Why won't the Control Center module let me turn on Airdrop on my iphone 8?
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23-05-2021 - |
Question
This has worked before in the past but I don't know why it doesn't work now.
I used to be able to turn Airdrop on/off on my iphone by:
- Swiping up from the bottom of my phone
- Pressing and holding the module that has options for Airplane mode, WiFi, etc. (image of what I'm talking about here on google)
For some reason, now when I press and hold that module, it doesn't open up to let me turn Airdrop on/off or turn on my personal hotspot.
I've tried powering off/on my phone, and closing all apps but nothing is working. I don't know what else to try. Is there some app that I installed that might have prevented this from working as usual? What can I do to make this simple function work again?
Solution 2
This is strange. It seems like some random bit got inverted on my iphone (just a joke but still seems weird). I have to turn off 3D Touch to get the modules to expand again.
This is how I got it to work. I went to Settings->General->Accessibility->3D Touch and turned it off. After doing this, the module with Airplane mode, Wifi enable, etc now expand.
I found this link from the apple discussion website. After reading this posting, I turned off my 3D Touch and it worked. Again, my wife's phone is the same everything as my phone (iphone 8 with IOS 11.4 loaded) and hers works with 3D Touch still on so something weird happened with my phone. The only thing I can think of is some app was installed that made this stop working. If I find which app, I'll post it here.
OTHER TIPS
What version of iOS are you running? If it’s a version that supports screen time I would try disabling and reenabling airdrop from screen time menu within the settings app