Google has moved forward with its promise to bring AirDrop support to more phones. Today, the Search giant announced that the Pixel 9 series of phones now has AirDrop via Quick Share.
In the briefest of announcements, Google said that Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop is available to the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. The Pixel 9a is not gaining support, however.
What does this mean for Pixel 9 owners? We’ve covered this quite well, but for those who missed it, just know that your Pixel 9 device can now share files and photos through Quick Share to AirDrop devices, like an iPhone or Mac or iPad. It’s actually really awesome if you are a Pixel owner who also happens to have Apple hardware or you want to share regularly with friends and family who do.
We have a full guide on how you can AirDrop on Android right here.
Not avail on 9 Pro yet…my phone can't see my wife's iPhone, and vice versa
Ugh this would be great to send stuff to my husband who thinks he can convert me to Apple… But I just replaced my broken 8 Pro with an unlocked refurb bc there was nothing on 9 that I wanted enough to justify the higher cost …
I still have no clue why this would matter to anyone. Just as fast to just email or mms/rcs the pictures
Not really, perfectly simple to find a local device, and send… Without going thru 3rd party servers
Tried to send something to my daughters Iphone, did not find her phone, followed the instructions, I am on Android 17 beta Pixel 9 Pro.
Guess I'm less than a second class citizen to google as my 9a is excluded from this. If this isn't a hardware limitation, this is really stupid.
I completely agree. If it becomes available on the 10a, then you know it's not a hardware issue since they're both on the G4…
I have Zero Apple products.
So this is useless for me.
So why even comment? ????????♂️ The asininity is astounding.
Do you not have any family members or friends that have Apple products? Because that’s what this is about. It’s not about what YOU have…it’s about the ability to easily share with others.
Amazing