Google expands Quick Share-AirDrop compatibility with QR codes

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Google has begun rolling out the QR code-based option for sharing between Quick Share and Apple AirDrop. This feature allows Android users without native Quick Share to AirDrop compatibility to still share files and photos.

With Quick Share, Android users can create a QR code that an iPhone user can scan. Once scanned, the file you want to send will be uploaded to the cloud and then transferred to your recipient without any additional apps needed from their end. If the feature isn't available for you yet, Google said it plans full availability on Android devices to come within the next month.

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Google to add more supported devices for Quick Share's Apple AirDrop compatibility

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More Android users will be able to use Quick Share to send files, photos and the like to Apple users. Google's Quick Share compatibility with Apple AirDrop will support more devices from Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus, Vivo, Xiaomi, and HONOR later in the year.

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Instagram unveils real-time Instants feature

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Instagram launched Instants, a new real-time photo-sharing feature and standalone companion app designed for spontaneous sharing with Close Friends and mutual followers. Available globally starting today, Instants allows users to snap unedited, real-time photos directly from their Instagram inbox or a dedicated app. To ensure authenticity, photos cannot be uploaded from a phone's gallery and will disappear immediately after being viewed, or within 24 hours if left unopened.

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Google's Gemini Intelligence introduces custom widgets

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Customizing is going to be more personalized on your Android smartphone and smartwatch with a new custom widgets feature. With Gemini Intelligence's Create My Widget, you can describe the type of widget you want to appear on your smartphone or smartwatch.

"For example, if you're a meal prepper, just ask Create My Widget to 'Suggest three high-protein meal prep recipes every week,' and watch as it builds a custom dashboard you can add and resize right on your home screen. Or if you're a cyclist who only cares about wind speed and rain, you can create a weather widget that surfaces those exact stats," Google said in its press release.

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