How to transfer files between Android and iPhone without AirDrop

Share files between Android and iPhone without worrying about ecosystems

On a trip with friends, at a family gathering, or in a class project, there's always someone with Android and someone with an iPhone.

Sending photos or videos via chat can compress them, and AirDrop doesn’t help when phones aren’t in the same ecosystem

With QrTransfer.io, open the app on both phones, select the files, and scan the QR code on the phone where you want to receive them

This is how you can transfer content between Android and iPhone in a few steps, without searching for cables or asking the other person to install a heavy app

How to send files between Android and iPhone without AirDrop

Step 1

Open QrTransfer.io where you have the files

Select the photos, videos, or documents you want to transfer to the other phone

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Step 2

Open the app on the other phone

Keep the receiving QR visible on the phone where you want to receive them

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Step 3

Scan the QR on the phone where you want to receive them

Connect both phones by scanning the QR code from the phone where you have the files

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Step 4

Review the received files

When finished, they will be available from Menu > Downloaded Files

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Why use QrTransfer.io between Android and iPhone

The typical case is sharing photos from a dinner, a video from an event, or a quick document with someone who has a different type of phone

QrTransfer.io prevents turning a simple transfer into a chain of messages, cloud links, or compressed files.