As a precaution, someone using iOS 8.4.1 is recommended to set AirDrop not to be used in locked state. Also on Mac, upgrading to the latest version of OS X 10.11 will make it impossible to do this.

Apple products such as iPhone and Mac are equipped with a feature called ' AirDrop ' that allows you to easily share images and files wirelessly. AirDrop automatically encrypts communication content, ...

In November 2025, Google and Apple finally established a connection with Quick Share (formerly Nearby Share) and AirDrop on ...

Google’s Quick Share taps into AirDrop's protocol to connect with iPhones. Google has apparently found a loophole in Apple’s secure AirDrop feature, and is now exploiting it to let Android users share ...

We’ve all been there – you take a great photo on your Android phone, and your friend with an iPhone asks you to send it. Until now, that usually meant sending it through a messaging app or uploading ...

The new Quick Share update that adds AirDrop support is breaking Wi-Fi. It is happening on the Pixel 10 series of phones. Users are complaining across Google forums and Reddit. Simply opening the file ...

Apple is expanding its AirDrop feature, which enables wireless file exchange between devices. In the future, there will likely be one-time codes for 30 days. Apple is apparently planning a new way to ...

Google’s smartphone is set to get a new feature, which might make life much easier for Pixel users who are struggling to send a photo from a Pixel to an iPhone. The update is arriving for the Pixel 9 ...