Google’s Quick Share Not Working with Apple’s AirDrop [Fixed]

The green bubble vs. blue bubble fight is something that will continue until eternity. While each party took some steps to bridge this gap [we are talking about you, RCS], however, those were just temporary measures. But fast forward to last month, and we were surprised to hear that Apple is going to incorporate Google’s Gemini into Siri as an AI model. While the Cupertino giant has drastically failed in this AI war, still, opting for Google’s AI model wasn’t in the script.

While we were yet to go over that news, Google gave us another shocker, and this time, of much higher magnitude. It has now made it possible to use its Quick Share with iPhone’s AirDrop. So did Apple have a role to play in this? Well, not really, as Google has clarified this to Android Police: “ We accomplished this through our own implementation. Our implementation was thoroughly vetted by our own privacy and security teams, and we also engaged a third-party security firm to pentest the solution .”

Sharing moments shouldn’t depend on the phone you have. Starting today with the Pixel 10 family, Quick Share now works with AirDrop, making secure file transfers between Android phones and iPhones more seamless. This builds on our commitment to cross-OS compatibility to bridge… pic.twitter.com/iNdZfjCYQ7 — Android (@Android) November 20, 2025