Companies Apple and Google are forced to open their ecosystems more to competition, developers or third-party applications. The European Union and various laws are pressuring them, but even so, the tech giants sometimes exceed our expectations. This time it is the case of Google, which unexpectedly connects Android users to iPhones. And this without any cooperation with the Applem. Which may not be met with great enthusiasm from the other side.
What exactly is this? Actually, it's a fairly common technology that has been available on Android devices for a long time and is used for fast file sharing between different devicesAnd she is nothing but Quick ShareGoogle recently redesigned its app and added new features, but the new ability connection with iPhones is almost revolutionary.
Quick Share from now on he can communicate directly with AirDrop and users can easily send various files, including photos and videos, to each other. It's all a matter of a few taps and a few seconds. In addition, AirDrop is available not only on iPhonech, but also on iPadEch and computers Mac.
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From the users' side iOS whether macOS just need to activate the mode in AirDrop “Everyone for 10 minutes”. In Quick Share se iPhone whether iPad appears in a full-screen interface and you simply select it as a target. The counterparty just confirms receipt of the file. Which sounds great. Google plans to gradually make this feature available to all Android devices, but for now it's keeping it exclusive to its Pixel phones. Specifically, only for the Pixel series. Pixel 10.
We can expect it to eventually be sent to older Pixels and only then to other mobile brands. However, for the service to work, it will first need to be activated in the mobile settings. On Pixel 10 or Pixel 10 Pro you do this as follows:
- You go to Settings
- You click on your name at the top (Google services)
- You select an item All services
- You choose Privacy and security protection
- You click on System services
- Please update Quick Share Extension
- Restart your phone
And what about security during transmission? Google claims that users have nothing to worry about because interoperability Quick Share–AirDrop is "protected by a multi-layered security approach that ensures secure sharing from start to finish, regardless of platform".
