Samsung confirms latest Galaxy phones will support AirDrop compatibility - and I'm thrilled

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Samsung is rolling out AirDrop/Quick Share capability to the S26 series.
• Coming to Korea first on 3/23, and the US later in the week.
• Will roll out compatibility to other Galaxy devices at a later date.

A few months ago, Google introduced a new feature that allowed Pixels to transfer files and photos to Apple devices via Quick Share, which uses AirDrop. 

This is a very big deal because previously, the options to share data between iOS and Android were not great. You could text a file, email it, or, if you're me, you could use Google Photos links, which work super well with my mom, except it really, really doesn't.

Also: How to AirDrop on Android to iPhone (and which models support the file-sharing feature)

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