Google Pixel 9 series could soon get AirDrop support in Quick Share
The Pixel 10 series gained the ability to share files with iPhones via Quick Share in November last year. Now, it appears Google is preparing to extend the feature to the older Pixel 9 lineup as well.
According to a new report, the latest Android Canary build for the Pixel 9 series includes additional system files needed to enable Quick Share file transfers between Android and iPhone.
However, these files were absent from the Pixel 9a and older Pixel 8 builds, as per the report. This suggests that Google has not yet begun testing the feature on those devices.
When Google announced Quick Share’s interoperability with Apple’s AirDrop, it confirmed that older Pixel models and other Android phones would receive support over time. And it’s nice to know that Google is indeed working on bringing the feature to more devices.
It’s possible that the feature could roll out to the Pixel 9 series with the Android 16 QPR3 build, or perhaps in a future stable update.
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- Anonymous
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ibx
To be more precise, support will likely need to come at the BSP level because this involves activating additional protocols (Wi-Fi Aware 4.0), even if no new hardware is required, so Google CAN'T push this out for other OEMs. All they can do is ...
- Forkingabout
- 10 Jan 2026
- d@A
It says in the article Google is now working on making this available to Pixel 9 in the near future & then other phones over time, all we get is lots of people moaning in the comments. These same people would also moan if Google just rolled the...
- Minu
- 09 Jan 2026
- ter
Agreed. My phone is close to 9 years now (Nokia 8) and I make use of it still, despite not being officially supported for the 6th year in a row. It also has the added advantage of being officially supported through Google Play Protect, something akin...
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