{"id":539472,"date":"2026-03-23T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539472\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T00:12:10","slug":"heres-when-galaxy-s26-quick-share-airdrop-support-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/539472\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s when Galaxy S26 Quick Share AirDrop support arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_lg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Samsung Galaxy S26 S26 Plus S26 Ultra stood up side angle\"  alt=\"Samsung Galaxy S26 S26 Plus S26 Ultra stood up side angle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-S26-Plus-S26-Ultra-stood-up-side-angle.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Jones \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Google first brought AirDrop compatibility to Quick Share last year with Pixel 10 phones, before expanding to Pixel 9 models.<br \/>\nLast week, Samsung teased that the S26 would also be joining that club.<br \/>\nToday the manufacturer confirms that AirDrop support starts arriving this week.<\/p>\n<p>Well that didn\u2019t take long! We rounded out last week with news that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/galaxy-s26-airdrop-support-coming-3650789\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung was getting ready<\/a> to follow Google\u2019s lead in breaking down file-transfer barriers between Android and iOS by making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/pixel-9-quick-share-airdrop-support-3640855\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Share cross-compatible with Apple\u2019s AirDrop<\/a>. Mobile division COO Won-Joon Choi confirmed that support was on the way, and while it sure sounded like the update could arrive soon, we didn\u2019t yet have a precise timetable. Today Samsung starts filling in the rest of those AirDrop blanks.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/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.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/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.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-airdrop-quick-share-galaxy-s26-series\/?utm_source=pr_media&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=generalhttps:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-airdrop-quick-share-galaxy-s26-series\/?utm_source=pr_media&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Samsung<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Haven\u2019t yet upgraded to the S26 family (or aren\u2019t planning to at all)? No problems there; Samsung also confirms that Quick Share\u2019s AirDrop compatibility will also be implemented for older Galaxy devices \u201cat a later date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that only has us all the more curious about when One UI 8.5 might start hitting stable on last year\u2019s Galaxy hardware \u2014 let alone start arriving in beta for additional devices.<\/p>\n<p>While Samsung\u2019s still a bit tight-lipped about that precise timetable, at least the AirDrop picture is now clear for new Galaxy S26 owners. Be on the lookout for your update landing over the next few days!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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