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Turn off "Require password" in "AirDrop & Handoff" settings on macOS, without admin credentials?

  • February 6, 2026
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Does anyone know if there is a to turn this setting off without admin credentials?

Through terminal command or config profile?

 

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    • Anonymous
    • February 11, 2026

    ​@vagabon , are you talking about the “require password” button? If so, that’s for AirPlay to stream content.

    If you are talking about just dropping files that is Apple’s new security feature for strangers, and you’ll have to enter the code. Once you accept, you can AirDrop with the stranger for 30 days without needing to send another code.

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