{"id":381257,"date":"2026-04-15T20:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381257\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:22:18","slug":"galaxy-devices-ditching-data-in-shared-images-over-airdrop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/381257\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy devices ditching data in shared images over AirDrop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a monumental update allowed Galaxy S26 phones to share with Apple\u2019s iOS devices using AirDrop, some users are reporting that shared images are missing location and camera data.<\/p>\n

AirDrop has traditionally been a proprietary system within the same category as iMessage, proving to be a communication hurdle between iOS and Android devices. That\u2019s begun to change recently, as Samsung released the first version of Android\u2019s AirDrop<\/a> compatibility. The feature is limited to Galaxy S26 series devices for now, since it\u2019s in the early stages.<\/p>\n

Proof of Quick Share\u2019s AirDrop infancy is in recent reports stating that images shared from Galaxy phones to iOS devices are missing metadata. The weeks-old report comes from Samsung\u2019s official community forum<\/a>, where one user notes their shared images are missing both location and lens data.<\/p>\n

Samsung responded to the initial complaint, noting the company is working on a fix for Quick Share. They\u2019ve confirmed that during the AirDrop share with Galaxy phones \u201clocation information is not transmitted when sharing files with Apple devices.\u201d As for lens data, Samsung claims it\u2019s still investigating whether or not this is a more widespread problem. Another user in that thread confirms lens data is missing.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been some time since this issue was first posted in Samsung\u2019s forum. According to SamMobile<\/a>, shared images are still missing location data. Lens information, on the other hand, seems to be hanging on during file transfer.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, we were unable to confirm this ourselves. Samsung is expected to patch the AirDrop location bug on Galaxy phones sometime soon. Even still, it\u2019s a brand-new Quick Share function that took quite a bit of time to appear on Android devices. Some bugs are to be expected. Hopefully, it stops there.<\/p>\n

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