Turn off contacts in the iOS 13 Share Sheet

This feature is extremely annoying! Please add an ability to remove this block with chats. And also it’s absolutely necessary to add confirmation popup before sharing to prevent accidental shares.

Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Fixthispleaseplease wrote:

Now WhatsApp also inside the share sheet, it was useful for some people, but not all people right? Add something that we can customize ourself was too much?

Have you submitted that feedback to Apple?

Product Feedback - Apple

Just adding my voice to the, ‘why can’t we turn this off?’, conversation. In my case it’s FB messenger which dominates that stream. Serously frustrating as I have difficulty with my hands and very concerned I might accidentally share something.

Apple will not answer such questions here.

Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

The sharing icons are a standard part of iOS 13.

If you dislike it, notify Apple here:

Feedback - iPhone - Apple

However, all Apple apps require two steps to share content; if I remember correctly WhatsApp erred in sharing contact after only a single tap.

FJR030 wrote:

Please give the user the ability to control what apps/FB show in the share screen. I’m looking for the same answer. Did anyone find out anything?

You cannot do that at this time. You can let Apple know you'd like to see them make such a change here:

Product Feedback - Apple

1. Oh, sorry, I should have mentioned the whole world outside the US. The apps they primarily use do not include iMessage. Even if they did, the contacts they usually message aren’t the ones suggested by this change, that is just useless, no matter how you look at it. Sure, I can use a key to open a bottle, but WHY?
2. It is for most country outside US. I’m not saying people use iMessage for EXCLUSIVELY messaging mothers and bosses with serious content, just that it is MORE LIKELY that they do.
3. I did. Thank you for your thoughtful instructions.

As for responsibility, rest assured that I am careful what buttons I press, even more so after updating. Apple will NOT be sued because of me potentially sharing my cat’s poopy butthole with grandma. It’s just that I, together with the substantial number of people complaining about this issue, would like to enter the house through the door. It’s not that we will not use the window, or blame someone else that we broke our leg climbing through the window. We won’t judge people who want to use the window exclusively. Knock yourselves out. But I would rather have the option to use the old fashioned door.

TL;DR I don’t see why users should be extra careful for an option that is not useful.

For now the only workaround to turning off the contacts from appearing in the iOS 13 share sheet is to individually delete their Message threads from the Messages app.

It seems to work, look 👇

To remove the AirDrop contacts, you will need to go into your Control Center > AirDrop and change from Contacts Only or Everyone to Recieving Off.

Source: https://www.saintlad.com/remove-contacts-in-ios-13-share-sheet/

It's not an either/or to talk about the problem on this thread

Yeah it is. As per the community terms you all agreed to.

Note: submissions have been removed already in this discussion by the hosts for ignoring these terms. It is simple really.

There is nothing constructive about name calling.

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What I don't get is why folks who like this feature are on this thread trolling people for asking about workarounds and/or venting about this issue. It doesn't make any sense.

How is informing you of options trolling?

The workaround of paying attention was met with snorts of derision and anger. Other than using a 3rd party messaging app or switching to Android, it IS the ONLY known workaround.

Continuing the conversation is what doesn't make sense.

Efforts were made to help.

me too, this thread is like rasputin and will never die ...

sidenote: admins, since there is nothing to be gained, no resolution and no answer to all of us who hate this feature why not close and lock the **** thread ?

in the meantime i have pressed the "following" button multiple times and it then turns to "follow" but i still get all the **** replies

should i press the "follow" button or what ? ... it is confusing

how about just a red button for stop and green button for continue to receive that would be nice

in the meantime, despite multiple attempts i keep receiving email updates which god knows i don't want

this what i have done multiple times ...left the page looking like this, shouldn't this stop updates ?

Not going to read through all the replies the fix for me was removing text messages from the favorites tab.

safari web page - share button- more-edit-under favorites- swipe left- remove messages

turned off phone. When share tab is available on safari, contacts will still be there but when you tap on them nothing happens. Nothing is sent/accidentally sent. Worked for me!!!

Hey Folks, i updated my handy today to iOS 14v. but by chance I saw the following settings (it is certainly also compatible for 13v.).

Put this settings off and you are happy. Sorry thats is in german but i hope you find it also in the english settings.

If you scroll to the far right of the apps and choose “More” and then choose “Edit” way up in the top right corner, you can add apps to the Favorites section and then they show up before ”Suggested” apps.

I want to get rid of the contacts…

Someone else posted a screenshot of a convo with Apple, this is a new iOS 13 feature that cannot be turned off. I hope Apple engineers understand how annoying this feature is and either take it out or make it editable so we can get rid of the contacts we don’t want there. Meaning... most of the ones that end up showing.

I really hate this feature 🤬🤬🤬.

In iPad with no sim card (iPadOS 13), To turn off the iMessage in settings then contacts in share sheet will be disapear.

but iOS not working. (My phone is iPhoneXS)