Multiple police social media pages on Facebook are warning parents to disable a new feature, NameDrop, that was rolled out in the iOS 17.1 update earlier this year.
This new iPhone feature, which is enabled by default with the iOS 17.1 update, can automatically exchange contact information, including pictures, phone numbers, email addresses, and more, by just holding your iPhone next to another iPhone or Apple Watch close together.
Over the weekend, the Middletown Division of Police in Ohio posted a warning on Facebook urging parents to turn off the NameDrop feature on their childrens iPhones to prevent the transfer of personal information, such as phone number or email address, and name, to keep them safe.
PARENTS: Dont forget to change these parameters on your childs phone to help keep them safe as well, the Middletown Division of Policewrotein its Facebook post.
Even theOakland County Sheriffs Officein Michigan and theWatertown CT Police Departmentwarned users about the NameDrop feature rolled out with the new update.
And yes, we know that it allows you to share it and you’re able to refuse but many people do not check their tweaks and realize how their phone works, the Oakland County Sheriffs office wrote in its post.
According toApples support page on NameDrop, the exchange of information doesnt get completed, if the two iPhone devices are locked or moved away from each other before the NameDrop transfer completes.
The Cupertino giant also added on its support page that NameDrop only works for sending new contact information, and not updating an existing contact in the iPhone.
To turn off the NameDrop feature on your iPhone or your kids iPhone, you’re gonna wanna go toSettings > General > AirDrop > Bringing Devices Togetherandturn offthe toggle switch.
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source: www.techworm.net
