Google confirms which OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi and Vivo phones are getting AirDrop support via Quick Share | Mint

Sharing recordsdata between Android and iPhone is about to get simpler, with Google asserting support for extra gadgets getting Quick Share support for iPhones. The function, which was first introduced by Google final yr, was solely out there to Pixel 10 customers to start with however is now transferring to OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Samsung, Xiaomi, and Honor gadgets.

Forward of the Google I/O 2026 occasion, the tech big performed the Android Present, the place it unveiled main new modifications coming to Android whereas additionally increasing support for Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop to extra gadgets.

Here is the checklist of gadgets that at the moment support Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop:

Google didn’t embrace its personal Pixel 9a or Pixel 8 lineup within the checklist of gadgets which have AirDrop support.

The tech big additionally confirmed that quite a few phones, together with last-generation Samsung flagships, are anticipated to get support for AirDrop via Quick Share quickly. This checklist consists of:

• Samsung Galaxy S25 sequence
• Samsung Galaxy S24 sequence
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
• Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
• Oppo Discover X8 sequence
• OnePlus 15
• HONOR Magic V6
• HONOR Magic8 Professional

Google has additionally introduced a workaround for smartphones that don’t at the moment support AirDrop integration. The corporate is bringing a QR code-based sharing system the place customers can generate a QR code by Quick Share on Android, which will be scanned by iPhone or Mac customers to obtain the recordsdata via their browser.

Google notes that these transfers are end-to-end encrypted and recordsdata stay out there for obtain for as much as 24 hours. The tech big has additionally confirmed plans to combine Quick Share immediately into third-party apps sooner or later, together with WhatsApp.

How does Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop work?

The cross-device compatibility function permits Android phones to immediately share recordsdata with iPhones, iPads, and macOS gadgets through the use of a hybrid peer-to-peer (P2P) native wi-fi structure. Google says it makes use of built-in safety protections and peer-to-peer transfers to make sure that the shared content material just isn’t routed by exterior servers.

In an effort to ship recordsdata to Android phones, iPhone or Mac customers have to allow “Everybody for 10 minutes” in AirDrop settings. In the meantime, Android customers can merely open the content material that they wish to ahead to the iPhone, faucet Share, choose Quick Share, and select the close by Apple machine.