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submitted 1 week ago by otters_raft@lemmy.ca to c/android@lemdro.id

Last year, Apple finally added support for Rich Communications Services (RCS) texting to its platforms, improving consistency, reliability, and security when exchanging green-bubble texts between the competing iPhone and Android ecosystems. Today, Google is announcing another small step forward in interoperability, pointing to a slightly less annoying future for friend groups or households where not everyone owns an iPhone.

Google has updated Android’s Quick Share feature to support Apple’s AirDrop, which allows users of Apple devices to share files directly using a local peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection. Apple devices with AirDrop enabled and set to “everyone for 10 minutes” mode will show up in the Quick Share device list just like another Android phone would, and Android devices that support this new Quick Share version will also show up in the AirDrop menu.

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[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Is anyone using quick share, or airdrop for that matter?

I've used smartphones since 2009 and never felt the need. Give me some examples where it could be useful?

[-] otters_raft@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

There were a handful of times when I saw students using airdrop to send files in school, but email / google drive was the most common way to do it.

The choice to make Airdrop an Apple-only feature might have hurt adoption

[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That just the fruit company being the typical asshole fruit company. They have their heads so far up their asses that they don't give a single thought to other market players.

To be fair, many of their users do the same. That is why the fruit company doesn't feel a need for integration.

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