I just used AirDrop on a Pixel 10 for the first time

It'd been over a year since I last touched an Android phone after selling my Pixel 9 Pro Fold. During that time, I really didn't pay much attention to any Android updates, developments or announcements. So last week after Google sent me a Pixel 10 Pro XL so I could get back up to speed with Android and the Pixel lineup, I was pleasantly surprised when I was reminded that Google added AirDrop support to Android, starting with the Pixel 10 line. The reminder came from Android Authority's Adamya Sharma: > Speaking during a press briefing I attended at Google’s Taipei office during a Pixel Labs tour, Eric Kay, Vice President of Engineering for the Android platform, confirmed that AirDrop interoperability is set to expand well beyond Pixel phones this year. > > “Last year, we launched AirDrop interoperability. In 2026, we’re going to be expanding it to a lot more devices,” Kay said. > > “We spent a lot of time and energy to make sure that we could build something that was compatible not only with iPhone but iPads and MacBooks. Now that we’ve proven it out, we’re working with our partners to expand it into the rest of the ecosystem, and you should see some exciting announcements coming very soon,” he added. The expansion of AirDrop to more Android devices is welcome news, of course. The more iOS and Android get along, the better for everyone. But after reading the news, I immediately tried to figure out how to actually use AirDrop between the two mobile platforms. It turns out, it isn't all that involved. The key is to have whoever is on the receiving end of the exchange change their QuickShare or AirDrop privacy setting to make their device available to "Everyone for 10 minutes." Once that's done, you can use Apple's AirDrop or Android's QuickShare sharing menu just like you normally would. Pretty cool.