Android Can Now Share Files Directly to iPhones — No Apple Help Needed

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Google just cracked open one of Apple’s tightest lock-ins, giving Android users the ability to send files straight to iPhones using AirDrop-style transfers. For the first time, Android is stepping directly into a space Apple has long kept to itself.

In a new announcement, Google said the upgrade comes from its own engineering work, with security built in from the start.

How Google unlocked cross-platform file sharing

Google said Quick Share now links directly with Apple’s AirDrop, allowing Pixel 10 devices to send and receive files with iPhones, iPads, and Macs through a native, device-to-device connection. Transfers work when the receiving device is set to AirDrop’s “Everyone for 10 minutes ...