This Is Every Android Getting AirDrop Support This Year

This Is Every Android Getting AirDrop Support This Year

When Google announced AirDrop support for Pixel devices last year, it was a bit of a bombshell. For years, file sharing was just one of those things that didn't mix well between iPhone and Android. Email, texting, agreeing on a third-party app; none of the options were convenient, especially when each platform had its own easy-to-use solution: AirDrop or Quick Share. But opening up AirDrop support for Android phones bridges the gap in a meaningf…

AirDrop For Android Is Expanding – Here's Every Phone That's Getting It Next

Google will be expanding support for AirDrop onto more Android devices in the coming months. Here's what devices you can expect to get it next.

Every Android device that has or will soon get AirDrop

Apple AirDrop enables users to quickly share photos, videos, and other files to nearby users. Android has Quick Share to provide similar functionality to its users.Last year, Google announced during the Pixel 10 series launch that its latest Android smartphones would be able to work with AirDrop through Quick Share. This basically allowed users to take advantage of these file-sharing features cross-platform. Android phones, for example, could no…

Google starts rolling out QR code-based Quick Share transfers between Android and iPhone

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started rolling out a new Quick Share feature that lets Android users share files with iPhones using QR codes. iPhone users can scan the QR code through the Camera app, after which the file is securely uploaded to the cloud for transfer. The feature is rolling out to all Android phones now and will become fully available over the next month. True to its word, Google is expanding Quick Shar…

Google’s Quick Share Breaks Down Walls Between Android and iPhone

Google just removed one of the last major barriers between Android phones and iPhones. At its Android Show on May 12, the company detailed broad expansion of Quick Share’s ability to send files directly to Apple devices via AirDrop compatibility. The move goes far beyond the initial Pixel 10 rollout late last year. It now reaches across brands and device generations. Support arrives this year for phones from Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi,…