Alert for all iPhone owners – huge change to AirDrop fixes one of its most shocking problems

APPLE is making a huge change to how AirDrop works in a bid to stamp out unsolicited dick pics from strangers.

The feature allows nearby iPhones to send photos and videos using wireless connections instead of the internet.

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Airdrop has been misused by pervs[/caption]

Receivers get a preview and have to tap accept before.

But dirty perverts have misused the tool to cyberflash to unsuspecting women for years.

Apple’s latest enhancement means those who have the feature switched on for everyone to send stuff will only get a 10 minute window to do so.

After that it automatically changes to contacts only.

You can still turn AirDrop off entirely or limit it to contacts only all the time.

It’ll appear in the upcoming iOS 16.2 update.

AirDrop has become an important tool for Chinese protestors fed up with President Xi Jinping and strict Covid lockdowns.

The tweaked option was made available in China last month before anywhere else, making it virtually impossible to receive unexpected anti-government leaflets.

According to Engadget, Apple said at the time that it did not plan to make the changes exclusive to China and would roll it out everywhere else little after.

Apple has made a number of big feature adjustments recently.

The tech giant has bolstered privacy and security with beefed up iMessage protections.

On the lighter side, the iPhone maker has also added a new karaoke mode to Apple Music.

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