Send Files from iPhone to Android

AirDrop only works between Apple devices, so moving files from an iPhone to an Android phone usually means email, a cloud link, or a third-party app both people have to install. Nearsend just needs a browser on each phone.

The usual problem

iPhone-to-Android is the transfer AirDrop was never built for. The usual workarounds, messaging apps that recompress photos, cloud storage uploads, or a cable and a computer in between, are slower and lossier than they need to be for something as simple as sending a few photos between two phones.

How Nearsend solves it

Open nearsend.app in the browser on both the iPhone and the Android phone, pair them with a QR code, PIN, or voice phrase, and send files directly, full quality, no recompression, no cable, and no app to install on either phone.

How to do it

Open Nearsend on both devices, Go to nearsend.app in any modern browser on the sending and receiving device; no app to install.
Pair them, Scan the animated QR code, enter the 6-digit PIN, or say the voice phrase to connect the two devices directly.
Send your files or folder, Drop files or a full folder onto the page, or pick them from the file browser. They stream straight to the other device.

Why it works well here

No app to install, runs in the browser on both devices
No account or sign-up required
Works across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, ChromeOS, and HarmonyOS
Files stream directly device-to-device; nothing is stored on a server
Full-quality transfer with no recompression, unlike most messaging apps

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use AirDrop to send from an iPhone to an Android phone?

No, AirDrop only works between Apple devices. Nearsend works across both.

Do both phones need the same app installed?

No; both just open nearsend.app in their browser. There’s nothing to install.

Will photos or videos lose quality?

No; files stream as-is, without the recompression many messaging apps apply.

Can I send more than photos?

Yes, any file type, and whole folders too.

Is it free?

Yes, Nearsend is free to use.

Why can't iPhone and Android just AirDrop to each other directly?

AirDrop is built exclusively for Apple's own ecosystem; there's no version of it that Android participates in at all, which is exactly the gap a cross-platform browser tool exists to fill.

Does this work if the Android phone is a budget model with an older browser?

As long as the browser is reasonably current, even a budget phone's default browser usually qualifies, the same pairing and transfer process works.

Can I send contacts or other non-file data this way?

Nearsend is built for files, folders, text, and clipboard content, dedicated contact-export formats are outside its scope, though a contact exported to a file works the same as any other file.

Is there a way to send multiple photos from an iPhone camera roll at once to Android?

Yes, select multiple photos in the Files or Photos picker, or send the whole folder if they're already organized into one, and they transfer together.

Does this work between an iPad and an Android phone the same way?

Yes. Nearsend doesn't distinguish between an iPhone and an iPad, so the same steps apply for either Apple device paired with an Android phone.