Google is bringing AirDrop support to more Android phones — here are all the devices that will get it next

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Publish Date: 2026-05-14 06:30:00

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Google is in the process of delivering several new Android features right now, including expanding AirDrop support through Android’s Quick Share feature. The advantage of this is obvious — it makes sharing files between friends or family split between iOS and Android much easier.

At present, only a few handsets can actually implement this, but Google has announced a list of devices that will soon be supported.

What if my phone isn’t on the list?

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There’s a fairly big omission on the list above — the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It’s a strange move from Google, since the Pixel 9 series, and even the Pixel 8a, already support AirDrop and the underlying hardware is similar. So perhaps there’s some other reason why Google isn’t supporting these phones just yet.

Regardless, if your phone isn’t on the list above, Google is rolling out an alternative (and slightly less elegant) means of using Quick Share to share your file via the cloud.

“If you don’t have a compatible device, you can use Quick Share on any Android phone to generate a QR code, which will let you instantly share with iOS devices via the cloud,” Google states.

“This feature starts rolling out to all Android…

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