On Android, how to AirDrop on a Samsung Galaxy S26, Z Fold 7, Galaxy S25, Z Fold 6, and more with an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

We’re still processing the fact that Google randomly announced that it had figured out a solution to AirDrop to and from Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 phones with all of Apple’s devices, including the iPhone, ...

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 ...

In November, Google linked its Android Quick Share feature to Apple's AirDrop for file transfers between the two mobile OSes. It was initially restricted to Pixel 10 phones, but the company is now ...

Warp simplifies sharing between your Nothing Android phone and a PC ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google cracked the code on making Android’s Quick Share feature work with Apple’s AirDrop, and the list of compatible ...

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There is very little functional difference between iOS and Android these days. The systems could integrate quite well if it weren’t for the way companies prioritize lock-in over compatibility. At ...

Last November, Google announced a cross-platform feature that allows Google Pixel 10 and Apple device users to share files directly via Quick Share-AirDrop interoperability. Now, Google has confirmed ...