Google’s Quick Share adds a tap-to-share mode

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7:13 AM PDT · August 12, 2026

Alongside its Pixel 11 product launches on Wednesday, Google announced it is making fast sharing between its devices easier, with an improved version of Google’s Quick Share feature (similar to Apple’s AirDrop), rolling out now.

The feature will now allow Android users to send their contact information, photos, videos, and more with a tap.

To use the new version of Quick Share, you’ll bring your Android device close to another compatible Android device for what Google calls an “instant, two-way exchange.” Plus, you’ll be able to share photos or videos from the phone’s Share Sheet, then tap devices together to make the exchange.

The addition brings the Pixel lineup more on par with the iPhone, as it follows the launch of the NFC-powered NameDrop feature in Apple’s iOS 17, which similarly allowed iPhone users to share contacts, photos, or videos by touching phones.

The Quick Share update is rolling out starting on Wednesday on Pixel 6 and newer devices, and will soon arrive on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 as well. More devices will be supported by year-end, Google says.

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