"Google has updated Android's Quick Share feature to support Apple's AirDrop, which allows users of Apple devices to share files directly using a local peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection. Apple devices with AirDrop enabled and set to "everyone for 10 minutes" mode will show up in the Quick Share device list just like another Android phone would, and Android devices that support this new Quick Share version will also show up in the AirDrop menu."
"Google will only support this feature on the Pixel 10 series, at least to start. The company is "looking forward to improving the experience and expanding it to more Android devices," but it didn't announce anything about a timeline or any hardware or software requirements. Quick Share also won't work with AirDrop devices working in the default "contacts only" mode, though Google "[welcomes] the opportunity to work with Apple to enable 'Contacts Only' mode in the future.""
"Like AirDrop, Google notes that files shared via Quick Share are transferred directly between devices, without being sent to either company's servers first. Google shared a little more information in a separate post about Quick Share's security, crediting Android's use of the memory-safe Rust programming language with making secure file sharing between platforms possible. "Its compiler enforces strict ownership and borrowing"
Android's Quick Share now supports Apple AirDrop for direct peer-to-peer Wi‑Fi file transfers when AirDrop is set to "everyone for 10 minutes." Compatible Apple devices appear in Android's Quick Share list and compatible Android devices appear in the AirDrop menu. Initial support is limited to the Pixel 10 series, with no announced timeline for broader rollout or hardware and software requirements. Quick Share will not connect to AirDrop in the default "contacts only" mode without future cooperation between Google and Apple. Files transfer directly between devices without routing through company servers, and Google credits Rust for improving security.
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