In November, Google linked its Android Quick Share feature to Apple's AirDrop for file transfers between the two mobile OSes.

Last November, Google announced a cross-platform feature that allows Google Pixel 10 and Apple device users to share files ...

Google confirms Quick Share’s AirDrop-style sharing is expanding beyond Pixel to more Android devices in 2026, making file sharing far easier.

In late November 2025, Google announced it had made AirDrop compatible with Android, allowing iPhone and Mac users to share files wirelessly with Android phones. Apple was not involved in the ...

Apple’s AirDrop has long been one of the company’s most powerful ecosystem advantages, making it effortless to share photos, ...

Android now has its own answer to Apple’s AirDrop, and it finally works across the iPhone divide as well as between laptops and tablets. At the center of this is Quick Share, a built in feature that ...

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AirDrop is coming to more Android phones.

Google has added AirDrop support to Quick Share. If an iPhone user sets AirDrop to “Everyone for 10 minutes,” the device appears in the Quick Share panel on Android. Tap it, send your file, and the ...

Android’s new Quick Share update doesn’t just send files to iPhones; it also receives AirDropped files from iPhones. We confirmed that Pixel 10 devices appear in the AirDrop list once you enable ...

Google just made Android Quick Share work with Apple AirDrop on Pixel 10 phones. The solution only works for iPhones using AirDrop’s “Everyone for 10 Minutes” receiving mode. Google says that it would ...