Android phones can now use Apple AirDrop! Google Pixel 10 is the first to support wireless transfer of images and documents.

Google announced that Pixel 10 Quick Share can directly communicate with Apple AirDrop, removing the barriers between iOS and Android. How is this achieved? (Background: Google officially launched “Gemini 3”! What are the highlights of the world's smartest AI model?) (Supplementary background: Google's strongest image model Gemini 2.5 Flash Image(Nano Banana) is freely available, showcasing incredible effects all at once) The latest Pixel 10 smartphone series from Google has finally integrated Quick Share with Apple's AirDrop at the system level, allowing Android and iPhone users to share photos or videos with a single click. According to Google’s official blog announcement, the built-in Quick Share on Pixel 10 can directly detect open iPhones in the sharing menu. The public generally believes this rewrites the established perception that iOS and Android do not interoperate and shakes Apple's long-standing strategy of relying on a closed ecosystem to maintain user engagement. KOL's practical operation video tutorial can be referenced in the following video (starting at 0:13 seconds): Technical principle: simulating the protocol to avoid the cloud. It is understood that Google achieved this by reverse engineering the AirDrop communication protocol. Users only need to set AirDrop to “Everyone for 10 minutes” in the iPhone control center, and Pixel 10 can find the target device on the local network. TechRadar pointed out that the entire process uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi direct connection without involving any cloud servers. Google stated on its security blog that the key code is written in Rust and commissioned NetSPI to conduct penetration testing to alleviate enterprises' concerns about cybersecurity. Pixel 10's exclusive positioning and regulation calculation Unlike past practices of making features available to all Android devices, Google has chosen to grant interconnectivity permissions exclusively to Pixel 10 this time. Some analysts believe Google intends to make Pixel the only Android phone that can naturally integrate into Apple-dominated social circles. After the Trump administration returned to the White House, this open move responds to the EU DMA's interoperability requirements, demonstrating to Washington its stance on promoting market competition. If Apple attempts to block the connection mechanism through system updates, it will inevitably attract the attention of regulatory agencies again. Realistic limitations and follow-up observations User tests indicate that since Quick Share cannot access iCloud contacts, Pixel 10 users can only complete transfers through AirDrop's “Everyone” mode for the time being. This means that every time before sharing, iPhone holders need to manually adjust the settings, and the user experience still has friction. In addition, there has been no announcement yet on the timeline for other Android brands like Samsung and OnePlus to adopt this feature, and whether the ecosystem can expand rapidly remains to be seen. Related reports: Historical capital bubbles have these five major rules; what stage is AI currently in? Nvidia's Q3 financial report is impressive, crushing AI bubble theories, Jen-Hsun Huang: Blackwell demand is exploding, Nvidia's after-hours trading surged 5%. AI is killing miners: “energy bank runs” have opened a new cycle; what fate are mining companies standing at a crossroads? <Android phones can now work with Apple AirDrop! Google Pixel 10 is the first to support wireless transfer of images and documents> This article was first published in BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media.