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AirDrop

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30 articles accelerating

AirDrop has appeared in 30 articles since 2017-09. Coverage peaked in 2024Q1 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Apple, Quick Share, iPhone, China.

Articles
30
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.750
velocity change
Sources
19
publications

Coverage Timeline

2023-06-08
Wall Street Journal 2 related

The Cyberspace Administration of China plans tighter controls on file-sharing tools like AirDrop that protestors in China and Hong Kong used in recent years

Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal :

2022-11-10
Bloomberg 3 related

Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from non-contacts to 10 minutes after its use in protests, and plans to change the global default in 2023

Apple Inc. has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters to spread images to other iPhone owners.

2019-10-11
New York Times 40 related

Apple removes app from the App Store that tracked Hong Kong police and protests after pressure from China, says it “violates our guidelines and local laws”

A single tweet … Wired : Hong Kong Is the Latest Tripwire for Tech Firms in China Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News : Apple Has Removed A Mapping App That Let Protesters In Hong Kong Track Police Aaron Hol...

2017-09-21
MacRumors 34 related

Bluetooth & Wi-Fi aren't fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11, will still work for AirDrop, AirPlay, Pencil, Watch, Continuity, location

Apple has confirmed that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are not fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11.

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Quarterly Coverage

Top Sources

Narrative

TEXXR tracks 35 Techmeme articles mentioning AirDrop, dating back to September 2017. The biggest stories include Researchers: an AirDrop user's phone number and email address can be learned via nearby... and Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between.... Frequently covered alongside Apple, Quick Share, Pixel, iPhone, and Blockchain.

Key Moments

2025Q4developer -25pts; consumer +25pts; research -50pts

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