Apple to restrict ‘Everyone’ option in AirDrop to 10 minutes in China with iOS 16.1.1

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While the release notes for the update say nothing about new features or major changes, there’s a significant one coming for users in China.There, Apple is changing how the “Everyone” option in AirDrop works, which will no longer be enabled for more than 10 minutes.AirDrop now has a time limit in ChinaAs noted by 9to5Mac readers, today’s update adds a time limit when the user chooses to enable AirDrop for everyone, not just contacts.With this change, people in China can no longer keep AirDrop turned on for everyone, including unknown users, for an unlimited time.The change in how AirDrop works has been included in both iOS 16.1.1 and iOS 16.2 beta 2, both released today for users and developers."

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