Today, we’re introducing a way for Quick Share to work with AirDrop.
Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family.
Today, we’re introducing a way for Quick Share to work with AirDrop.
The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop
Google's Pixel 10 works with AirDrop, and other phones should follow later.
The new Quick Share app for Windows | Android
Wirelessly share photos, documents and more between Android devices and Windows PCs by downloading the Quick Share for Windows App.
Quick Share
Quick Share is a wireless peer-to-peer data transfer service for Android, ChromeOS and Windows. Originally developed by Samsung Electronics for its own devices, Google subsequently collaborated with Samsung and merged its own Nearby Share into Quick Share in 2024, distributing Quick Share to non-Galaxy Android devices through Google Play Services and releasing a Windows app for non-Galaxy PCs.
LocalSend: Share files to nearby devices
LocalSend is a free, open-source, cross-platform file sharing tool that allows you to share files to nearby devices.
LocalSend: Share files to nearby devices
LocalSend is a free, open-source, cross-platform file sharing tool that allows you to share files to nearby devices.
SHAREit
SHAREit is a peer-to-peer file sharing, content streaming and gaming platform that supports online and offline sharing of files and contents.[5][6][7] It allows users access to short format videos and a wide range of games, making it a multimedia entertainment app for users. It works on various smartphone platforms and Windows, allowing users to share files between devices directly.[8] SHAREit was developed as part of Lenovo at its initial stage but was later spun off and operated under a separate Singapore based technology company Smart Technology Pte. Ltd.
chad/iroh-drop
Decentralized AirDrop: hand files to people with one string. Gossip announces, blobs transfers, everyone re-serves. CLI + daemon + native macOS app, built on iroh.
dropb.at
Share and manage text, photos and other files on the AT Protocol. Your data, your server.
peer-to-peer file sharing
The Emergence of Napster and P2P File Sharing in 1999