Samsung adds AirDrop support to Galaxy S26
Samsung is adding AirDrop support to its Galaxy S26 phones, making its Quick Share file transfer feature compatible with iPhones.
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Rolling out starting Monday, Samsung’s Quick Share update will first arrive on Galaxy S26 phones in South Korea before expanding to other regions including North America, Latin America, Europe, Hong Kong, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Samsung also plans to add Airdrop compatibility to devices outside of the S26 series in the future, although the exact models have not yet been announced.
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Samsung’s Quick Share debuted on the Galaxy S20 in 2020, seven years after Apple first introduced AirDrop to iOS. Quick Share later merged with Google’s Nearby Share feature in 2024, becoming available on non-Samsung Android devices, ChromeOS, and Windows PCs. Then, in 2025, Quick Share became AirDrop compatible on Google Pixel 10 devices. Today’s news sees support for Quick Share for iPhone expand further, gradually making it easier to share files with friends, no matter what operating system they’re using.
To send files to an iOS device via Quick Share, Samsung Galaxy S26 users will first need to enable “Share with Apple Devices”, found in the phone’s settings under “Connected Devices” and “Quick Share”.
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