Overview
- Two-way transfers now work between Pixel 10 phones and iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with Apple devices appearing in Quick Share when AirDrop is set to “Everyone for 10 minutes.”
- AirDrop’s “Contacts Only” mode is not supported at launch, and Google says it would welcome working with Apple to enable that option in the future.
- Google says the connection is peer-to-peer and never routed through servers, built using the memory-safe Rust language and validated by independent testing from NetSPI.
- The company confirms it implemented the feature without Apple’s involvement, and Apple had not issued public comment at the time of publication.
- Availability is limited to the Pixel 10 family for now, with plans to expand to more Android devices later, a move observers link to Apple’s recent Wi‑Fi Aware support under EU interoperability rules.