airdrop
Sign in to saveAirDrop is a file-sharing service in Apple's iOS, macOS, iPadOS and visionOS operating systems that operates over a wireless ad hoc network. AirDrop was introduced in Mac OS X Lion (10.7) and iOS 7, and can transfer files among supported Apple devices by means of close-range wireless communication. There is no limit on the size of files that can be transferred. This communication takes place over Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) "Action Frames" and "Data Frames" using generated link-local IPv6 addresses instead of the Wi-Fi chip's fixed MAC address. In November 2025, Quick Share added limited
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- AirDrop on macOS
- Software.developer
- Apple Inc.
- Software.operating system
- iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS
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- Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Vision Pro
- Software.genre
- Utility software
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- Bundled proprietary software
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- Instance of
- utility software
- Developer
- Apple Inc.
- Platform
- iPad mini
- Official website
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT203106
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- proprietary license
- described by source
- Apple Inc.
- operating system
- macOS
- Commons category
- AirDrop
- inception
- 2011-07-20
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