Apple limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the tool was used by protesters to spread images to other iPhone owners.
AirDrop allows the quick exchange of files like images, documents, and videos between Apple devices.
The latest version covers the window in which users can receive files from non-contacts for 10 minutes.
Users could choose to get files from everyone, no one, or just their contacts.
After the 10-minute period expires, the system reverts to the mode where files can only be received from contacts. That means that individuals won’t be able to get an AirDrop transfer from a stranger without actively turning on the feature in the preceding few minutes.
This step came after protesters in the country used the service to spread posters opposing President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, Apple didn’t comment on why the change was introduced in China but said that it plans to roll out the new AirDrop setting globally in 2023.
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