Your Android phone can now share files with any iPhone using a Quick Share QR code

Quick Share just got a trick that makes cross-platform file sharing almost painless.

By Rachit Agarwal Published May 15, 2026

iPhone receiving file via quick share qr code — Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends

Sharing files between Android and iPhone has always been a pain, but Google is quietly fixing that. The company launched a new Quick Share feature that made Android devices compatible with Apple’s AirDrop, allowing users to easily transfer files between iPhones and Android devices.

However, not all Android devices have the hardware to support Quick Share-AirDrop compatibility, which means not all Android smartphones can access this feature. To solve this problem, Google announced a new QR code-based file-sharing system, which allows any Android device to transfer files to iPhones.

How does it work?

With this new method, an Android phone generates a QR code for sharing files. The iPhone user scans it with the default Camera app, and the file is uploaded to the cloud and transferred to the recipient.

Note that anyone with access to the QR code can download the file without requiring any permission. So ensure that you only share the QR code with people you trust. I like that the whole experience is surprisingly smooth for something that has historically required third-party workarounds.

Who is this for?

This feature is specifically designed for Android phones that don’t yet have native Quick Share-AirDrop compatibility built in. Instead of relying on a direct device-to-device connection, it uses QR codes and cloud transfers to move files between Android and iOS.

If you don’t see the feature on your device yet, don’t panic. Google said it will be fully available across all Android phones within the next month. On the native AirDrop compatibility front, Google also confirmed that it’s expanding support beyond Pixel and Samsung phones to include OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and HONOR devices this year.

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Google is also planning to bring Quick Share inside third-party apps like WhatsApp soon. Between the QR code sharing and the expanding AirDrop compatibility, cross-platform file sharing is finally getting the attention it deserves.

Rachit is a seasoned tech journalist with over ten years of experience covering the consumer technology landscape.

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