# Receiving text over AirDrop

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/receiving-text-over-airdrop/39534>\
**Category:** iOS\
**Created:** [September 1, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/receiving-text-over-airdrop/39534 "2017-09-01T20:46:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Horst\_Jehle](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/horst_jehle/32/5432_2.png) [@Horst\_Jehle](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Horst_Jehle)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/receiving-text-over-airdrop/39534/1 "2017-09-01T20:46:08Z")

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When I send a text via AirDrop to another device, I got pop-up window on the receiving device with a list of application that can read/show this text. Does anybody know what I must do in my iOS app that it also on the list of applications and open or import the text?

![](http://i63.tinypic.com/ngumgn.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Javier\_Menéndez](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/javier_men%C3%A9ndez/32/153_2.png) [@Javier\_Menéndez](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Javier_Men%C3%A9ndez)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/receiving-text-over-airdrop/39534/2 "2017-09-02T08:38:01Z")

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Hi @Horst Jehle

I think it has to do with registering the accepted UTIs on the app (dealing with the .plist file) and implementing delegates, so the app can process the received data.

[Here](https://developer.apple.com/library/content/samplecode/sc2273/Introduction/Intro.html) is a good Apple official example of several scenarios (in Obj-C), so you can get a better idea.

Javier

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/receiving-text-over-airdrop/39534/3 "2020-10-29T18:54:37Z")

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