AirDrop has long been an iPhone exclusive—a seamless, fast, and efficient way to transfer files between iPhones, iPads, and Macs (unless the company decides not to do so every now and then). Android users have been watching from the sidelines for years, but that’s quickly changing.
Last year, Google integrated AirDrop compatibility into its Quick Share platform. The feature was first introduced in the Pixel 10 series. The Galaxy S26 series was the first Samsung product range to adopt this. However, now the company is expanding this feature further in its smartphone portfolio and next up are the affordable Galaxy A series phones.
Which budget Galaxy A series phones get AirDrop?
The folks at GalaxyClub discovered the Share with Apple Devices menu on several non-flagship Samsung phones after installing the updated version of Quick Share (13.8.51.58), Quick Share Agent (3.5.22.24), and Quick Share Connectivity (1.5.13.15) from the Galaxy Store.
The list of smartphones includes the Galaxy A56, Galaxy A36 and Galaxy A55, Samsung’s solid mid-range devices that typically sell well below the flagship price. What’s even more interesting is that the older Galaxy S series flagships, including the S22, S23, S24 and S25, also appear on the confirmed list.
Can you now sideload AirDrop to your Galaxy smartphone?
If you own one of the Galaxy smartphones mentioned above, you can technically install AirDrop compatibility in Quick Share. However, you need to sideload the Quick Share extension (1.0.874307641) and the above extensions (all three) to enable the feature on supported phones.
Still, actual file transfers don’t yet work reliably on iPhones, especially outside of the Galaxy S26 series. The strange thing is that the newly launched Galaxy A37 5G and A57 5G are not featured in the list at all despite coming with One UI 8.5.
