Samsung is starting to bring compatibility with Apple's AirDrop to its Android phones via a phased software update. Google announced last November that it was adding AirDrop compatibility to Android's similar Quick Share feature.

Ahead of Unpacked last month, there was some talk of the Galaxy S26 being able to send files over AirDrop using Android's Quick Share feature. Much like

This news comes just as Samsung pulls its latest Android update for Galaxy S26 users in China and perhaps elsewhere. There’s likely a bug to be ironed out, or maybe this is linked with the new functionality now being offered.

Galaxy S26 introduces AirDrop-like Quick Share support, letting Android users send and receive files seamlessly with Apple devices for easier sharing.

As Google promised, Apple AirDrop sharing is expanding to more Android devices. Samsung announced today that its Galaxy S26 Series is getting AirDrop support through the Quick Share feature. Google first introduced the Quick Share feature on its Pixel 10 phones last year and,

Samsung tells us that the Galaxy S26 is getting an update to deliver AirDrop support for Quick Share, starting tomorrow in South Korea. Access will expand to S26 handsets in the US sometime later in the week.

Google is no stranger to shocking users with surprise additions to apps, devices, and features that they didn't really see coming, but its move in November last year felt less like a simple feature addition,

Samsung is rolling out AirDrop/Quick Share capability to the S26 series. Coming to Korea first on 3/23, and the US later in the week. Will roll out compatibility to other Galaxy devices at a later date.

This cross-platform compatibility works with AirDrop’s ‘Everyone for 10 minutes’ mode and includes security features like Apple’s new PIN system from iOS 26.2. The development significantly improves file sharing between iPhone and Samsung users,