Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

An AirDrop menu on an iPhone screen. - Aleksey H/Shutterstock Google surprised Android users in late November 2025 by enabling Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop feature on iPhone, iPad, and Mac ...

Want to send files between an iPhone and a Samsung Galaxy phone? AirDrop via Quick Share now works seamlessly.

AirDrop for Android will arrive on other Android phones this year, not just Pixel devices. This week, Google apparently told media in Taipei that they will expand AirDrop on Android to “a lot more ...

Google has added AirDrop-related Quick Share system files to the Pixel 9 series firmware with the latest Android Canary build. Pixel 9a and Pixel 8 series devices don’t yet have these files, ...

Google just made Android Quick Share work with Apple AirDrop on Pixel 10 phones. The solution only works for iPhones using AirDrop’s “Everyone for 10 Minutes” receiving mode. Google says that it would ...

Six new vulnerabilities in AirDrop and Quick Share could let nearby hackers exploit your phone in airports, coffee shops and crowded venues.

Google announced a major update for Quick Share, which now allows you to AirDrop photos between iPhone and Android devices. In a surprising move, Google announced a major update to Quick Share, an ...

I have a unique lifestyle, constantly shuffling between different smartphone platforms. I wish sharing files between Apple and Android devices was easier, so my ears perked up when I saw the EU ...

Easy and convenient file transfer technologies are becoming more necessary in our digital lives. Such tools and services come particularly handy in wirelessly sharing and receiving images, videos, ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

The cellphone world is divided into two camps - iPhone users and Android users. Apple curates new features for iOS and Google develops for Android, and they likely don't spend a ton of time worrying ...