How does it work?
Moving files between an iPhone and an Android phone is the classic cross-platform headache: AirDrop is Apple-only, Quick Share is Android-only, and messaging apps crush photo and video quality on the way through.
A Quick Transfer sidesteps the platform war because it runs in the browser both phones already have. One phone picks the files and shows a code, and the other phone types it in. That's the whole process.
The files move at full original quality, with nothing to install or pair. The phones don't even need to be on the same Wi-Fi network.
How to Transfer Files from iPhone to Android
- Open this page on the iPhone, tap the button above and pick the photos, videos or files to send.
- On the Android phone, open transfer.zip/quick in the browser and type the 6-digit code from the iPhone.
- The files download to the Android phone immediately. Keep both phones unlocked until it finishes.
HEIC photos on Android
iPhones shoot photos in HEIC by default. Recent Android versions open HEIC fine, but older phones or apps may not.
For maximum compatibility, convert to JPG with our free HEIC to JPG converter, or set the iPhone camera to "Most Compatible" in Settings → Camera → Formats before shooting.
Full quality, unlike WhatsApp
Sending photos through WhatsApp or other messengers recompresses them hard. Fine for a meme, painful for the only copy of a group photo. A direct transfer moves the original files exactly as they are.
Videos benefit most: a minute of 4K iPhone footage is hundreds of megabytes, and it arrives on the Android phone untouched.
Switching from iPhone to Android?
For a full phone switch, transfer your camera roll in batches: select a few hundred photos at a time in the picker and send each batch. Both phones can be on different networks, even iPhone on Wi-Fi and Android on mobile data.
Contacts and calendars are better moved through your Google account; for the photos, videos and documents themselves, a direct transfer is the fastest cable-free route.
FAQ
Why can't I just AirDrop to Android? AirDrop only works between Apple devices: iPhones, iPads and Macs. For iPhone-to-Android you need a cross-platform route, and the browser is the one thing both phones share.
Do I need to install an app on either phone? No. Safari on the iPhone and Chrome (or any browser) on Android are enough. There is no account and nothing to install.
Will my photos and videos keep their quality? Yes. Files transfer in their original quality with no recompression, unlike messaging apps, which heavily compress photos and especially videos.
Do both phones need to be on the same Wi-Fi? No. The phones connect over the internet, so any mix of Wi-Fi and mobile data works. They just both need to be online at the same time.
What about Live Photos? The picker sends what iOS hands over. For Live Photos that is the still image (and the video part where iOS includes it). For guaranteed motion, record a short video instead.
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