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The easiest ways to exchange contact information over the phone

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A screenshot of how to share a contact card with another person via Apple iPhone.

Tap Who can share with you?then enable All and check the Just for 10 minutes box. This means that Quick Share actions can be initiated with unknown contacts, but the sharing feature will be disabled after 10 minutes. This should be enough time for you to share a contact card.

Unlike NameDrop, there’s no magic action to bring phones together. You need to head to your Contacts app: on Pixels, tap your account photo (top right) and then tap Contacts Settings, Your informationthe three points, and then ShareOn Galaxy phones, simply tap your contact at the top of the list and then ShareYou will then see Quick Share appear as one of the options and the other person’s Android device should be detected.

Cross-platform sharing

You can also share details via email or text message.

Photography: David Nield

(David Nield)

If you’re trying to get an iPhone to work with an Android phone, you’ll notice that AirDrop doesn’t work with Android devices and Quick Share doesn’t work with iOS. That means you’ll have to use one of the other sharing options available on your phone, but there are plenty.

On an iPhone, open the Contacts app in iOS, then tap your name at the top of the contact list. Choose Share ContactSelect the fields on your contact card that you want to share (including your number and address) and you will be offered various sharing options, from email to WhatsApp message and social media.

On Android, it’s similar: Go to the page to share your own contact card as we described above for Pixel and Galaxy phones, and next to the Quick Share option, you’ll find alternative sharing methods that are compatible with iPhones. You can choose text or email, for example, or Bluetooth (which should work with an iPhone, as long as the iPhone owner has the permission). Bluetooth page from the open iPhone Settings).

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