AirDrop
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7recommend
7warn against
Nov 20, 2025first mention
Sep 16, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Quick Share on Android (or Apple's AirDrop) can automatically stand up a fast, private”
“It's not even close to the speed AirDrop has.”
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“seamless Airdrop”
owns an iPhone 12 minion “Apple Introduces iPhone 17e”
“For syncing files between devices AirDrop is easy and doesn't require internet.”
“From a UX perspective Airdrop is super nice.”
Caveats and dissent
“Airdrop still doesn't work when I share directly from my phone.”
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“AirDrop wouldn't work until I restarted my Mac”
“some have network restrictions, and some require apps, which can be quite annoying”
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 6 mentions
- Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop 3 mentions
- The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop 3 mentions
- Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography 1 mention
- M-DISC – DVD/Blu-ray compatible discs that may last up to 1000 years 1 mention
- Google Hits 50% IPv6 1 mention
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Airdrop has been supported on many Android devices even outside the EU for a while now: https://www.android.com/quick-share/with-iphone/ Or you could just email/WhatsApp/... it.
“Quick Share on Android (or Apple's AirDrop) can automatically stand up a fast, private”
“IPv6 doesn't solve the Airdrop problem.”
“I use use AirDrop to myself for this.”
“Airdrop still doesn't work when I share directly from my phone.”
That's why we worked very hard to create the ultimate, nothing held back tool and recently launched it. Works across any device/user/platform. UI, CLI, Local network, over the internet, anything. P2P + E2EE. https://zynk.it
“I'm all for alternatives to AirDrop.”
“It's not even close to the speed AirDrop has.”
“seamless Airdrop”
“For syncing files between devices AirDrop is easy and doesn't require internet.”
“From a UX perspective Airdrop is super nice.”
“macOS (but not iOS) also supports AirDrop via local network”
“Also people have mentioned having success Airdropping to macOS devices”
“The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop”
“AirDrop wouldn't work until I restarted my Mac”
If I am not mistaken, Bump still required a connection to the Internet. WiFi Aware does not, because the phones create an ad-hoc link on the spot. The connection can be very fast. In this example, a 280 MB file is transferred in less than 10 seconds: https://vimeo.com/418946837
“I use AirDrop, AirPods auto switching on calls, and universal clipboard daily”
“I use AirDrop all the time for transferring files between my iPad and Mac.”
One thing I like about Android Quick Send is that you can generate a QR code, that the other person scans, and it'll send the file to them. I use it so rarely, and most people I know are the same, so usually it's just turned off and I find a lot of other Android users are the same.
“Another benefit is that photos sent by Airdrop get automatically backed up.”
“Quick Share currently works with AirDrop's "Everyone for 10 minutes" mode”
“some have network restrictions, and some require apps, which can be quite annoying”