{"id":204871,"date":"2025-11-28T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204871\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T14:24:10","slug":"pixel-10s-quick-share-update-for-airdrop-has-an-annoying-wi-fi-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/204871\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixel 10&#8217;s Quick Share update for AirDrop has an annoying Wi-Fi bug"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"airdrop quick share hero 20\"  alt=\"A Pixel receiving a file from an iPhone via Quick Share and AirDrop.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/airdrop-quick-share-hero-20-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some Pixel 10 series owners have reported a strange bug after downloading the update that enables AirDrop support.<\/li>\n<li>Affected users report that their phones get disconnected from Wi-Fi if they merely open the Quick Share menu.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ve asked Google about this bug and whether a fix is on the way.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google shocked the smartphone world earlier this week when it announced that Quick Share for Android <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-quick-share-iphone-mac-airdrop-how-to-3618037\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now supports AirDrop on iPhones<\/a>. That means you can now easily share files locally between Android and Apple devices without downloading extra apps. However, it looks like some users have encountered an unfortunate bug following this major update.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1p3320u\/wifi_drooping_issues_after_installing_quick_share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pixel 10 series owners<\/a> have reported (spotted via <a href=\"https:\/\/piunikaweb.com\/2025\/11\/27\/pixel-10-quick-share-airdrop-wifi-bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PiunikaWeb<\/a>) that simply opening the Quick Share sharing menu results in their phones being disconnected from Wi-Fi. Affected users had installed the Quick Share extension update that enables AirDrop support. At least one user noted that their list of Wi-Fi networks was \u201ccompletely empty\u201d if they opened the Wi-Fi menu while Quick Share was open.<\/p>\n<p>Users have also posted threads on the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/thread\/389198355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pixel Phone Help forum<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/issuetracker.google.com\/issues\/462718926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Google Issue Tracker<\/a>. Unfortunately, a product expert in the former forum closed the thread and told users to report the issue via the Google Issue Tracker. Meanwhile, a Google representative in the Issue Tracker marked the problem as \u201cwon\u2019t fix (obsolete)\u201d and sent users back to the Pixel Phone Help forum. Go figure.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if Quick Share disables Wi-Fi when actively sending or receiving a file. After all, the service uses a direct Wi-Fi connection to transfer files. So disabling Wi-Fi might be necessary to achieve the best result in some situations (although my Wi-Fi connection stays intact when transferring files). However, the fact that this seems to happen without actively transmitting a file definitely seems to be a bug. For what it\u2019s worth, we haven\u2019t noticed this issue on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-10-specs-features-price-availability-3588502\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10<\/a> series unit.<\/p>\n<p>As for a workaround, some users have noted that this bug disappears if you uninstall the Quick Share extension update. Of course, this isn\u2019t a permanent solution if you really care about sharing with Apple devices.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, we\u2019ve asked Google\u2019s representatives for a statement on the matter and whether a fix is incoming. We\u2019ll update our article as soon as the company gets back to us.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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