Last updated: May 13th, 2026 at 10:15 UTC+02:00
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Not all Galaxy devices will get AirDrop support.
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Earlier this year, Samsung brought AirDrop support to Quick Share on the Galaxy S26 series, allowing users to share files wirelessly with Apple devices. However, Samsung was not the first brand to introduce the feature. Google added AirDrop compatibility to Android, and the Pixel 10 series was the first to support it.
Now, Google has revealed the list of Galaxy devices that will soon get AirDrop support.
During The Android Show | I/O Edition (2026), Alanna Veiga, a Product Manager on Google’s Android team, said that AirDrop support will soon expand to more Android phones, including several high-end Galaxy devices from Samsung. Some of those devices have already received AirDrop via the stable One UI 8.5 update.
The supported devices are listed below:
Android devices that officially support AirDrop via Quick Share – Source: Google
Notably, the Galaxy S23 series, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and mid-range or budget devices from the Galaxy A, Galaxy F, Galaxy M, and Galaxy Tab A series are absent from the list. It does not include any Galaxy Tab S series devices either, at least for now.
You can click here to know how to share files wirelessly from your Galaxy device to Apple devices via Quick Share.
It is possible that Google could bring AirDrop support through Quick Share to more Galaxy devices in the future, but the feature may remain limited to select high-end models.
The reason is that Android’s AirDrop compatibility is not purely a software-based feature. It also requires chipset-level support and networking optimizations to mimic Apple’s AWDL (Apple Wireless Direct Link) technology. AWDL is similar to Wi-Fi Direct, but it was developed specifically for Apple devices.
Google reportedly reverse-engineered AWDL using a secure, memory-safe networking protocol written in the Rust programming language. This allows Android’s Quick Share to communicate directly with Apple devices over a peer-to-peer connection without routing data through external servers.
As a result, older or lower-end devices with unsupported chipsets may not be capable of supporting the feature.
Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.
