New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Google is moving closer to bridging the long-running gap between Android and Apple devices. Quick Share, the company's answer to AirDrop, is now being readied for iPhone and Mac support, according to fresh discoveries in Android's code. This marks a significant step toward making file transfers smoother across the world's most popular device ecosystems.

For years, AirDrop has been the gold standard for Apple users wanting to quickly share photos, documents, and videos between their own devices. Android owners, until now, have faced inconsistent workarounds and third-party apps when sending files to Apple products. Quick Share changed the game within Android and more recently on Windows PCs, but it has always left iP...