Galaxy devices ditching data in shared images over AirDrop
9to5Google • • general
Key Points:
- Samsung's Galaxy S26 series recently gained the ability to share files with Apple iOS devices via AirDrop, marking a significant step in cross-platform compatibility.
- Users have reported that images shared from Galaxy S26 phones to iOS devices are missing key metadata, specifically location and camera lens information.
- Samsung acknowledged the issue, confirming that location data is not transmitted during sharing with Apple devices and is investigating the missing lens data problem.
- Despite the update being weeks old, the location metadata issue persists, though lens data appears to be inconsistently affected according to user reports.
- Samsung plans to release a patch to fix the location data bug soon, but the Quick Share feature is still in early stages and may have other minor issues as it develops.
