Android’s Nearby Share, also known as Nearby Share, is coming to Windows PCs. What a bit more to compete with AirDrop.
Nearby sharing from Android to Windows. // Source: Google
How do you transfer your files from your smartphone to your Windows PC? When a plain old USB cable will do, many people email their file. Cloud solutions like using Google Photos to transfer snaps always save time. What if you could do without all that, but also cable? It will be reality soon.
Apple device users, especially those with a macOS computer and an iPhone, fondly remember that AirDrop, the process of wirelessly transferring files from one Apple device to another, is still a real benefit of this ecosystem. Google just announced that its AirDrop equivalent for Android, Nearby Share, is coming to Windows PCs.
How do I use NearbyShare?
To make this possible, Google has developed a Windows app. This is currently not available in France and is still in beta, but here is how it works in brief.
It is possible to transfer almost any type of file, video, document, audio or even entire folders from any fairly new Android smartphone (Android 6 and above) to a Windows 10 PC and above. Conversely, once the application is properly configured, you can also send files from your computer to an Android smartphone.
We find the visibility system already present on Android smartphones, which allows to make the device visible to contacts, to its own devices, to everyone or even to no one, to be silent.
Source: Google
To enable Nearby Sharing on your smartphone, make sure Bluetooth is turned on, then look for the Nearby Sharing icon in your shortcuts panel.
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