Quick Share is getting a useful upgrade for sharing files with iPhone

What you need to know

• Google is rolling out QR code file sharing from Android phones to iPhones via Quick Share.
• iPhone users can scan a QR code and download files shared through a secure Google webpage.
• Shared files are available 24 hours a day and secure with end-to-end encryption.

Google has started rolling out a new Quick Share feature that lets Android users share files with iPhones by simply scanning a QR code.

One of the biggest announcements of This week’s Android Show showcased improved compatibility between Android phones and iPhones. Google announced that it will make it easier to switch from iPhone to Android by allowing more complex data, such as passwords and even home screen layouts, to be transferred across devices. Another major part of the announcement was the expansion of Quick Share to AirDrop support to more Android phones.

However, it looks like Google won’t be bringing native Quick Share to AirDrop support to every Android phone, at least not yet. For devices that don’t support it, Google has announced a fallback feature that lets iPhone users scan QR codes and receive files via the cloud, and the feature is rolling out now.

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as seen Android AuthorityThis feature is already visible on some devices. When sharing a file via Quick Share, users now see a new option labeled Share with iPhone and other devicesWhich generates a QR code that the other person can scan directly from their phone.