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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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Feb 15, 2020 3:31 PM in response to opodder

opodder wrote:

I hope Apple don't also have this opinion. Wreaks of "you're holding it wrong". The issue for me is not people being able to see my screen. The issue is not having control over what information is shown on my screen.

I wouldn't know,. I don't speak for Apple. I don't think it reeks or anything. I simply don't understand why, if privacy is important to you, you let people get that close to you and your phone. Who you share things with is hardly the only thing they can see if they're peering over your shoulder.


Mar 10, 2020 7:28 AM in response to jjmck

This contact list at the top of the share section is the worst feature and I won’t be upgrading any of my other Apple devices because of it until they create a way to turn it off in the future. Apparently the only way to get rid of it is to erase every text message you have. Terrible!!! And stop trying to force me to upgrade Apple, let manual upgrading be actually manual. Makes so mad I’m tempted to get an Android phone!!!

Mar 13, 2020 7:36 PM in response to Trinity2in

meanwhile, no matter what i do, no matter how many time uncheck follow, this is the thread that won't die, i get updates despite every attempt to turn them off


same guy that thought up the forced/no-option/can't-turn-it-off sharing of frequent contacts also coded this forum and he designed the thread notifications as a peculiar from of jobian torture


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Mar 26, 2020 4:41 PM in response to NotOfThisWorld_

Yeah that works, but what really stinks is when you get undeliverable error when sending and then the contact never deletes. Even when you delete the original message. I was included in a group message of people are hardly ever message. Replied but got an error to one of the recipients. Now I can’t remove the contact from the top row. Even with the message deleted. Annoying.

Apr 2, 2020 10:37 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

all i want is to stop getting replies to this goddamn thread


and no matter what i do or many times i click off the "following" button to see and then not-click the "follow" button assuming i have then unfollowed the thread from rasputins grave,


i keep getting replies sent to my inbox


i would be pleased to never lay eyes on this thread again for the rest of my existence but i keep getting replies


i cannot unfollow this thread


help me do that and you will never hear from me again

Apr 28, 2020 6:43 AM in response to Dogcow-Moof

Does Apple see how people are getting frustrated about this serious issue? I already called them and send a feedback mail to them.

In the first time of using an iPhone, I’m seriously thinking of switching over to another company!!


This feature lacks in any Data Security and for people like us, using the phone in business and private it’s absolutely not good!


i can’t show costumers my phone anymore, because every time I want to share something while people watching my phone I’m giving away names and data they are not supposed to see!


Please Apple, REMOVE IT!

Apr 28, 2020 6:58 AM in response to DonMopsi

DonMopsi wrote:

Does Apple see how people are getting frustrated about this serious issue? I already called them and send a feedback mail to them.
In the first time of using an iPhone, I’m seriously thinking of switching over to another company!!

This feature lacks in any Data Security and for people like us, using the phone in business and private it’s absolutely not good!

i can’t show costumers my phone anymore, because every time I want to share something while people watching my phone I’m giving away names and data they are not supposed to see!

Please Apple, REMOVE IT!

Apple is not reading here. You can keep submitting feedback if you wish. However, based on what I'm seeing on these forums, the number of people who don't like this feature is comparatively small so, it's unlikely that there will be enough feedback to make Apple change this feature that many find very useful.

Apr 28, 2020 7:36 AM in response to DonMopsi

A - This feature lacks in any Data Security and for people like us,

B - i can’t show costumers my phone anymore, because every time I want to share something while people watching my phone

To me, statement A can be solved by not doing what's in statement B


And so you have it >>> Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Turn off contacts in the iOS 13 Share Sheet

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