Google’s AirDrop-style file sharing feature is expanding to more Android phones, but the rollout is more selective than many users expected — and older Samsung flagships didn’t make the first wave.
According to a device list Google confirmed, Quick Share’s cross-platform capability — which lets Android phones send files directly to nearby iPhones — is currently live on the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Google Pixel 10, Pixel 9, and Pixel 8a, plus the Oppo Find X9 series, Oppo Find N6, and Vivo X300 Ultra. Older Samsung flagships, select OnePlus models, and select Honor devices are on the schedule for later support.
The feature works through Android’s Quick Share and doesn’t require the iPhone to install any app. Google added it as part of an ongoing effort to make file transfers between the two ecosystems less painful — previously, sharing a photo or document from an Android phone to a nearby iPhone required cloud services, Bluetooth workarounds, or third-party apps. Apple added RCS support in iOS 18, and cross-platform encrypted messaging has now also started rolling out, making this a broader period of Android-Apple interoperability improvements.
The cutoff for older Galaxies is a reminder of how fragmented Android’s hardware ecosystem is: even a Google-led feature rollout can’t land on every device at once, and users on Galaxy S25 or S24 have no confirmed date for when their phones will support the feature.
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