Katarzyna Petru
Transferring files between iPhones and Android smartphones has for years been… well, let’s say it plainly: a nightmare. Combinations with the cloud, sending photos to Messenger with horrible compression, emailing oneself — everyone knows that pain. But those times are over. You can breathe easy.
Quick Share and AirDrop finally speak the same language
Apple users have always had it easy — AirDrop works instantly, conveniently, without having to think about what to click where. The problem started when the device on the other side wasn't an iPad, Mac, or iPhone, but… Android. And that's where the story happens. Google announced that Quick Share has become compatible with AirDrop. Yes — that means exactly what you think.
An iPhone can finally send a file to Android without any hassle. And Android can finally receive it like a normal phone.
How does it work? Just like it should have from the beginning
According to the animation that Google posted on X, the process looks like Apple and Google simply shook hands and said, "Alright, the war is over, let's do this right."
Quick Share detects iPhones
AirDrop detects Android smartphones
You click → you send → done
Zero cloud, zero cables, zero frustration. Sounds like a fairy tale? Well… almost.
There is one big catch. And a really big one.
At this moment, the new feature works exclusively on Google Pixel 10. Yes — only on one, single device. The rest of the world has to wait, and Google cautiously says that it "hopes" other manufacturers will roll out updates "as soon as possible."
So it's a classic: first exclusivity, then rollout.
We don't know if Samsung, Xiaomi, Nothing, and others will jump on this right away, but if they want to please users, then… they should.
Why is it so important?
Because it is a symbolic end of the wall between iOS and Android. Something that has been impossible for years suddenly becomes a reality. This is not another feature that no one will remember in a week. This is a real change in how we use our phones every day. If manufacturers quickly join in, by 2025 we can forget about sending photos via Messenger "because the iPhone doesn't see my Samsung."
And that's good.
Really good.
