Google enables Pixel-to-iPhone file sharing via Quick Share, AirDrop – Against Invaders

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Google has added interoperability supportbetween Android Quick Share and Apple AirDrop, to let users share files between Pixel devices and iPhones.

For now, only Pixel 10-series devices support the new data transmission and reception capability, but more Android models will follow.

Quick Share (formerly Nearby Share) is Android’s built-in wireless file-sharing system for sending media, documents, and other files between Android devices over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct.

Wizreads the announcement.

“This new feature makes it possible to quickly share your photos, videos, and files with people you choose to communicate with, without worrying about the kind of phone they use.”

The tech giant assures users that the new file-sharing system was built with security at its core, adhering to its strict development safeguards, including threat modeling, internal security and privacy reviews, and internal penetration testing.

An independent audit by NetSPI, a cybersecurity company specializingin penetration testing, attack surface management, and breach simulation,confirmed that the new system is robustand that there are no data leakages.

Google’s announcement also highlighted that the Rust programming language had a key role in this implementation, to parsewireless data packages while eliminating “entire classes of memory-safety vulnerabilities by design.”

The implementation uses AirDrop’s “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode for a direct, device-to-device connection that doesn’t involve server intermediaries or any point where data logging may occur.

Users are expected to manually verify that the device they see on their screen belongs to the person they want to connect with, so caution is advised in this step, not to accidentally share sensitive content with a random device nearby.

Google notes that this mode is the first step in establishing interoperability, and with Apple’s collaboration, they seek to enable a “Contacts Only” mode in future releases.

BleepingComputer has contacted Apple to request a comment on this possibility and how open they are to working towards interoperability with Android, but a response wasn’t immediately available.


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