New Android update allows Quick Share to work with iPhone's AirDrop
Published on Nov 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Nov 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM (UTC+4)
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Claire Reid
A new update will allow Android users to quickly and easily share files with iPhone owners using Quick Share for the first time.
To send files quickly, the iPhone has AirDrop, and Android devices use Quick Share, but it wasn’t possible to send files between the two.
However, in a new blog post, Google announced that it would be introducing a way for Quick Share to work with Apple AirDrop.
The update will make sharing files between the two different operating systems faster and easier than ever.
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Android Quick Share will now work with Apple AirDrop
The ability to quickly and easily share files between phones via the AirDrop or Quick Share functions is a very handy bit of tech.
But things can get a bit frustrating if you’re a dedicated Android user wanting to share with an Apple iPhone owner.
Until now, because Google has just announced that it will be changing how its Quick Share works to make it compatible with AirDrop.
“Our goal is to provide an easy and secure file sharing experience for our users, regardless of who they are communicating with,” a Google spokesperson told Android Authority.
The spokesperson added that Google always ‘welcomes collaboration opportunities’ to help combat interoperability issues between Android and iOS.
In a follow-up statement, the tech giant confirmed that it had developed the new update independently from Apple, and stressed that privacy and security were at its core.
“We accomplished this through our own implementation,” the statement read.
“Our implementation was thoroughly vetted by our own privacy and security teams, and we also engaged a third-party security firm to pentest the solution.”
It’s being introduced on this range of phones first
The blog post from Google announced that the rollout of the new update has already begun.
However, there’s a bit of a catch.
To begin with, the update will start rolling out on devices from the Pixel 10 range, but Google has said it will be working on improving the tech and expanding it onto more devices in the future.
So, even if you’re not using a Pixel 10 device you hopefully won’t have to wait too long to get your hands on the new tech.
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.