This app lets you transfer files across various devices without compression.

In November 2025, Google and Apple finally established a connection with Quick Share (formerly Nearby Share) and AirDrop on ...

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 ...

Choose photos and documents, tap the share button, select an iPhone contact near you or one of your nearby devices, and tap the chosen destination. That's all there is to iPhone's AirDrop feature.

Google Expands AirDrop-Style File Sharing to More Android Devices Your email has been sent Google confirms Quick Share’s AirDrop-style sharing is expanding beyond Pixel to more Android devices in 2026 ...

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Sharing images and videos between iPhone and Android hasn't always been easy. Sure, you can text back and forth, or even send the files over WhatsApp, Discord, or other online messaging apps. But ...

The tech world is electrified as Google unveils a groundbreaking update that AirDrop is finally coming to all Android devices in 2026. In a landmark move, Google and Apple shattered barriers by making ...

Thank you, thank you so very much, Google! If there was one feature I was truly manifesting for my Pixel 10 Pro (or any Android phone for that matter), it was proper AirDrop support between iPhones, ...

Another Apple feature called AirDrop makes it super simple for Apple phone, tablet and computer users to magically transfer files to other Apple devices. Jim Rossman / TNS The cellphone world is ...