United Kingdom, Feb. 1 -- Android is starting to roll out Quick Share on Google Pixel devices.

The company's version of Apple's popular AirDrop feature was announced earlier this year as a combination of Google'S Nearby Share and Samsung's Quick Share, which allow users to quickly exchange files with nearby devices.

The system only works for devices using the same sharing programme, meaning friends with Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel handsets would have to find another way to share.

Now, that's no longer the case with Quick Share coming to all Android devices, as well as other devices like Chromebooks and other Android handsets.

Sameer Samat, general manager and vice president at Google's Android Ecosystem team, previously said: "We'v...