Overview
- Google announced at its Android Show: I/O Edition that Quick Share now works with Apple’s AirDrop for direct Android-to-iOS file transfers.
- The feature launches on Pixel phones first, bringing native cross-platform sharing to Google’s own devices before others.
- Google says it is working with Samsung, Oppo, OnePlus, Honor, Vivo, and Xiaomi to add native support later this year, but it gave no dates.
- Any Android phone can now generate a Quick Share QR code that sends files to an iPhone via the cloud.
- Quick Share will appear inside third-party apps, starting with WhatsApp, which could make sharing feel more seamless for people who live in chat apps.