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TL;DR
- An unofficial project brings Quick Share receiving to jailbroken Kindle devices.
- Kindshare lets you send files wirelessly from an Android phone, but the Kindle can’t send files back.
- The process is fairly technical, and compatibility may depend on your Kindle model and firmware version.
Quick Share made an unexpected leap beyond Android last year when Google made it compatible with Apple’s AirDrop. Now it’s more or less reached another device you probably wouldn’t have expected, as an unofficial project lets you send files from an Android phone straight to a jailbroken Kindle.
As spotted by Hackaday, developer unrealJune has created Kindshare, an open-source project that adds Quick Share receiving to compatible Kindles. Once everything is set up, the Kindle can appear as a destination in Quick Share, letting you send files over wirelessly.
