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Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Post by russianGuy83829 »

evanjrowley wrote: post #8
mcoliver wrote: post #6

Why only the pixel 10? What piece of hardware is the pixel 9 (one year old) missing?

The answer to your 2nd question might be Google's custom silicon: https://blog.google/products/pixel/tensor-g5-pixel-10/ The answer to your first question may simply be they want to sell more Pixel 10 phones. The investment into custom silicon is more likely to pay off when new and exiting features are exclusive to the newer platform.

previous pixel phones also had custom Google silicon, just with some Samsung IP

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Post by bilal4hmed »

leshenka wrote: post #4

What would it take to make it work when reception is set to "contacts"?

not supported right now, but seems they might be able to make it work in the future

https://security.googleblog.com/2025/11/android-quick-share-...

To ensure a seamless experience for both Android and iOS users, Quick Share currently works with AirDrop's "Everyone for 10 minutes" mode. This feature does not use a workaround; the connection is direct and peer-to-peer, meaning your data is never routed through a server, shared content is never logged, and no extra data is shared. As with "Everyone for 10 minutes" mode on any device when you’re sharing between non-contacts, you can ensure you're sharing with the right person by confirming their device name on your screen with them in person.

This implementation using "Everyone for 10 minutes” mode is just the first step in seamless cross-platform sharing, and we welcome the opportunity to work with Apple to enable “Contacts Only” mode in the future.

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Post by fmbb »

netsharc wrote: post #2

Ah, makes me think of MacOS system 7 days. MacOS formatted the 3.5" disks with its own filesystem, so if you copied a file onto it, and put the disk in a Windows PC (or DOS?), the PC would go "Huh?". 3 decades later, hooray, now we can share files between Android and iPhone!

System 7 had built in tools to read and write DOS disks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_File_Exchange

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Post by input_sh »

mcoliver wrote: post #6

Why only the pixel 10? What piece of hardware is the pixel 9 (one year old) missing?

That's just how they roll out features these days, in about 6 months it'll be on every Pixel and in about a year or so on every Android.
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