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Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family (AirDrop) (blog.google)
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[–] 10 points 11 months ago*

When it comes to sharing moments between family and friends, what device you have shouldn’t matter 

So why is that locked behind a specific phone?

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    [+] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)
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    [–] 5 points 11 months ago* (5 children)

    First they yap about Samsung's flagship bar phone's selling points except many of its features are Android 15, included with all Android flagships, and now they pretend that Google's Pixel series are the first Android devices to have this feature...

    When the Galaxy S25 was sold with Gemini 2.5, I'd had the same model for a month. And now this.. My phone's manufacturer has built in compatibility and quick sharing with iPhone for a year. Fucking posers

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

    My phone's manufacturer has built in compatibility and quick sharing with iPhone for a year. Fucking posers

    What android phones have supported AirDrop for a year?

    Because I can't find anything online to support that claim. There are various apps that do similar transfers, but none of them work WITH airdrop specifically that I can find.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I never said AirDrop, I said quick sharing, and it's OnePlus. They've been integrating themselves with Apple for a while

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    So, not about the topic at hand. Android has had Quick Share for years. And several other apps on both platforms going even further back.

    This article is about native AirDrop compatibility without needing anything additional on either device.

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  • [–] -3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    No, the article is about sharing files between Android and iPhone. It is the topic.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago*

    Literally the second paragraph, and the entire reason this article was written is because of the AirDrop compatibility being new:

    Today, we’re introducing a way for Quick Share to work with AirDrop. This makes file transfer easier between iPhones and Android devices, and starts rolling out today to the Pixel 10 family.

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    [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    So they're hardware locking some software feature?

    I fucking hate both of these companies.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago*

    maybe it's going to be more open than that, I'm guessing this will be an app and hopefully it will be released for all Android instead of just Pixel, if not then maybe a 3rd party will do it

    “looking forward to improving the experience and expanding it to more Android devices,”

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/the-eu-made-apple-adopt-new-wi-fi-standards-and-now-android-can-support-airdrop/

    https://lemmy.world/post/39098445

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    What's stopping them from back porting this to older phones?

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