Google is expanding support for Quick Share and AirDrop compatibility between Pixel phones and iPhones to include Pixel 9 phones as well.
Not for the Pixel 9a, I’m sad… 
I wonder if it will be available on grapheneos through the enabled Google services, I would be glad
Removing sharing with everyone by default is a terrible decision. Apple reduce the timing of the “Everyone by default” from 30 minutes to 10 minutes at the behest of the Chinese government, because it was used in protests to share information quickly.
Google following suit will only help authoritarian countries.
That’s not really proven, the actual reason is because people would airdrop porn to random strangers.
There is a consensus of reporting saying the two are linked.
( Apple CEO confronted over restricting AirDrop access amid China protests
Apple CEO Tim Cook has remained silent as he was confronted by a reporter over a controversial move by the company.)
you seem to refer to comments made by a chinese official (as reported by Ars) (original here). Not sure why one would trust those more than actual facts. Also see the ars piece, at best Apple didn’t care about Airdrop privacy, at worst they actually ignored this to please the CCP.
