How To Share Files Instantly to Any Android Phone Via Nearby Share, Android's AirDrop Rival
3 years, 11 months ago

How To Share Files Instantly to Any Android Phone Via Nearby Share, Android's AirDrop Rival

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AirDrop is a common feature that Apple users take advantage of in order to send and receive files quickly and easily. As many may not know, Android users also have a feature similar to AirDrop called Nearby Share, which is majorly touted as Google’s version of AirDrop. Google also has plans to enable Nearby Share file transfers between Android phones and Chroms OS computers. In order to enable Nearby Share and start sharing files with other Android users, you will need to do a couple of things first. Android’s Nearby Share works quite well and seamlessly among two Android devices.

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Apple-Exclusive AirDrop Might Soon Be Compatible With Android Smartphones? Here's What We Know About EU's Draft
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Apple-Exclusive AirDrop Might Soon Be Compatible With Android Smartphones? Here's What We Know About EU's Draft

ABP News  

Apple might have a tough year ahead as the European Union is intensifying its regulatory scrutiny with new tech rules as time passes. Rocky Road Ahead The European Union regulators recently unveiled a draft proposal outlining their plans to enforce cross-platform compatibility for features like AirDrop. Currently, AirDrop is an exclusive feature within Apple’s ecosystem, designed to ensure secure transfers …

CES 2024: Google and Samsung introduce Quick Share | A new file transfer experience for Android users
11 months, 4 weeks ago

CES 2024: Google and Samsung introduce Quick Share | A new file transfer experience for Android users

India TV News  

CES 2024: Exciting news for Android users! At CES 2024, Google introduced the revamped Nearby Share feature, now rebranded as Quick Share. With Quick Share, more brands are expected to join the file transfer tool on PCs. Quick Share aims to provide Android users more reasons to stick with the platform, bridging the gap with the user-friendly features Apple users …

Google’s Nearby Share Feature For PCs Now Available For Everyone: Know More
1 year, 5 months ago

Google’s Nearby Share Feature For PCs Now Available For Everyone: Know More

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Google has finally taken the Nearby Share file transfer feature for PCs out of beta., which means you can get all the features of the tool and make it work without any bugs. Nearby Share for PCs can be downloaded for any Windows system running on Windows 10 or 11. Nearby Share has been available on Android phones for a …

Google's Nearby Share now live for Windows: Here's all you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

Google's Nearby Share now live for Windows: Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Google has officially launched Nearby Share for Windows which offers users a seamless way to share files between Windows PCs and Android devices. The tech giant shared this exciting news in a blog post, highlighting the convenience of Nearby Share for its 3 billion active Android users worldwide. Nearby Share was initially introduced in March with a beta version supporting …

Android’s Nearby Share Now Available Globally For Windows: All Details Here
1 year, 8 months ago

Android’s Nearby Share Now Available Globally For Windows: All Details Here

News 18  

After its initial release earlier this year, Google has now made Android’s Nearby Share feature available for Windows PCs to nearly all countries worldwide, signalling a significant expansion in its accessibility. “We are very excited to announce that Nearby Share for Windows is now available worldwide, so even more of your devices can work better together, ” Google said in …

Google Play Services Update Brings Self-Share Feature For Nearby Share: Here's How To Use It
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Play Services Update Brings Self-Share Feature For Nearby Share: Here's How To Use It

News 18  

Google Play system is getting a new update for the month of May. The new update brings several new changes, but the highlight feature that is being rolled out with this update is an added ‘Nearby Share’ ability. To get the new features, Android users will need to update their Google Play Services to version 22.15 and the Google Play …

Google’s Nearby Share Could Soon Become As Good As Airdrop For Macs: What It Means
2 years, 8 months ago

Google’s Nearby Share Could Soon Become As Good As Airdrop For Macs: What It Means

News 18  

Google is testing an easier way of sharing files between the same user with multiple devices. But soon, Nearby Share could make it possible for you to share files without the additional security measure. According to new reports, Nearby Share will soon offer a new option called ‘Your Devices’ that would should all the devices owned and running through the …

Google’s File Sharing Feature Now Lets You Send Files To Multiple Users
2 years, 9 months ago

Google’s File Sharing Feature Now Lets You Send Files To Multiple Users

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Google’s answer to AirDrop for Android users is now capable of sending files to multiple people. The option to send files to more than one person using Nearby Share has been run through a long testing phase, which started in March last year. The new update allows all Android users with devices running version 6 or later, which makes almost …

