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How does iOS determine which share extensions are enabled by default?

Some apps have their 'Share Extensions' enabled by default when installing the app. Flickr is an example of this.

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However, other apps do not - OneNote, Wunderlist, etc are not enabled by default.

Is there a setting in the plist file that controls this? I'm wondering if I can enable it by default, or have the user consent to enabling it by default, when my app starts up.

Thank you!

Solution

  • These apps have agreements with Apple. If you look at your settings app, you can see these apps that have agreements. Vimeo is another app with a similar agreement. As far as I know, there is no way to set your app to have the share extension enabled by default.

    Note that I do not have Vimeo installed, but it's still in the Settings app.