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Android and iPhone users can now share files quickly and easily.
Currently, only Pixel 10 phones support the feature.
Google says it will expand the tech to other Android devices.
I use an iPhone as my primary mobile device. From my phone, I can easily share files with another iPhone, an iPad, or a Mac. However, I'd also like an easy way to share files with Android devices, whether one of my own or those owned by an Android-loving friend or relative. Now Google is taking the first step toward making that capability a reality.
In a blog post late last year, Google announced that iPhones and Android devices will finally be able to share files. Great, you say. However, before you get too excited, there is a catch. At this initial stage, only Google's latest Pixel 10 series supports the feature. Android users with a different Pixel or Android phone are out of luck, at least for now.
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Until this feature release, iPhone users could only share files with other Apple devices thanks to Apple's AirDrop. Android users could only share files with other Android devices thanks to Quick Share. But never the twain would meet. Now, Google has apparently found a way for Quick Share to play nicely with AirDrop, paving the way for the new sharing method.
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