Samsung Galaxy S26 Now Supports File Transfers to iPhones via AirDrop

Samsung announced on Sunday that AirDrop support is coming to its Quick Share feature on Galaxy S26 devices. The rollout started today in South Korea, with US devices to follow later this week, and further expansion to Canada, Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan planned for a later date. The setting allows Android users to send and receive photos and files from an Apple device. To receive media from an iPhone, Android users need to set AirDrop visibility to "everyone for 10 minutes" on their device. Owners of Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra devices will need to enable the feature through a new "Share with Apple devices" toggle in the Quick Share settings menu. Samsung says it plans to expand the feature to more Galaxy devices at a later date. Apple and Google have recently been removing barriers between platforms. Quick Share compatibility with AirDrop first became available on the Pixel 10 late last year, with Google expanding it to the wider Android ecosystem afterward. Samsung's move follows that expansion, bringing the feature to its own flagship lineup. For users who work across both Android and iPhone, this removes a friction point that has persisted for years. No more email, Bluetooth workarounds, or third-party file sharing apps when passing media between an iPhone and a Galaxy device. For digital marketers, content creators, and agency teams passing files between mixed devices, this is a time saver worth enabling right away. The platform wall between Android and iOS has been shrinking for two years. This is the latest step in that direction.