Share links, photos and more with Nearby Share on Android

Nearby Share on Android is a way to seamlessly share content with other Android phones near you. Product manager Daniel Marcos explains how each Android phone combination establishes a strong and secure connection both on and offline, to quickly share files, photos, and more. Available on Android phones 6.0 and above.

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[nealmusic]

Now you just gotta make it available as an extension on the chrome browser

[lamsalgarus]

I've been waiting for it all along to ditch the third party sharing apps

[oosasa]

"No, Androp doesn't sound right, let's call it Nearby Share on Android"

[sznvr]

"Hey I've seen this one before"
"What do you mean you've seen this one before, its brand new"

[IStMl]

Finally! Hope it'll come to Chrome (all platforms, iOS too)

[neekster]

Will this work with Windows' nearby sharing feature?

[stonec]

Finally... I'm really glad to see this. But why did it take so long?

[zamblot]

It would be nice to see a Collab between iPhone and Google where we could airdrop or 'nearby share' between different platforms, though I doubt it will ever happen

[djgreff]

Nice! Glad this is a new feature. Great on my Pixel 4 XL

[Rudxain]

At first, I thought this was completely unnecessary. But when I read and heard all the info about it, it seems like a pretty nice feature

[abhiwltya]

This is one of the best features android has offered.it was a long time due.

[griesemaster]

Thanks guys, this has been a long time requested feature. Now just to wait another two decades until apple allows cross platform sharing ...

[jadierjuan]

This is why I love Android. It just appeared on my phone. No software update. I didn't even update any app. It legit just appeared. I love Android.

[stonec]

I tried on my Samsung S20. The first thing I found was that I had to find that "Nearby share" icon from a long list of apps after pressing the share icon, unlike Airdrop, which is permanently on top of the list.
I think Google should ask every phone makers to place Nearby Share on top of the share list because this needs to be one of the core features of Android.

[-Roxanne_Wolf-]

So it's basically airdrop but on Android or Samsung instead of I phone

[Diego-]

How to access this feature (I am on Android 10)

[mountainmantoo]

Pronouncing and enunciating above the, 4 grade level is helpful.

[hooman]

Very cool feature!
Next step is creating an app that allows you to send files to another device, no matter how far is it, or what device is.
It's hard to believe that in 2020 we still have to email files to ourselves!

[achuuuooooosuu]

I really miss Airdrop on iPhone which makes me want to go back, but since Android is already developing a service similar to it, I guess this is great, and would make me stay on Android as long as my data is secure

[sentientbeing]

Been using it for a little while on my Samsung and OnePlus and it's so convenient and fast! Thank you for this feature, team.