{"id":411140,"date":"2026-03-30T07:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/411140\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:39:18","slug":"older-galaxy-phones-are-now-getting-airdrop-support-but-dont-celebrate-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/411140\/","title":{"rendered":"Older Galaxy phones are now getting AirDrop support, but don&#8217;t celebrate yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Share With Apple Devices Quick Share Airdrop\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Share With Apple Devices Quick Share Airdrop\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Ultra-Share-With-Apple-Devices-Quick-Share-Airdrop-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adamya Sharma \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Users have reported that Quick Share\u2019s AirDrop support is now visible on their older Galaxy phones.<\/li>\n<li>These phones include the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S24, and Galaxy S25 families.<\/li>\n<li>The feature doesn\u2019t work just yet, suggesting that you\u2019ll have to wait until the stable One UI 8.5 release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samsung recently joined Google in bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-airdrop-us-3652271\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AirDrop support<\/a> to its latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-android-phones-568001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">flagship Android phones<\/a>. What if you had an older Galaxy phone, though? Well, the good news is that it seems like older devices are also getting the requisite software. The bad news is that the feature isn\u2019t working just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyS25\/comments\/1s47lj4\/quick_share_airdrop_update_for_galaxy_s25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Redditors<\/a> reportedly received a key Quick Share update that adds AirDrop support (h\/t: tipster <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tarunvats33\/status\/2037856393399878011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tarun Vats<\/a>). This update apparently comes via the Galaxy Store. Check out a Redditor\u2019s screenshot below, which shows the <strong>Share with Apple devices<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Quick Share AirDrop support on Galaxy S25 muku2121\"  alt=\"Quick Share AirDrop support on Galaxy S25 muku2121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Quick-Share-AirDrop-support-on-Galaxy-S25-muku2121.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_nm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This update seems to be coming to people with phones from the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S24, and Galaxy S25 series. Furthermore, many One UI 8.5 beta users reported receiving this update, but it also seems like a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GalaxyS25\/comments\/1s5yu3i\/quickshare_to_apple_devices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Galaxy owners running stable One UI 8<\/a> are seeing the option.<\/p>\n<p>However, the big catch here is that the feature isn\u2019t actually available just yet. Users can see the <strong>Share with Apple devices<\/strong> switch and toggle it, but the functionality doesn\u2019t work yet. Samsung and\/or Google presumably have to flick a switch to get it running on your device. There\u2019s no word on a release timeline, but I\u2019m guessing the feature could arrive as part of the stable One UI 8.5 upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>In any event, this feature comes months after Google first brought AirDrop support via Quick Share to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-pixel-10-pro-xl-review-3597168\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10 series<\/a>. It then followed up by bringing this functionality to the Pixel 9 series. OPPO has also confirmed that it will bring this capability to its flagships. So we hope companies like Motorola, Xiaomi, vivo, and HONOR are next in line to offer AirDrop support via Quick Share.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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