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Google has, so far, been rolling out AirDrop support to Android devices on a model-by-model basis. That’s why older Pixel phones aren’t yet supported, and why Samsung also has a limited list of supported models. But it sounds like the walls will be falling soon enough. In March, Oppo said that it would be rolling out AirDrop support in the near future and, while the initial timeline didn’t happen, it stands to reason that the company had a reason to say it was coming. Which models will or will not get support is also a mystery at this point. It’s unclear if there are specific hardware requirem

The wall between Android and iPhone sharing has already fallen for a number of devices, such as the Pixel 10 series, Galaxy S26, and more. These Android phones support AirDrop sharing with iPhone and Mac Google even confirmed this week that a couple of Android devices we didn’t know were getting AirDrop support are already available – namely, the Pixel 8a and the Oppo Find N6. Next in line are the following: Galaxy S25 Galaxy S25+ Galaxy S25 Ultra Galaxy S24 Galaxy S24+ Galaxy S24 Ultra Galaxy Z TriFold Galaxy Z Fold 7 Galaxy Z Flip 7 Galaxy Z Fold 6 Galaxy Z Flip 6 Oppo Find X8 O

So, what about other devices? It’s still pretty hard to say why Google hasn’t just opened the floodgates and released AirDrop support for all Android phones – that’s certainly what a lot of users are clamoring for. But it could simply boil down to hardware and which devices have the needed support. Max Weinbach, analyst for Creative Strategies and occasional 9to5Google contributor, noted on Twitter/X that supporting this feature requires a “chipset level networking tweak,” and that not all devices have support. Lower and mid-range devices are apparently “especially” unlikely to get support, wh