Is there Quick Share for iPhone? The 2026 answer

There's no Quick Share for iPhone: Google hasn't released one, and the App Store apps with that name come from other developers. What Google has built is a bridge, so Quick Share on certain Android phones can talk to the iPhone's own AirDrop. If your phone is on the list and you're in the same room, that's the easiest way to swap files. If not, the routes below cover other phones, Windows PCs and people somewhere else, including one that works on any phone with a browser.

Is there a Quick Share app for iPhone?

No. Google publishes dozens of iPhone apps and Quick Share isn't one of them (we checked its App Store listing on 31 October 2026). Apps called “Quick Share” on the App Store come from independent developers, so check who makes one before installing.

Google's help page says Quick Share runs on Android 6 and later, Chromebooks and select Windows PCs. Code spotted in 2025 hinted at iPhone support (9to5Google), but no app has shipped; instead, Google taught Quick Share to speak AirDrop. Looking for Nearby Share on iPhone? Same answer: it's Quick Share's old name. Google and Samsung announced the merger in January 2024.

If you want an app anyway, QuickDrop is a third-party one by Leon Boettger that talks to Android's built-in Quick Share over the same Wi-Fi. It's free to send and receive, with a paid upgrade for unrestricted speed, and isn't affiliated with Google.

Quick Share for iPhone: which Android phones work (October 2026)

Google launched the bridge on the Pixel 10 family in November 2025 and has added phones through 2026. Here's Google's Quick Share with iPhone list as of 31 October 2026.

The fine print

• Pixel 8a and 9a. Google lists both, but its help page still names only the Pixel 9 and later, excluding the 9a, for receiving from Apple devices. Sending to an iPhone is covered, so try a test file from the iPhone before you rely on the other direction.
• Galaxy phones need Share with Apple devices turned on in Quick Share settings (Samsung) and One UI 8.5 or later (9to5Google). Samsung is also switching it on for models Google doesn't list yet: Android Authority reported in October 2026 that the Galaxy S25 FE got it with One UI 9. If your Galaxy isn't listed, look for the switch anyway.
• Which iPhones? Google's iPhone page says it works with “all iPhone devices”; Samsung lists iPhone 8 or later and iPad (5th generation) or later. Macs work too: see Quick Share for Mac.

How to Quick Share between Android and iPhone

Both directions use AirDrop on the iPhone and Quick Share on the Android phone. Keep the two close with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on; Google says it works with or without an internet connection.

Everyone for 10 Minutes means exactly that: afterwards the iPhone reverts to Contacts Only, or Receiving Off if it isn't signed in to an Apple Account (Apple). Quick Share can't use Contacts Only yet, though Google says it would welcome working with Apple on it.

Android to iPhone

1. On the iPhone, open Control Centre, touch and hold the top-left group of controls, tap AirDrop, then Everyone for 10 Minutes. (Or Settings > General > AirDrop.)
2. On a Galaxy, check that Share with Apple devices is on in Quick Share settings.
3. On the Android phone, open the photo or file, tap Share, then Quick Share.
4. Pick the iPhone from the nearby devices.
5. On the iPhone, tap Accept on the AirDrop notification.

iPhone to Android

1. On the Android phone, open Quick Share (search Settings for it) and tap Receive. On a Pixel 9 or later (not the 9a), Everyone for 10 minutes visibility also works. Keep the screen on and unlocked.
2. On a Galaxy, turn on Share with Apple devices.
3. On the iPhone, open the file, tap the Share button, then AirDrop, and pick the Android phone.
4. Tap Accept on the Android phone. Google says files land in the Files app under Downloads > Quick Share.

Quick Share not working with an iPhone? Check these

Check these in order, quickest first:

• AirDrop has reverted. Set the iPhone to Everyone for 10 Minutes again, just before you send.
• Too far apart, or a radio is off. Google's troubleshooting says to bring the devices within 30 cm, check Bluetooth, and try Airplane mode on, then off.
• A hotspot is on. Apple says to disconnect Personal Hotspot, and Samsung says Apple sharing won't work during Mobile Hotspot, Smart View, DeX or Music Share.
• The Galaxy switch is off: Share with Apple devices, in Quick Share settings.
• Your phone isn't supported yet, or hasn't had the update. Check Google's list and install any system updates.
• Sending from the iPhone? The Android phone must be in Receive mode with its screen on and unlocked.
• Wi-Fi drops while you share. That's expected: Samsung says Wi-Fi may switch off when connecting to Apple devices, and Google says it reconnects once you leave the Quick Share page.

