Samsung’s Older Galaxy Phones Are Getting AirDrop Support, But There’s a Catch

Cross-platform file sharing between Android and iPhone has always been more painful than it should be. That might finally be changing, and not just for people with the latest hardware.

Several Redditors have reported receiving a Quick Share update on older Galaxy devices that adds an option to share files directly with Apple devices. Tipster Tarun Vats flagged this development, noting the update arrives through the Galaxy Store and surfaces a “Share with Apple devices” toggle inside Quick Share settings.

The update appears to be rolling out across the Galaxy S22, S23, S24, and S25 series, which is a meaningfully wide net. What’s more, it isn’t limited to One UI 8.5 beta testers. A handful of users running the stable One UI 8 build are also seeing the option appear.

Here’s the catch though: the toggle exists, but the feature doesn’t actually work yet. You can enable it, but nothing happens on the other end. Samsung or Google still needs to activate it server-side before transfers go through.

No official release date has been announced. The safest bet is that full functionality arrives alongside the stable One UI 8.5 rollout.

The broader picture here matters. Google introduced AirDrop support through Quick Share for the Pixel 10 series first, then extended it to Pixel 9. OPPO has also confirmed the feature is coming to its flagships. The direction is clear: Android-to-iPhone file sharing is slowly becoming a real, native option across the ecosystem, not just a workaround.