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iOS 26.2 arrived last month, packing a bunch of brand new features<\/a>, including an enhancement to AirDrop called \u2018AirDrop codes.\u2019 Here\u2019s how the new feature works.<\/p>\n AirDrop has long been a highly popular iPhone feature, offering an easy way to share photos, files, and more with friends and family.<\/p>\n But in iOS 26.2, there\u2019s a new AirDrop enhancement available: \u201ccodes.\u201d<\/p>\n Here are the details from Apple\u2019s official release notes:<\/p>\n AirDrop codes offer an additional layer of verification when using AirDrop with unknown contacts by providing a code on the receiver\u2019s device that the sender must enter to complete the transfer<\/p>\n When configuring AirDrop on your iPhone, Apple provides three options:<\/p>\n Receiving Off<\/p>\n Contacts Only<\/p>\n Everyone for 10 Minutes<\/p>\n But AirDrop codes in iOS 26.2 offer what\u2019s essentially a fourth option.<\/p>\n Now, if there\u2019s someone you want to use AirDrop with who isn\u2019t in your contacts, you can temporarily \u201cauthorize\u201d each other via this new one-time code.<\/p>\n After the AirDrop sender enters that code, they and the receiver will be able to see each other as AirDrop options for 30 days.<\/p>\n Inside Settings \u21fe General \u21fe AirDrop, you can manage this list of AirDrop contacts. Apple says: \u201cYou will automatically appear for 30 days to people you have shared a one-time code with.\u201d<\/p>\n How often do you want to AirDrop someone multiple times without adding them to your contacts? Perhaps Apple believes it\u2019s a frequent occurrence. But perhaps the greater utility of AirDrop codes is that they\u2019re simpler and faster to use than any existing option.<\/p>\n \u2018Everyone for 10 Minutes\u2019 loosens security significantly, and \u2018Contacts Only\u2019 can be cumbersome, since creating a contact might take a minute. But using an AirDrop code is quick, easy, and provides up to 30 days of ongoing AirDrop authorization.<\/p>\n Have you uses AirDrop codes yet in iOS 26.2? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n \t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/airdrop-settings-contacts.jpg\")
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