How to Send and Receive Apps on Android Phones Using Google's Nearby Share Feature
3 years, 10 months ago

How to Send and Receive Apps on Android Phones Using Google's Nearby Share Feature

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Google?s Nearby Share is the company?s competitor to AirDrop, which allows Android users to share files seamlessly between devices. Now, Google is rolling out the ability for users to share apps with nearby Android devices using Nearby Share. The new feature allows users to share apps from Google Play with the people around them with an Android smartphone, even without …

Google Nearby Share Now Lets You Transfer Apps Between Android Phones Without Internet: How to Use It
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Nearby Share Now Lets You Transfer Apps Between Android Phones Without Internet: How to Use It

News 18  

Google is improving its Nearby Share feature that allows Android smartphone users to send and receive media or other files without internet connectivity – similar to how Apple AirDrop functions across Apple iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The improved Nearby Share will now let users share mobile apps via Google Play Store. Google’s Nearby Share feature debuted in August 2020 for …

How to Use Android’s Quick Share to Send Photos and Files
4 years, 5 months ago

How to Use Android’s Quick Share to Send Photos and Files

Wired  

Whether you want to share photos, links, files, and more with others nearby or even across your devices, there is a way to do it. Google's Android equivalent is a feature called Quick Share, and it works across Android phones and tablets, Chromebooks, and even Windows computers. Quick Share only works with phones that support Android 6.0 or higher, which …

Google launches AirDrop-like Nearby Share feature for Android phones for instant sharing of files
4 years, 5 months ago

Google launches AirDrop-like Nearby Share feature for Android phones for instant sharing of files

Firstpost  

Select Google Pixel and Samsung devices will be the first smartphones to receive the Nearby Share feature. Google has launched Nearby Share, a feature that will enable reliable and easy sharing of files, links, pictures across Android 6.0, and above devices. According to Google’s blogpost, select Google Pixel and Samsung devices will be the first smartphones to receive the Nearby …

Google all set to launch Nearby Share feature for Android users: All you need to know
4 years, 5 months ago

Google all set to launch Nearby Share feature for Android users: All you need to know

India Today  

Google’s much-anticipated AirDrop-like feature is expected to arrive soon. The Nearby Share feature lets users share files, pictures, videos and link directly between any Android devices running Android 6 and newer. Google’s Nearby Share feature is pretty similar to Apple’s AirDrop feature. Just like the AirDrop lets Apple iPhone users share files with MacBooks, Android’s Nearby Share feature would enable …

Android's Airdrop-like feature — Nearby Share — to soon debut on Windows, Mac and Chrome OS
4 years, 6 months ago

Android's Airdrop-like feature — Nearby Share — to soon debut on Windows, Mac and Chrome OS

Firstpost  

It can be enabled with a flag in chrome://flags but reports suggest that even after both flag and toggle are enabled in the Settings app, the feature doesn’t do anything. Android’s upcoming AirDrop-style sharing feature called Nearby Share is ready to make its way to Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. According to a report in 9To5Google, Nearby Sharing, which …

Samsung introduces Quick Share, its answer to Apple's AirDrop
4 years, 10 months ago

Samsung introduces Quick Share, its answer to Apple's AirDrop

India Today  

Apple is known for providing a hassle-free user experience across its devices - something that gains iOS an edge over other mobile operating systems. Called the Quick Share, the new wireless file transfer facility is debuting on the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. If you have any contacts nearby, given they have also turned the Quick Share …

Samsung to take on Apple with AirDrop rival Quick Share: All you need to know
4 years, 11 months ago

Samsung to take on Apple with AirDrop rival Quick Share: All you need to know

India Today  

It’s no secret that Samsung’s working on new flagship Galaxy S20 phones that it plans to launch on February 11, 2020. But now a new report has emerged which claims the South Korean tech giant is also working on a new feature for its phones that could help it in its fight against Apple’s iPhones. The latest attempt to rival …

Samsung reportedly working on AirDrop alternative ‘Quick Share’ for Galaxy devices
4 years, 11 months ago

Samsung reportedly working on AirDrop alternative ‘Quick Share’ for Galaxy devices

Firstpost  

Apple’s AirDrop feature allows users to share files with nearby iOS devices with just the tap of a button. From looking at the options in Quick Share, it will let users to either share files with contacts only or with everyone nearby. An additional feature in Quick Share is that it will allow users to temporarily upload files to Samsung …

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