Samsung Promises Fix for Missing Metadata in Quick Share Transfers to iPhones

6 articles · Updated · 9to5Google · Apr 15

Samsung has acknowledged a bug causing images shared from Galaxy phones to iPhones via Quick Share to lose location metadata.
The issue, affecting the new AirDrop-compatible Quick Share feature, also led to some reports of missing lens data, though this appears less widespread.
Samsung is working on a software update to resolve these metadata transfer problems, aiming to improve cross-platform file sharing for users.

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