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Google Android Quick Share feature updates

Overview

Google has introduced and expanded its Quick Share system for Android devices, focusing on enhanced proximity-based and cross-platform sharing capabilities.

Initially, Google rolled out a ‘Tap to Share’ feature using NFC technology. This allows compatible devices to share contacts, media, and locations by bringing them close together. The rollout began with Pixel 6 and newer models running Android 17, with plans to expand to various Samsung Galaxy models and broader Android devices by the end of 2026.

Following this, Google expanded Quick Share to include interoperability with Apple’s AirDrop. This update, which has reached Pixel 7 and 8 series users as well as Pixel Tablets, aims to facilitate direct file sharing between Android and iOS devices without mobile data. While the feature is being rolled out, some users have reported instability, suggesting a phased testing period. To receive files from a Pixel device, iPhone users must manually adjust their AirDrop settings to ‘Everyone for 10 Minutes’.

Entities

Google · Pixel 7 · Samsung · Android · Pixel

Timeline

  1. 18 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    Google expands AirDrop compatibility to older Pixel devices

    Google is expanding Quick Share's AirDrop compatibility to older Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 devices, aiming to simplify file sharing between Android and iPhone users.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Google introduces Tap to Share feature for Android Quick Share

    Google is rolling out “Tap to Share” for Android Quick Share, allowing users to exchange files and contacts by bringing compatible devices together, starting with Pixel 6 and newer models.

Sources

fonetech.cz · iphone-mania.jp · news24online.com · pplware.sapo.pt · sapo.pt · tuttoandroid.net