My iPhone exchanges contacts with another when kept side by side?

I think you might mean Name Drop:

Turn off NameDrop on iPhone

NameDrop is on by default. To turn off NameDrop (and other Bring Devices Together features), go to Settings > General > AirDrop, then turn off Bring Devices Together.

Use NameDrop on iPhone to share your contact info - Apple Support

I believe you're referring to AirDrop. And phones don't just share contacts unless you accept a contact or the other person accepts a contact. This link explains more, including how to turn receiving off --> How to use AirDrop on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

lobsterghost1 wrote:

Thanks. I was at least in the right area, but hadn't considered they might be referring to NameDrop, which is of course part of AirDrop.

I had to go look it up. I always forget the name.

Thanks. I was at least in the right area, but hadn't considered they might be referring to NameDrop, which is of course part of AirDrop.

Hello~ Lots more questions today? This is the NameDrop feature as pointed out.

~Katana-San~

lobsterghost1 wrote:

It's not a feature I use much, if ever. My phone is rarely sitting side-by-side with someone else's iPhone. And even if it was, you still have to accept a "drop."

Same. And the one time I tried to use it, I couldn't get it to work. But that was probably user error.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

It's not a feature I use much, if ever. My phone is rarely sitting side-by-side with someone else's iPhone. And even if it was, you still have to accept a "drop."

Same. And the one time I tried to use it, I couldn't get it to work. But that was probably user error.

In all the years AirDrop has been available, I was dropped a contact by someone once, which I accepted successfully. But just the one time.

It’s a popular feature in certain business settings. I occasionally go to Chamber of Commerce functions and see a lot of people using it to exchange contact information. It’s also certainly a generational segment using it as well.

Jeff Donald wrote:

It’s a popular feature in certain business settings. I occasionally go to Chamber of Commerce functions and see a lot of people using it to exchange contact information. It’s also certainly a generational segment using it as well.

I guess that makes me, generationally, an "old codger!"

lobsterghost1 wrote:

I guess that makes me, generationally, an "old codger!"

I am a curmudgeon. I put periods at the end of sentences in text messages. Apparently, that's considered "cold" and "dismissive" among kids today.

It's not a feature I use much, if ever. My phone is rarely sitting side-by-side with someone else's iPhone. And even if it was, you still have to accept a "drop."

Jeff Donald wrote:

It’s also certainly a generational segment using it as well.

So many things seem to be....

As do I. Punctuation, is never out of style as far as I'm concerned!!