{"id":226652,"date":"2026-03-23T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:50:09","slug":"it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"It just got a little easier for iPhones to talk to Samsung phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3096018\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones.html\">It just got a little easier for iPhones to talk to Samsung phones<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3096018\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones.html\">https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3096018\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-23 08:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.macworld.com\">www.macworld.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Summary created by Smart Answers AI<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"miso-summary-title\" id=\"in-summary\">In summary:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Macworld reports that Samsung\u2019s Galaxy S26 series is receiving AirDrop support through Android Quick Share, enabling direct file sharing with iPhones.<\/li>\n<li>This cross-platform compatibility works with AirDrop\u2019s \u2018Everyone for 10 minutes\u2019 mode and includes security features like Apple\u2019s new PIN system from iOS 26.2.<\/li>\n<li>The development significantly improves file sharing between iPhone and Samsung users, with Google emphasizing rigorous security standards for safe transfers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the surprising rollout of AirDrop support on Pixel phones by Google late last year, Samsung has announced that AirDrop support is coming to Galaxy phones too. The feature, which will work through Android Quick Share, will roll out to Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra phones this week and additional models at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>Like on Pixel phones, the feature will be off by default, and only works with AirDrop\u2019s \u201cEveryone for 10 minutes\u201d sharing mode. This setting on iPhones allows all nearby Apple devices using AirDrop to communicate with your device for 10 minutes before reverting to \u201cContacts Only.\u201d As with unknown iPhones, the user will need to select this option before receiving files from a Samsung phone. But otherwise, it will work in the same way, delivering documents and images wirelessly when the recipient accepts.<\/p>\n<p>While the feature isn\u2019t a workaround, it\u2019s also not officially supported by Apple. It relies on a technical loophole that allows AirDrop to function as a generic peer-to-peer network for a short time. <\/p>\n<p>While Apple could block the ability for Android phones to communicate with iPhones this way, that doesn\u2019t seem likely. In the iOS 26.2 update in December, Apple seemingly gave the feature tacit approval by adding an additional layer of security when using AirDrop with someone who isn\u2019t in your contacts list. AirDrop will show a PIN code similar to Apple TV pairing, which will allow the devices&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3096018\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It just got a little easier for iPhones to talk to Samsung phones https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/3096018\/it-just-got-a-little-easier-for-iphones-to-talk-to-samsung-phones.html Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Airdrop.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,77,57],"class_list":["post-226652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-ios-26","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226652"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226652"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226654,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226652\/revisions\/226654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}