Google breaks the AirDrop barrier between Pixel 10 and iPhone

Google made its flagship phones play nicer with iPhones, all without Apple's involvement.

In a company blog post, Google revealed that Pixel 10 phones (and only Pixel 10 phones) can now seamlessly AirDrop files to iPhones.

To do this, the iPhone owner will need to make their device discoverable to anyone. Similarly, a Pixel owner will need to do the same if they want to receive something AirDropped to them from an iPhone. On the Pixel side, you'll initiate the exchange via Quick Share.

For now, this feature is only available on Pixel 10 devices — not on other Android phones, or even on other Pixel phones, just the Pixel 10 family. Google, interestingly enough, also confirmed to The Verge that this feature was developed without any input from Apple. It remains to be seen how or if Apple will respond to this.

Hopefully, Apple responds with some measure of kindness, as interoperability between Android and iOS just makes life easier for everyone else.