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Google Brings AirDrop-Style Tap to Share to Android Users, Starting with Pixels

The update lets Android users exchange contact cards, photos and videos with a tap, while Pixel 11 moves its NFC antenna for easier use.

  • On Wednesday, Google launched Tap to Share via Quick Share, enabling instant contact and file transfers between Android devices with a physical tap. The feature rolls out today to Pixel 6 and newer phones.
  • To facilitate this gesture, Google engineered a crucial hardware change on the Google Pixel 11 series by repositioning the NFC chip to the top, enabling an Apple-like intuitive tap to initiate device handshake.
  • Users can share photos, videos, or contact cards by selecting media in the Share Sheet and tapping devices together, which establishes a direct connection for instant, two-way information exchange between compatible Android devices.
  • Google plans to expand Tap to Share to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8 soon, bringing Android closer to Apple's NFC-powered NameDrop feature launched in iOS 17.
  • The feature will help propagate Quick Share for file transfers, as many Android users remain unaware of the tool. Google intends to expand support across more devices by year-end.
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Google's Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More

Google says the new Quick Share feature is an “instant, two-way exchange” for sharing.

·San Francisco, United States
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Android Tap to Share Makes Sharing Content More Natural: How the New File Sharing Option Works

Google releases Android tap to share, a feature that allows you to send photos, videos and contacts while touching two compatible mobile phones.

·Los Angeles, United States
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LifehackerLifehacker
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Here's How Google's New 'Tap to Share' Android Feature Works

Google's new Tap to Share feature lets you share files and contact info by bringing your Android phones together.

·New York, United States
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Tap to Share on Android Is Official! Google Launches iPhone

Google has started to officially provide a new functionality on Android. It promises to simplify the way users exchange data. By name Tap to Share, it allows the transfer of content through the approximation of...

·Lisboa, Portugal
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ZDNetZDNet
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Android can now tap to share for contact info, photos, and more - which phones get it first

The process of sending someone a file or sharing your information on Android just got a lot simpler.

·New York, United States
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Google Pixel 11 Gets AirDrop-Like Feature: Tap Phones to Share Photos, Videos and Contacts

Google’s new Quick Share feature brings AirDrop-like tap-to-share functionality to Android, starting with Pixel devices and expanding to older Pixel phones and Samsung foldables.

·New York, United States
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Android Authority broke the news in British Columbia, Canada on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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