#file sharing

Google’s AirDrop-like file sharing feature is expanding to more Android devices, with new support now confirmed on select phones from Oppo and Vivo. The feature, commonly referred to as AirDrop over Quick Share, allows compatible Android devices to detect and send files directly to nearby Apple devices such as iPhones and Macs. The device can detect nearby Apple devices set to “Everyone” mode and send files seamlessly, with transfers also working in reverse. This marks a notable step in bridging the gap between Android and Apple ecosystems, which have traditionally limited cross-platform file sharing. Nothing has announced plans to bring cross-platform file sharing to its smartphones, aiming to become the second Android brand to support Quick Share’s new ability to connect with Apple’s AirDrop. This follows Google’s recent update that allows the Pixel 10 series to send files directly to iPhones using AirDrop’s “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode. This makes Nothing the first Android brand, aside from Google, to signal that it wants to adopt this new file-sharing feature. If developed, the update would let Nothing phone users send photos and files to Apple devices more easily. Read more in our articles including "Quick Share’s AirDrop feature spreads OPPO and vivo" and "Nothing plans to join Google in linking Quick Share with AirDrop".