Nearby Share
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Nearby Share is Google's proximity-based file sharing feature that lets users quickly and wirelessly send files, links, and other content between nearby Android and ChromeOS devices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quick Share (Google) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
file sharing feature
ⓘ
wireless data transfer technology ⓘ |
| brandingChange | renamed to Quick Share on Android in 2024 ⓘ |
| communicationProtocol |
Bluetooth
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Bluetooth ⓘ
surface form:
Bluetooth Low Energy
WebRTC ⓘ peer-to-peer Wi‑Fi ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Android smartphones
ⓘ
Android tablets ⓘ ChromeOS devices ⓘ Chromebook ⓘ
surface form:
Chromebooks
Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Windows (via Google’s Nearby Share for Windows app)
|
| developer | Google ⓘ |
| feature |
Wi‑Fi-only transfers option
ⓘ
automatic protocol selection ⓘ contact-based sharing ⓘ data usage control ⓘ device visibility controls ⓘ end-to-end encrypted transfers (for some modes) ⓘ everyone mode ⓘ hidden mode ⓘ offline transfers ⓘ proximity-based discovery ⓘ self-share between user’s own devices ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Google in 2020 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Android
ⓘ
ChromeOS ⓘ |
| platform |
desktop
ⓘ
mobile ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Nearby Share
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Quick Share (Google)
|
| requires |
Bluetooth enabled
ⓘ
Google Play Services ⓘ
surface form:
Google Play Services (on Android)
Wi‑Fi or mobile data (for some transfers) ⓘ location services (for discovery) ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
ability to block unknown senders
ⓘ
phone number-based contact verification ⓘ temporary device visibility ⓘ |
| similarTo |
AirDrop
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surface form:
Apple AirDrop
|
| supports |
app sharing
ⓘ
clipboard content sharing ⓘ contact sharing ⓘ file transfer ⓘ link sharing ⓘ photo sharing ⓘ video sharing ⓘ |
| useCase |
sending files from Android to Windows PCs
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sharing content between Android and ChromeOS devices ⓘ sharing files between nearby Android devices ⓘ |
| userInterfaceElement |
Quick Settings tile on Android
ⓘ
share sheet entry on Android ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Quick Share (Google)