Your older Pixel phone may finally be getting Quick Share AirDrop support

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Devices that won’t play nicely together suck . Sometimes incompatibility is the design goal, trying to lock you into one ecosystem or another. Other times it’s a glitch, or even just developer callousness. But however it starts, we’re always glad to see it come to an end. Android and iOS devices have been inching closer towards peaceful co-existence with the arrival of cross AirDrop/Quick Share support , and now it looks like a long-overdue expansion is taking place.

Google started bringing AirDrop compatibility to Quick Share on Pixel 10 phones last fall, eventually expanding that down through the Pixel 8a series . And while that list now also includes the new Pixel 11 family, we’ve been wondering when the rest of the Pixel crew might be invited to join the party.

Earlier today we shared with you the first report we’ve seen of the old Pixel Tablet adding AirDrop support , and now we’re already finding similar accounts from owners of Pixel 7 and Pixel 8 handsets.

Here, users @megumario on Telegram and @Cookieofautumn1 on X share the notifications they’re just now spotting on their Pixel handsets. This may be a phased rollout, so it’s possible you may not get this on your own device straight away, but be on the lookout.

It’s worth noting that while multiple users have seen these messages, at least some claim that it’s still not working for them, suggesting the notification may have been premature. Perhaps it’s also tied to specific software updates, which aren’t necessarily all arriving at the same time.

We’ve reached out to Google in an effort to get the full picture on this apparent expansion, including precisely which Pixel devices should be expecting to get this support. We’ll update this post with anything more we’re able to learn.

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