In late November 2025, Google announced it had made AirDrop compatible with Android, allowing iPhone and Mac users to share files wirelessly with Android phones. Apple was not involved in the ...

Originally found only in Google’s bleeding-edge “Canary” build, AirDrop system files for the Pixel 9 series have now been ...

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AirDrop is designed to be the easiest way to move files between Apple devices. You pick a file, hit Share, tap the other device, and expect it to land in seconds. Most of the time, that’s exactly what ...

Apple’s AirDrop is brilliant: it enables fast transfer of even large files between iPhone, iPad and Mac, without the need for a wifi network to make it possible. If there’s a downside, it’s that it ...

For a long time, AirDrop was considered a big advantage for the Apple ecosystem compared to Android. iPhone users were able to quickly share files among one another while their Android peers stayed ...

Google may soon bring AirDrop compatibility to the Pixel 9 series via Quick Share, allowing easier file sharing between ...