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# AWDL interference

AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link) powers macOS features such as AirDrop, Handoff, Sidecar, AirPlay, and Continuity. It shares your Mac's Wi-Fi radio, which can add latency, jitter, or packet loss to a Tuple call.

This applies only to macOS on Wi-Fi. A wired Ethernet call does not use the same radio.

## Why Tuple shows an AWDL warning

Tuple includes an **AWDL** item in call-quality details when AWDL is active. Because `awdl0` is active on many Macs, Tuple shows a warning only when the call is also experiencing network trouble.

## How to reduce interference

The most reliable fix is to use wired Ethernet. If you need to stay on Wi-Fi, you can temporarily disable AWDL from Terminal:

```bash theme={null}
sudo ifconfig awdl0 down
```

<Warning>
  Disabling AWDL also disables AirDrop, Handoff, Sidecar, AirPlay, and Continuity. macOS might turn AWDL back on after a restart, network change, or use of one of those features.
</Warning>

If call quality remains degraded, see [Reducing latency](/troubleshooting/reducing-latency) and [Fixing connectivity issues](/troubleshooting/fixing-connectivity-issues).