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Samsung is said to be exploring a major redesign for its next Galaxy S27 smartphone, likely adjusting the camera configuration to support Qi2.2 magnetic wireless charging. This modification would align Samsung’s leading model with the magnetic charging features found in Apple’s MagSafe technology. The existing camera setup on Samsung devices hinders the placement of the essential magnets, leading to the consideration of a redesign. Nevertheless, high production expenses might discourage Samsung from executing these alterations, potentially resulting in a design resembling earlier models. If achieved, the redesign would facilitate magnetic charging without the need for additional cases and improve accessory compatibility. Official confirmation from Samsung is anticipated by early 2027.

The functionality is now showing up on smartphones from manufacturers like Oppo and Vivo.

What you should know:
– Quick Share with AirDrop compatibility is finally broadening its reach from just Pixel and Galaxy phones to additional Android devices.
– Oppo Find X9 Ultra and Vivo X300 Ultra have begun to receive AirDrop sharing support.
– You must turn on AirDrop visibility on your iPhone for Android devices to recognize and exchange files effortlessly.

Google added the capability for sharing files through Android’s Quick Share using Apple’s AirDrop to its Pixel phones last year, and it appears that the company is at last extending this feature to more Android devices.

Since Google rolled out Quick Share with AirDrop support on the Pixel 10 series, we’ve been anticipating its appearance on more phones. It has since branched out to the Pixel 9 series and more recently appeared on the Galaxy S26 range as well.

Samsung also rolled it out to the Galaxy S25 series with the One UI 8.5 update. However, aside from Pixel and Samsung devices, there hasn’t been much progress until now.

Oppo introduced the Find X9 Ultra last week with a commitment to soon provide AirDrop support, and it seems that this is already taking place. I’ve managed to test this myself, successfully sending and receiving files between the Oppo Find X9 Ultra and an iPhone Air without any problems.

When accessing the Quick Share settings on the Find X9 Ultra, there’s now a notification confirming that AirDrop file sharing is enabled. It also offers a brief guide on usage, which primarily involves activating AirDrop on the iPhone and adjusting visibility to ‘Everyone’ for a duration of 10 minutes.

After that, the iPhone appears in the Quick Share menu on the Android device. You can receive files the same way by adjusting your Android device’s visibility settings.

My colleague Harish Jonnalagadda successfully utilized this feature on his Vivo X300 Ultra, indicating that it is indeed extending beyond just Pixel and Samsung devices. However, we have yet to see it launch on devices like the OnePlus 15, and there has been no confirmation from either OnePlus or Google regarding that.

Regardless, it’s exciting to finally observe this feature being more widely distributed. It simplifies the sharing of images, videos, and files between Android and iPhone without relying on third-party apps. We will keep you posted as it further expands to additional devices.

Android Central’s Perspective:
I’ve personally tested this feature, and it functions surprisingly well. It is still somewhat slower than direct AirDrop-to-AirDrop sharing or even Android-to-Android sharing, but the existence of this feature and its growth beyond Pixel and Galaxy phones is a significant gain for Android users.