Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family
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Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : QuickShare Now Interoperable With AirDrop: Send Files From Android to Apple via Pixel 10 Corey Blackwell / WebProNews : Google's AirDrop Heist: How Pixel Phones Cracked Apple's File-Sharing Kingdom Anshuman Jain / Beebom : Android's Quick Share Now Works with AirDrop and Apple Isn't Happy About It Harsh Shivam / Business Standard : Now, Android and iPhone can share files: How it works and eligible devices Simon Sharwood / The Register : Google links Android's Quick Share to Apple's AirDrop, without Cupertino's help The Hindu : Android and iOS file sharing: Android's Quick Share now works with iPhone's AirDrop The Hacker News : Google Brings AirDrop Compatibility to Android's Quick Share Using Rust-Hardened Security Nathaniel Lacsina / Gulf News : Google breaks cross-platform barrier: Android's Quick Share works with iOS AirDrop Matt Jancer / VICE : Android's Quick Share Now Works With Apple's AirDrop Blake Stimac / CNET : Sharing Photos Between Android and iPhone Just Got a Lot Easier James Pero / Gizmodo : Holy Sh*t, Google Made Android Play Nice With iPhone's AirDrop Juli Clover / MacRumors : Will Apple Kill Google's Surprise Android to iPhone AirDrop Interoperability? Ilia Temelkov / PhoneArena : Google goes behind Apple's back to make Pixel 10 work with one of the best iPhone features Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : File sharing breakthrough: Android Quick Share now works with Apple AirDrop X: @android : Sharing moments shouldn't depend on the phone you have. Starting today with the Pixel 10 family, Quick Share now works with AirDrop, making secure file transfers between Android phones and iPhones more seamless. This builds on our commitment to cross-OS compatibility to bridge the gap between ecosystems. We built this feature with security top of mind from day one. Tiberiu Arva / @arvatiberiu : @MKBHD Quick Share + AirDrop compatibility might be the most practical update of the year @gaziello : @MKBHD We're on the verge of world peace Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane : @stephdiedrich I use both Apple and Android and I hang out with Apple people and Android people Luther Lowe / @lutherlowe : It's funny seeing tech people refer to the antitrust implications of this. It's literally happening because of the EU's Digital Markets Act (EU's anti-self-preferencing / pro-interoperability law). Antitrust scrutiny unlocks better experiences for users. Luther Lowe / @lutherlowe : Google and Apple are both playing coy on this airdrop story because it's an unhelpful narrative if a European regulation is seen as producing better consumer outcomes globally, but let's be clear: that's exactly what's going on here. @arstechnica the only one w/this context. [image] Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Great to see Google driving new interoperability features between Android and iOS. This makes all devices better for all users! @iama_burrito : @MKBHD I give it a week before apple blocks this Nick / @nicksainato : @zacbowden @MishaalRahman Apple literally donated the AWDL protocol (which is used along with Bluetooth to make AirDrop possible) to the Wi-Fi Alliance lmao Rick Osterloh / @rosterloh : Happy to be able to help users more easily share information across ecosystems. Android and iPhone users can now share files on the Pixel 10 family, and soon on other phones. https://blog.google/... @tgod34748 : This isn't another Beeper situation, as this is Google themselves doing it. Apple and Google do have a moderately friendly relationship, mostly. Apple is about to use Gemini for Apple Intelligence. And Google Search is still the default on the iPhone. @rjeytech : If you're an iPhone user who's been thinking about switching to Android, now's the time. Mishaal Rahman / @mishaalrahman : @nicksainato @zacbowden Are you referring to Wi-Fi Aware? The EU says that Wi-Fi Aware isn't interoperable with AWDL. That's why they were trying to force Apple to either implement Wi-Fi Aware or make AWDL compatible with it. https://ec.europa.eu/... @app_settings : @DylanMcD8 they're one iPhone firmware update away from losing everything 😭 Chris Welch / @chriswelch : Well look at that. It actually works. [image] Carolina Milanesi / @caro_milanesi : If you listened to @alofton at the Pixel launch it was clear we are in a new era when it comes to breaking down barriers between OSs to deliver better experiences. AI will demand it! Jane Manchun Wong / @wongmjane : Looks like Google reverse-engineered AirDrop's protocol and came up with their own implementation! This is so cool! Now, if Apple deliberately breaks the interoperability and limits it to Apple devices only... I think Google might be able to build an antitrust case out of it Chris Welch / @chriswelch : Google's Pixel 10 lineup can now AirDrop with iPhones. The company developed a way to send files between Android's Quick Share and AirDrop on iOS. Now the waiting game begins to see how Apple responds and whether it breaks Google's new method. