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Six new vulnerabilities in AirDrop and Quick Share could let nearby hackers exploit your phone in airports, coffee shops and crowded venues.

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 ...

Highly anticipated: In a move that will surely be appreciated by millions of smartphone users around the world, Google has updated Android's Quick Share file transfer protocol to work with Apple's ...

A wired connection can be used to speed up large or multiple file transfers via AirDrop. Some Android users can now use Quick Share to send and receive files with Apple devices via AirDrop. If you use ...

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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 ...

Google surprised Android users in late November 2025 by enabling Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop feature on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Quick Share and AirDrop are both device-to-device wireless ...

New AirDrop and Quick Share flaws put over five billion devices at risk, but keeping file sharing limited to contacts can stop attackers.