Google announce one of the biggest steps towards enabling cross-platform sharing between Android and iOS devices. As per Google, Android users can now share files securely and wirelessly with iPhone owners, and vice versa, using both Quick Share and AirDrop.
The new functionality is currently limit to the Google Pixel 10 series.
This move has made possible by Android rolling out Quick Share support for AirDrop.
This adds support for AirDrop in Quick Share enables file transfer between Android devices and iPhones, Google said in a blog post.
This feature works with iPadOS and macOS devices, too.
On Android, it is currently available only on the Google Pixel 10 series.
Google said that it will be rolling out support to more Android devices in the future.
Quick Share works with the Everyone for 10 minutes mode in AirDrop.
It does not use a workaround but a peer-to-peer connection.
As per Google, this means that the data is not route through a server, and the share content is never log.
Google Pixel 10 series users can use Quick Share to send files to an iPhone, iPad, or macOS device.
Follow These Steps:
- On the iPhone, iPad or macOS, open their AirDrop settings.
- Select Everyone for 10 minutes.
- On your Google Pixel, open the content you want to share and tap Share.
- Then select Quick Share.
- Select the iPhone, iPad or macOS device from the list of nearby devices.
- Wait for the recipient to tap or click Accept on the Airdrop notification on their iPhone, iPad or macOS device.
Google said that Quick Share cross-platform sharing has built-in security and privacy safeguards and is independently tested.
The Google work with third-party penetration testing firm NetSPI, and the assessment conclude that the interoperability between Quick Share and AirDrop is secure, “notably stronger” than other industry implementations and does not leak any information.
