How to Send Files from Android to iPhone — Free, No Cable, No App

AirDrop is built for Apple devices and Quick Share for Android and Windows, so between an iPhone and most Android phones neither works out of the box. Emailing files to yourself shrinks photos, cloud drives make you upload everything first, and cables need the right adapter.

DirectFileTransfer runs in the browser you already have. The Android phone sends from Chrome, the iPhone receives in Safari, and the files go straight from one to the other.

Send from Android to iPhone in three steps

1. On the Android phone, open directfiletransfer.com in Chrome and tap Send Files. Choose the photos, videos or documents.
2. Tap Continue. A code, a link and a PIN appear on the Android phone.
3. On the iPhone, point the camera at the code (or open the link) and accept. The files arrive straight from the Android phone.

Keep the page open on the Android phone until the iPhone says the files have arrived.

Do both phones need the internet?

Yes — the website needs the internet on both phones to connect them. When both are on the same Wi‑Fi or home network, the files themselves travel over that network and never leave your home, which is also the fastest way. If one of them is on mobile data, the files go over the internet and use data.

Is it private?

The files are end-to-end encrypted and go directly between the two phones. They are not uploaded to a cloud drive and our servers never see what is inside them.

Do I need an account or an app?

No. Both phones use the website — nothing to install and no sign-up to start.

Sending the other way, from iPhone to Android?

It works the same way in reverse: on the iPhone open directfiletransfer.com, tap Send Files, choose the files and tap Continue, then scan the code with the Android phone’s camera.