Android and iPhone are closer than ever, and this could change how you move between them
Google says Quick Share now works with AirDrop on more Android phones and adds QR code sharing and iPhone-to-Android transfer tools.
- Google announced expanded Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop on Wednesday, alongside new tools simplifying the switch from Apple devices to Android.
- The collaboration fulfills Europe's Digital Markets Act requirements, building on Google's initial rollout of wireless transfer capabilities to Pixel phones last year.
- Google is expanding AirDrop compatibility to Samsung Galaxy, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Honor devices this year, while offering QR code sharing for immediate Android-to-iOS transfers.
- New transfer tools allow users to wirelessly migrate passwords, messages, photos, and Home Screen layouts from Apple devices to Android, eliminating previous switching friction.
- Integration with WhatsApp is coming soon, and Google confirmed the improved wireless transfer experience will roll out to Galaxy and Pixel devices later this year.
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Google Makes It Easier to Share Files Between Android and iPhone
Google today said it is introducing updated file sharing features that will make it easier for Android users to send files to iPhone users. Quick Share is already compatible with Apple's AirDrop feature on select Android devices, but Google says the feature will expand to Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and HONOR devices in 2026.
Mario Romero.- In the framework of the Android Show, what can be understood as a preview of what will be seen in detail next week on the Google I/O, the company advanced that updated functions will be added to share files that will facilitate Android users sending files to [...] The post New Quick Share allows sending files to iPhone from phones Oppo, Xiaomi, Honor and Samsung first appeared on TransMedia.
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