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image] Mishaal Rahman / @mishaalrahman : 📲PSA: You'll need this new app to make Quick Share compatible with AirDrop The new Quick Share extension app is required to make it compatible with Apple AirDrop. Here's how to check if you have it 👇 🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/ ... [image] Mishaal Rahman / @mishaalrahman : UPDATE: CONFIRMED. Google added AirDrop compatibility to Quick Share all on its own! I have updated my article👇with Google's OFFICIAL statement! Dylan / @dylanmcd8 : This is great!! But it doesn't look like it was done with any support from Apple soooo I imagine it won't last. Tom Warren / @tomwarren : first RCS, now AirDrop between Android and iPhone. You love to see it 👍 Max Weinbach / @mweinbach : WOAH @app_settings : WHAT HOW WHERE WHEN WHY [image] Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Google actually cracked Apple's AirDrop to add it to Pixel phones. How long until Apple blocks it? https://www.theverge.com/... Sameer Samat / @ssamat : Technology should help bring folks together. Really excited that sharing files between Android and iOS just got easier - starting with Pixel 10 Quick Share now works with AirDrop - so you don't have to worry about what kind of phone your friends have. Coming soon to many more devices! Zac Bowden / @zacbowden : I'm surprised Apple allowed this lol @nsnadeemsarwar : Never thought this would be possible. @Android devices, starting with the Pixel 10 can finally share files with iPhones using AirDrop. Quick share will act as the bridge. Currently limited to AirDrop's “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode & the Pixel 10 series phones. @DigitalTrends [image] Mishaal Rahman / @mishaalrahman : HOLY SHIT IT'S HAPPENING David ImeI / @durvidimel : Google just announced AirDrop sharing compatibility through Quickshare, starting with Pixel 10! This is pretty massive for breaking down the walled garden. Details: https://blog.google/... Mukul Sharma / @stufflistings : Wow. Android and iPhone users can now share files easily. Quick Share now works with AirDrop (currently live on the Pixel 10 series) [video] Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : Pretty sick sick new feature that I am specifically excited about: Android update that makes Quick Share work with Airdrop. So you can easily share files/images between Android phones and iPhones (starting with Pixel 10) https://blog.google/... [video] Luke Litowitz / @luke_litowitz : @Android This might be bigger news to most of the US than Gemini! I would never have thought this would have been possible! Seang Chau / @seangchau : Sharing files between Android and iOS just got easier. Starting today with the Pixel 10 family, Quick Share now works with AirDrop for seamless, secure file sharing—so you don't have to worry about what kind of phone your friends have. https://blog.google/... LinkedIn: Ravikant Pandey : Interoperability is about ensuring technology adapts to us, not the other way around. That's why I'm so excited to see Quick Share and AirDrop working together … Thai Duong : Proud that Calif has been commissioned by Google to conduct a deep audit of AirDrop on Android. Protocols are most secure when they're open, and we're excited to help make that happen. … Bluesky: Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken.com : I'm excited by this news. (My biggest remaining bit of Apple ecosystem lock-in is my Apple Watch, which I wouldn't want to give up and is predicated on me having an iPhone.) blog.google/products/and... Jorge / @motoridersd.pug.ninja : Huh, Google made Android's Quick Share compatible with AirDrop, supposedly working both ways. Rolling out to Pixel 10 devices initially. — blog.google/products/and... @teon : Holy crap, this is MASSIVE! — I will never have iOS fomo again! [embedded post] Mastodon: @liaizon@social.wake.st : This is like a tiny hell froze over moment (tho the actual specifics make it sort of useless since it's only for Google Pixel 10 phones so probably isn't being added to AOSP) — https://arstechnica.com/... Forums: Hacker News : Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 r/eutech : The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop r/technews : Google cracked Apple's AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones r/apple : Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family. r/LinusTechTips : Android Quick Share will be intercompatible with AirDrop, starting on Pixel 10 r/iphone : Android and iPhone users can now share files (airdrop), starting with the Pixel 10 family. r/pixel_phones : Android and iPhone users can now share files! r/GooglePixel : Starting today with the Pixel 10 family, Quick Share now works with AirDrop, making secure file transfers between Android phones and iPhones more seamless. 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