iPhone. So, what are your thoughts about NameDrop? Do you like the feature or absolutely despise it? Let us know in the comments.
