Sharing files between Android and iPhone has always involved using workarounds, as there has never been native support for it. But that’s finally changing, since Google is going all in on Quick Share. They’re now letting users send files to an iPhone using just a QR code. What this allows for is that you wouldn’t need any app installation on the iPhones or any accounts to sign in to; basically, it’s the most seamless experience ever. The feature was announced during The Android Show at I/O ’26 earlier this week and has already begun rolling out. So without wasting much time, let’s take a look at how this feature works and how you can use it for yourself.
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The new QR code feature in Quick Share is specifically designed as a kind of bridge for Android-to-iPhone transfers. When you share a file through Quick Share on Android, the app now gives you the option to generate a QR code. Over on the iPhone, users can scan this code directly on the native Camera app. Once scanned, the file gets transferred to the recipient. Google has also confirmed that all files shared this way are end-to-end encrypted. The shared link remains active for up to 24 hours, after which it expires automatically.
Once the feature is available on your Android device, check out the steps mentioned below to check how you can use it to send a file to an iPhone:
With that said, I hope this guide helped you understand how exactly you can use the latest QR-based Quick Share feature to transfer files between Android and iPhone. For more such informative guides, keep on reading Digit.in
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