Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’

After introducing AirDrop support for Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now ready to expand it to phones made by other Android partners. Eric Kay, Vice President of Engineering for Android, confirmed this in a press conference he attended Robot body More Android devices will be able to use Quick Share to start AirDrop sessions with Apple devices this year.

“We spent a lot of time and energy making sure we could build something that was compatible not only with iPhones but with iPads and MacBooks,” Kay said. “Now that we’ve proven it, we’re working with our partners to expand it to the rest of the ecosystem, and you should see some exciting announcements very soon.”

Currently Google Pixel 10 Phones are the only Android devices that can use Quick Share — Android’s peer-to-peer wireless transfer feature, formerly known as Nearby Share — Communicate directly With AirDrop from Apple. Google hasn’t identified any partners or specific Android devices for the update yet, but it’s both nothing And chip maker Qualcomm She teased in November that support was coming.

Kay also discussed Google’s efforts to improve the process for iOS users switching to Android, helping prevent incomplete data transfers, lost messages, and other issues. Apple is working on a “user-friendly” way to transfer data from iPhones to other devices Since early 2024and Google and Apple collaborative efforts Tested in Android Canary 2512 for Pixel devices in December.

“We will also make it easier for people who decide to switch to transfer their data and make sure they get everything they have from their old phone,” Kay said during the same press conference. “So there’s a lot going on with that.”