Still stuck on the iPhone side? Try our AirDrop troubleshooting checklist, or skip the radios and use the browser.

Phone not on the list? The QR-code route goes through Google's servers

Since May 2026, Google has been rolling out a fallback for every other Android phone (Android Authority). Tap Use QR code in Quick Share; the iPhone scans it with the Camera app and downloads the file from a Google web page.

Handy, but it isn't AirDrop. Per Google's help page:

• Files are end-to-end encrypted and uploaded to Google's servers, where they stay available for 24 hours. It doesn't use your Drive storage.
• Both devices need internet; off Wi-Fi it can use mobile data.
• Limits: 10 GB to Apple devices every 24 hours, 1,000 files per share, 20 Apple receivers at a time.
• Videos can only be downloaded, not saved or shared from that page, and some files arrive as a zip.
• It's one-way: Android to Apple.

Fine if you don't mind an encrypted copy on Google's servers for up to 24 hours. You still need to be together to scan the code, and both devices need internet. If you'd rather nothing was uploaded, use a direct route.

Quick Share between iPhone and Windows: what to use instead

There's no Quick Share route between an iPhone and a Windows PC. Quick Share for Windows links 64-bit Windows 10 and later PCs with Android devices only, and Google's AirDrop bridge runs on Android phones and tablets, not PCs. Nearby Share is the same thing under its old name, and Windows' own Nearby sharing is for sharing between Windows PCs. What works instead:

• Phone Link. Send Files moves files between your own iPhone and Windows 11 PC over Bluetooth LE with a Microsoft account, but Microsoft says the feature “is being gradually rolled out”.
• A USB cable. With Apple's Devices app installed, the Windows Photos app imports photos and videos (Apple); other files take more steps, covered in our iPhone to PC file transfer guide.
• A cloud drive like iCloud or OneDrive, if the file can wait. It's an upload.
• A browser beam, which also works with someone else's PC. Steps below.

Older guides still suggest Intel Unison. It stopped working on most PCs at the end of June 2025 (9to5Google); here are Intel Unison alternatives that still work.

A Quick Share alternative for iPhone that works with any phone

Beamaroo is a web page, not an app. Open beamaroo.com in Safari on the iPhone and in any modern browser on the other device (Android, Windows, Mac, Chromebook or another iPhone) and the files go straight across. No model list, no AirDrop settings, and the devices don't need to share a room or a network.

Nothing is uploaded or stored: the server only introduces the devices, and if a network blocks a direct link, an encrypted relay passes along bytes it can't read. More in how Beamaroo works; for Move to iOS and messaging, see Android to iPhone file transfer.

1. On the sending device, open beamaroo.com, choose the files and tap Get a code.
2. Pass on the code (like beam-7-otter-quartz): say it, text it, tap Copy link, or let them scan the QR code.
3. On the other device, open beamaroo.com, tap Receive and enter the code, or open the link. They see the file count and total size, then tap Accept.
4. Files stream directly between the browsers, encrypted end to end. Once each file passes its integrity check, you see Delivered ✔ — verified on their device.

What it can't do

• Both devices must be online at once. It's live, not a link for tomorrow.
• Phones handle a few hundred MB comfortably. Files sit in browser memory until saved, so Beamaroo warns above 300 MB on a phone, and multi-gigabyte videos can fail in iPhone Safari.
• Keep the screen on. Locking the phone or switching apps can stall a transfer, and there's no resume.
• Folders need zipping first, or select the files inside.

Beamaroo vs Quick Share, AirDrop and Google's QR code

Side by side. None of them wins on everything.

When Quick Share is the better choice

If your Android phone is on the list and you're next to the iPhone, use Quick Share. It's in the share sheet, needs no internet, and saves straight to the phone rather than holding files in a browser tab's memory, which matters for long videos.

Use Google's QR route when your phone isn't supported, you're with the iPhone owner, and an encrypted copy on Google's servers for up to 24 hours is fine.

Use Beamaroo when your phone isn't listed, the other device is a Windows PC or Chromebook, you're in different places, or you'd rather nothing was uploaded. For whole photo libraries or multi-gigabyte files, a cable or the native tools still win.