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Turn off contacts in the iOS 13 Share Sheet

I need to be able to remove the list of suggested contacts on the top row of the "share sheet" in Safari and other iOS 13 applications. In just the past week since I switched to iOS 13, I've had a couple accidental shares; moreover, sometimes I present the contents of my screen to an audience, and I do not want them to see my frequent contacts. Finally, most of the suggested contacts are not contacts I would use anyways and are actually in frequent. This create some awkward circumstances an accidental sharing possibilities that can result from an accidental tap or brush with the screen. (Please see attached image from a similar request from another discussion group.) Thank you for your answers.




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Posted on Oct 2, 2019 5:01 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2019 6:38 AM

This feature is dangerous, unhelpful, and lacks privacy control. I also often share my screen (either on a large audience display or sometimes just on my device while sitting with a smaller group of people). It is not right that my suggested contacts are immediately visible to all. Furthermore it creates a big risk of sending the wrong picture to the wrong person. This is actually enough to force me off the apple ecosystem. Very sloppy and poorly designed feature.

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Dec 1, 2019 4:10 AM in response to Forgewire

Seriously? You solved the problem, genius. Now admin close this thread!😁😂🤣😆

Facts matter.


"admins" do not close threads.


This "thread" is still open. The original poster can mark it solved, which still leaves it open. Other posters can mark it helpful, which also leaves it open.


A conversation would only be possibly locked after inactivity. It could also be removed and edited if a contribution does not meet the terms and conditions. Not for "telling truth"



Dec 2, 2019 1:44 PM in response to jjmck

I can’t believe this is a thing. I’ve been stressing over this for weeks. Is there a solution yet?


Come on, Apple, nobody is sending selfies, pictures of cats or crass jokes over iMessage and I assure you they won’t start doing it because of this!

Also, the last 3 contacts messaged aren’t necessarily relevant. iMessage is for moms and bosses, precisely the people you don’t want to share “that” with.

At least there should be the option to remove the people from the top row, other than deleting the whole message history.

Dec 2, 2019 3:00 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

It's too easy to make a mistake. I don't want parents, professional contacts, etc... anywhere near my contact share choices. Also it occupies useful and precious screen real-estate for a feature and contacts we don't want.


Even if the feature was left on, it makes no sense that Apple chooses for the user which contacts show in their "hotlist" based on some hidden algorithm.

Dec 3, 2019 12:08 AM in response to AnaSultana

If you tap a contact photo and then you tap send, what happens can't be helped, it was a conscious decision you made.


You think the option is not useful; 99% of the time I send a message or email, the recipient is one of the listed contacts so it saves me a lot of time and effort.


File feedback with Apple at the link above if you feel that strongly, but I am quite happy with the change, it saves me a lot of taps daily.

Dec 3, 2019 1:04 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Oh, my bad, must have misread all the other opinions on this matter. If only I took the time to actually understand what people meant instead of bashing everyone that doesn’t agree. If only I had commented on how this should be an option, not an imposition, so everyone could be happy, because not everyone is in US. If only I had thought to give feedback to Apple while also expressing my thoughts here. Oh, wait...

Dec 3, 2019 6:52 AM in response to AnaSultana

AnaSultana wrote:

Oh, my bad, must have misread all the other opinions on this matter. If only I took the time to actually understand what people meant instead of bashing everyone that doesn’t agree. If only I had commented on how this should be an option, not an imposition, so everyone could be happy, because not everyone is in US.

I'm really not sure why you think what country anyone is in is relevant to this discussion.


You have been told, repeatedly, that no one here can make the changes you want. You have been told, repeatedly, how to make Apple aware of your opinions on the matter.

Dec 4, 2019 12:10 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Well, some people out there that they simply don’t want to have [contacts] in the first/top part of the share sheet on some apps (such as Safari, Garageband, etc) because they are using apps for their own purpose and thus some purposely would like to have Contacts as a last part on a share sheet just to not scrolling up down unnecessarily.


I hope Apple will let us customize the share sheet upon users defined priority lists or given the disability feature for system predefined category list as soon as possible.

Dec 5, 2019 4:25 PM in response to lcascio

lcascio wrote:

Yeah I don't know why Apple would thinks its a great feature to automatically determine for us whom it thinks we want to share personal information with.


They also aren't automatically determining who you want to share information with, they are making guesses based upon who you've shared information or messages with in the past - a perfectly reasonable assumption.

Dec 5, 2019 5:12 PM in response to Dogcow-Moof

William Kucharski wrote:


lcascio wrote:

Yeah I don't know why Apple would thinks its a great feature to automatically determine for us whom it thinks we want to share personal information with.

They also aren't automatically determining who you want to share information with, they are making guesses based upon who you've shared information or messages with in the past - a perfectly reasonable assumption.

A number of versions of iOS ago, there were icons above the search box on the search screen of people the system thought you might want to contact based on frequency, time and location. I loved it.

Dec 6, 2019 1:29 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

IdrisSeabright wrote:

I really like it, too.

After reading this thread I noticed that most people dislike this feature. Only this and other person here “really like it to”. I also noticed that Apple deleted posts of people who disliked it. Now I don’t really know how useful Apple forums are, 2 people constantly posting same stuff but no solution.

Turn off contacts in the iOS 13 Share Sheet

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