{"id":245708,"date":"2026-05-14T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:00:09","slug":"google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Google is bringing AirDrop support to more Android phones \u2014 here are all the devices that will get it next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/android-phones\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next\">Google is bringing AirDrop support to more Android phones \u2014 here are all the devices that will get it next<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/android-phones\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next\">https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/android-phones\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-14 06:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.tomsguide.com\">www.tomsguide.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e193eaec-460b-4808-8a16-8defb49404c4\">Google is in the process of delivering several new Android features right now, including expanding AirDrop support through Android&#8217;s Quick Share feature. The advantage of this is obvious \u2014 it makes sharing files between friends or family split between iOS and Android much easier.<\/p>\n<p>At present, only a few handsets can actually implement this, but Google has announced a list of devices that will soon be supported.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-e193eaec-460b-4808-8a16-8defb49404c4-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Of course, if you&#8217;re already using one of the best Android phones like a Pixel 10 or Galaxy S26 series device, then you should already have AirDrop support.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/yjolrksv791774885936.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/yjolrksv791774885936.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/yjolrksv791774885936.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The next wave seems focused on bringing support to older devices, which is very helpful if you haven&#8217;t upgraded your phone in the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Here&#8217;s the full list of Android phones that will soon support AirDrop sharing with iPhone and Mac:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-ab1d12d6-7457-45c4-8bb9-890b6dc4b548\">\n<li>Galaxy S25<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy S25+<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy S24<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy S24+<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy S24 Ultra<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Z TriFold<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Z Flip 7<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Z Fold 6<\/li>\n<li>Galaxy Z Flip 6<\/li>\n<li>Oppo Find X8<\/li>\n<li>Oppo Find X8 Pro<\/li>\n<li>OnePlus 15<\/li>\n<li>Honor Magic V6<\/li>\n<li>Honor Magic 8 Pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-if-my-phone-isn-t-on-the-list-3\">What if my phone isn&#8217;t on the list?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.26%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC.jpg\" alt=\"Google Pixel 8 Pro hands-on.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-1200-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Ty75iFheMeRK4hvvHXseCC.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-b109453a-a4e9-4db2-9a32-49fac48085ff\">There&#8217;s a fairly big omission on the list above \u2014 the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. It&#8217;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&#8217;s some other reason why Google isn&#8217;t supporting these phones just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, if your phone isn&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you don\u2019t 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,&#8221; Google states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This feature starts rolling out to all Android&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomsguide.com\/phones\/android-phones\/google-is-bringing-airdrop-support-to-more-android-phones-here-are-all-the-devices-that-will-get-it-next\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is bringing AirDrop support to more Android phones \u2014 here are all the devices&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":245709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aufbHkWFcD9TxQ6jTEaweD-2000-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,83,158,72],"class_list":["post-245708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-oneplus","tag-oppo","tag-pixel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245710,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245708\/revisions\/245710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}