Apple had plenty to say during WWDC 2023. During the conference, it announced its much-rumored headset, the Apple Vision Pro, along with a new version of its smartwatch OS, while it also talked about iOS 17. Apple actually announced some new features for iOS 17 and its apps, and one such feature is ‘NameDrop’, a feature for contact information sharing.
‘NameDrop’ is a feature Apple announced during WWDC, and it’s here for contact information sharing
Do note that this feature will also work on the Apple watch, though, so it’s not exclusive to iOS. This feature will become available this fall, along with a new iOS version, iOS 17.
NameDrop is basically an extension of AirDrop, in a way. AirDrop allows you to share files with other Apple devices, while NameDrop will do the same things, but with contact information.
So, how does this work exactly? Well, all you have to do is bring two iPhones close together, and voila. Your personalized ‘Contact Posters’ and phone numbers will be transferred in a two-way transfer.
It is also worth noting that iOS 17 will allow you to share files by just putting two iPhones together. Moreover, the transfer won’t stop when you leave the AirDrop range. It will continue over the Internet, so you won’t have to worry about it.
You’ll also be able to bring two iPhones together to listen to music, watch a movie & play a game
Apple also said that you’ll be able to bring two iPhones together to listen to music, watch a movie, or even play a game using SharePlay. The company obviously wanted to make things as simple as possible.
This software update will be coming in the Fall, as a software update for a bunch of iPhones. All iPhones from iPhone Xs and later will get the update. The upcoming iPhone 15 series devices will ship with iOS 17 out of the box, of course. We still don’t know the exact launch date, though.
2023-06-06 15:13:52