Samsung Quick Share Now Works With Apple AirDrop
Samsung is finally making file sharing between Galaxy phones and iPhones a lot less annoying. An update to Quick Share, which started rolling out on March 23, now lets you send files directly to Apple devices, no extra apps, no emailing things to yourself.
If you’ve got a supported Samsung phone, you can send photos or documents to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac the same way you’d use AirDrop. Apple users just need to set AirDrop visibility to “Everyone for 10 minutes,” which is the same requirement you see with other cross-platform Android solutions right now.
Samsung started the rollout in South Korea, and it’s already hitting the U.S., Europe, Japan, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. People in the U.S. started seeing the update around March 25.
To turn it on, you go into Quick Share settings and toggle on “Share with Apple devices.” Once that’s done, nearby Apple devices should show up when you try to share something.
For now, it’s only working on the Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra with the latest software. Samsung says it plans to bring the feature to more phones, but hasn’t given a specific timeline. That said, there are signs that older flagships, like the S22 through S25, and the Z Fold 7, are being prepped for support through Quick Share updates.
Some older devices already show the “Share with Apple devices” toggle, but it’s not working yet. Nearby Apple devices don’t always appear, and transfers often fail. Reports suggest Android 16 may be the baseline for full compatibility, which helps explain why newer devices and those running One UI 8.5 beta are getting access first.
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