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WhatsApp’s AirDrop feature might be its most exciting upgrade in years
AirDrop is one of the neat iPhone features that Android has had a tough time competing with. It's also one of the features that users often take for granted if they own multiple Apple devices. That's how I transfer files between my iPhone and Mac‚ and I use AirDrop all the time. It's also the best way to share photos and videos with friends‚ as long as they're on an iPhone or another Apple device.
Over on Android‚ things are starting to get a lot simpler thanks to Google's announcement during CES 2024. The Nearby Share feature that rivals AirDrop is now called Quick Share. That's actually Samsung's version of AirDrop. You can use Quick Share to send files on Android just like you AirDrop on iPhone.Â
All that is to say that something is missing here: a cross-platform feature that would work between iPhone and Android. That's why I'm so excited to hear that Meta is working on an AirDrop equivalent for WhatsApp. Since WhatsApp is the most popular chat app in the world with over 2 billion users‚ and since it bridges the gap between iPhone and Android‚ Meta might be on to something here.
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