Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. My primary devices are an iPhone, a Windows PC ...

Some new jailbreak tweaks have surfaced in Cydia that allow you to open and send all kinds of files between iOS devices with iMessage. Apple’s messaging protocol can be used to send much more than ...

Transferring files between different devices is now simpler with PairDrop. This free, web-based tool allows seamless file sharing across Android, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Linux devices on the same ...

If the Bluetooth File Transfer wizard displays a message stating This Bluetooth device or computer cannot process files of this type when you try to transfer any file type from your mobile ...

Google took its own sweet time but it has finally started rolling out an AirDrop-like feature for all Android devices. Dubbed Nearby Share, the feature is being rolled out to select Pixel and Samsung ...

Apple's AirDrop file-sharing feature debuted with the release of OS X Lion and allowed users to transfer files from one Mac to another without using email or an external storage device. The feature ...

I recently wrote about 9 ways you can transfer files from one Mac to another, which is useful if you have, say, an iMac and a laptop, and need to pass files back and forth. But you may also need to ...

Google confirms Quick Share’s AirDrop-style sharing is expanding beyond Pixel to more Android devices in 2026, making file sharing far easier.