Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome OS currently does not support peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, but it looks like that will change soon. This will allow
Tag: Nearby Share
Quick Share and Nearby Share on PC won’t merge until later this year
Adam Birney / Android Authority TL;DR A moderator on the official Samsung forum explained the Quick Share and Nearby Share merger rollout. The rollout of
Google is starting to roll out Quick Share to Pixel devices
TL;DR Google’s Nearby Share and Samsung’s Quick Share are merging into a single file-sharing option called Quick Share. Some Google Pixel owners are now starting
Samsung update brings Google’s Quick Share, but only kind of
TL;DR Samsung is releasing an update to its Quick Share app on Galaxy devices. The update adds support for Google’s Nearby Share. Sharing with Nearby
WhatsApp is working on its own version of Android’s Quick Share feature
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR WhatsApp is working on a new file-sharing system like Android’s Quick Share and Apple’s AirDrop. It’ll allow WhatsApp users
Google and Samsung might be merging Nearby Share and Quick Share
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Nearby Share is Google’s peer-to-peer file sharing service available on all Android devices with Google apps. Quick Share is
Android’s Nearby Share may actually become a worthy AirDrop competitor
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Users are spotting Nearby Share targets in Android’s share sheet. It appears Google is making Nearby Share more seamless
Google launches Nearby Share for Windows, will pre-install on some systems
Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR After a months-long beta program, Nearby Share for Windows is official. Simply download an app to your Windows PC
Nearby Share may soon let you scan a QR code to share files
TL;DR Nearby Share lets you share text, links, or files with nearby devices. It uses Bluetooth to scan for nearby devices, meaning sometimes devices won’t
Quick Share come to non-Samsung PCs, with a major caveat
Adam Birney / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has quietly updated the Quick Share PC app to support non-Samsung machines. However, the updated app only supports