Google is in the process of delivering several new Android features right now, including expanding AirDrop support through Android's Quick Share feature. The advantage of this is obvious — it makes sharing files between friends or family split between iOS and Android much easier.
At present, only a few handsets can actually implement this, but Google has announced a list of devices that will soon be supported.
Of course, if you're already using one of the best Android phones like a Pixel 10 or Galaxy S26 series device, then you should already have AirDrop support.
The next wave seems focused on bringing support to older devices, which is very helpful if you haven't upgraded your phone in the last couple of years.
Here's the full list of Android phones that will soon support AirDrop sharing with iPhone and Mac:
- Galaxy S25
- Galaxy S25+
- Galaxy S25 Ultra
- Galaxy S24
- Galaxy S24+
- Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Galaxy Z TriFold
- Galaxy Z Fold 7
- Galaxy Z Flip 7
- Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Galaxy Z Flip 6
- Oppo Find X8
- Oppo Find X8 Pro
- OnePlus 15
- Honor Magic V6
- Honor Magic 8 Pro
What if my phone isn't on the list?
There's a fairly big omission on the list above — the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It's a strange move from Google, since the Pixel 9 series, and even the Pixel 8a, already support AirDrop and the underlying hardware is similar. So perhaps there's some other reason why Google isn't supporting these phones just yet.
Regardless, if your phone isn't on the list above, Google is rolling out an alternative (and slightly less elegant) means of using Quick Share to share your file via the cloud.
"If you don’t have a compatible device, you can use Quick Share on any Android phone to generate a QR code, which will let you instantly share with iOS devices via the cloud," Google states.
"This feature starts rolling out to all Android phones today and will be fully available within the next month."
If you've not used Android's Quick Share feature yourself yet, here's our step-by-step guide on how to get started. And stay tuned to our Google I/O hub for all the latest news about Android's next iteration.
