Overview
- Samsung says the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus and S26 Ultra begin receiving AirDrop‑compatible Quick Share from March 23, starting in Korea with Europe and the United States to follow this week.
- Users will find the toggle under Settings > Connected devices > Quick Share > Share with Apple devices, and the option may appear after a small update on some phones.
- For transfers to an iPhone, AirDrop must be set to Everyone or 10 minutes for everyone, while Android users can choose Everyone or Everyone for 10 minutes to receive from Apple devices.
- The implementation builds on Google's late‑2025 Quick Share expansion that interoperates with AirDrop, already live on Pixel 10 and later extended to Pixel 9, with Oppo also confirming support.
- Samsung indicates more regions will come next, and reports suggest older Galaxy models could gain the capability via One UI 8.5, though that extension is not confirmed; some users may notice brief Wi‑Fi drops during peer‑to‑peer transfers.