We’re still processing the fact that Google randomly announced that it had figured out a solution to AirDrop to and from Pixel 10 and Pixel 9 phones with all of Apple’s devices, including the iPhone, ...

In late November 2025, Google announced it had made AirDrop compatible with Android, allowing iPhone and Mac users to share files wirelessly with Android phones. Apple was not involved in the ...

Sharing images and videos between iPhone and Android hasn't always been easy. Sure, you can text back and forth, or even send the files over WhatsApp, Discord, or other online messaging apps. But ...

Samsung quietly launched the Galaxy S26 series last month with support for Apple’s AirDrop. Though it did take a software update to launch for these Samsung phones, before it would work. That update ...

When Google surprised the world last week by giving us AirDrop support on Pixel 10 devices that allowed them to send and receive files with Apple products, I’m not sure I thought I would adopt it into ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

This open-source AirDrop alternative removed the unnecessary steps from my daily file transfer workflow.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

There are lots of perks to sticking to a single ecosystem. You get cross-platform sharing and connected features that are so convenient you don’t even want to break out of that bubble. A big reason ...

File sharing between smartphones has long been restricted by platform. The surprising news is that Google has figured out how to use AirDrop to exchange files both ways between its own Pixel Android ...