Google to let other apps build in Quick Share file sending

Google plans to let other companies build its Quick Share file sending feature straight into their apps, on both Android phones and iPhones. The news came at Android Dev Summit 2026. The toolkit for developers is due in the first half of 2027, so nothing changes for most people yet.

What changed

Quick Share is Google's way of sending files directly from one device to another. Today, using it usually means opening the phone's system Share sheet, the menu that appears when you tap Share, and then launching a full-screen Quick Share screen.

Google announced a Quick Share SDK, which is a set of building blocks for app makers. With it, developers can add file sharing inside their own apps. Users would no longer need to leave the app and go through the system menu first.

How it would look

When someone taps to share in an app that uses the toolkit, a small panel slides up from the bottom of the screen. It shows a preview of the files being sent, so you can check them before they go.

Google will also offer a separate version for iPhone apps. That matters because it means the feature is not limited to Android apps.

What is not known yet

• Which apps will adopt the toolkit.
• Whether it will cost developers anything.
• An exact release date beyond the first half of 2027.

What happens next

Developers will need time to build the feature in once the toolkit arrives. If you send photos and files between Android and iPhone, the change could make that quicker inside the apps you already use. For now, it is a plan, not a product you can try.