Android 17 beta is here. Here’s what is confirmed so far, what leaks suggest, and which rumored features may arrive later in ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

According to the latest release notes for Google Play services, Android phones will be getting a “new local file backup feature” powered by Google Drive. “Local file backup” sounds like a ...

Google announced the first beta version of Android 17, which includes several privacy and security enhancements. Android developers have described several improvements related to performance, media ...

Google updated its Google System Services Release Notes page today and it introduces a new feature that adds some sort of local file backup via Google Drive. The specifics around how it works are ...

Abstract: Near-field network-based file-sharing applications have gained significant popularity due to their convenience. However, developers often prioritize usability over security, resulting in ...

Android users frustrated by clunky workarounds when sharing files with iPhone owners are finally seeing progress. File sharing has long been a pain point for users who move between Android and Apple ...

Mobile Aware: Google surprised everyone when it added support for Apple's AirDrop sharing technology to its Pixel 10 family late last year. The feature, which makes it far easier to share data between ...

Google Expands AirDrop-Style File Sharing to More Android Devices Your email has been sent Google confirms Quick Share’s AirDrop-style sharing is expanding beyond Pixel to more Android devices in 2026 ...

One of the changes that we've seen in phones over recent years has been more control over the file systems. Having previously hidden away a lot of the local storage structure, Android and iOS now both ...

Android’s Quick Share now works directly with Apple’s AirDrop for seamless file transfers The feature, currently exclusive to the Pixel 10 lineup, allows two-way sharing when AirDrop is set to ...

Google today announced a new cross-platform feature that allows for file sharing between iPhone and Android users. With AirDrop on the iPhone and QuickShare on Pixel 10 devices, there is a new file ...