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CTOnews.com, December 8 (Xinhua)-- Apple today launched iOS 16.2 RC with a number of new features, including iCloud end-to-end encryption upgrades and Apple Music Sing. The update also extends an AirDrop function previously limited to China to the global market, which is "open to everyone for 10 minutes".

CTOnews.com learned that there were three different options for Apple's AirDrop. "receive off" completely turns off someone's ability to deliver to your AirDrop, while "contacts only" means that only people who save in your contacts can send things to you using AirDrop. There is also an "everyone" option that allows anyone nearby to send you files, photos or other content via AirDrop. This means that anyone around you, whether you know them or not, can view your iPhone as a destination for AirDrop.

Last month, however, Apple modified this setting, which was first available to iPhone users in China. In China's iOS 16.1.1 and iOS 16.2 Beta 2, the "everyone" option has been changed to enable only 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, the AirDrop setting will change back to contacts only.

Starting with today's iOS 16.2RC, the new "open for everyone for 10 minutes" feature is now implemented worldwide.

Apple said the feature was introduced to reduce the spread of spam in crowded areas such as shopping malls and airports.

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