Google launches Nearby Share on Android, an AirDrop-style tool, rolling out to Pixel and Samsung devices; support for Chromebooks will arrive in coming months
here's how it works BGR India : Google rolls out AirDrop-like file sharing feature for Android FP Trending / Firstpost Tech : Google launches AirDrop-like Nearby Share feature for Android phones for instant sharing of files Charanjeet Singh / Fossbytes : Android's ‘Nearby Share’ Roll-Out Begins: Everything You Need To Know Tweets: @cassidyjames : This is what I'm on about when I say comparing Android and iOS versions is like comparing apples and oranges. This major new feature just rolled out to effectively all Android devices with Android 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 beta. Without needing an OS update. https://blog.google/... Juhani Lehtimki / @lehtimaeki : I love! to see Google brining more synergy between ChromeOS and Android. More of this, please! :) https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/... Andreas Proschofsky / @suka_hiroaki : Google's Nearby Share is finally here. Well at least if you have a “select” Pixel or Samsung device. Still: Great to finally have a proper Airdrop competitor that also works with Chromebooks (and soon Chrome in general) https://blog.google/... Dave Burke / @davey_burke : The day has finally come ;). Nearby Share starting to roll out automatically to Android 6.0+ and soon Chromebooks https://blog.google/... Andrew Martonik / @andrewmartonik : AirDrop is such an amazing feature, an iPhone users just take it for granted because it works so perfectly. I'm so glad Google's gotten up to speed on this and will be rolling this out to Android users. But integration with Chrome will make this a killer feature. Dieter Bohn / @backlon : So look iPhone has had AirDrop for nine years and only now is Google putting out a coherence Android version of the same idea. I don't know what the problem was but it should have been solved way, way sooner. https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...