Google has confirmed to us that a beta test for Nearby Sharing is actively rolling out via the Play Services beta. Users who are beta testers of the Google Play Services will see a new option of “Nearby” on Android’s share menu to share files between Android devices. If you want to participate in the testing program, visit this page. ..
Google is currently conducting a beta test of a new Nearby Share feature. Their goal is to launch the feature with support for Android 6+ devices as well as other platforms. ..
Working of Google’s Nearby Share
Google’s Nearby Share lets you share content with people nearby by selecting from a list of options. You can set up your device name and visibility, and change them later. ..
Google is working on a new feature that will allow users to share items nearby with others. The feature is called Nearby Share, and it was first spotted by Android Police. ..
After setup, it will start searching for all nearby devices and it will display the available nearby devices, with whom you can share files. You can select the visibility level to your contacts, or to some contacts, you can hide it too. You can go to settings and can set up your device name, visibility level, also the mechanism you will use to transfer the files (i.e. whether you will use Internet connection, or over Wi-Fi network, or always share offline).
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If you have Google’s Nearby Share activated on your device, then you will be able to see when someone is about to share something nearby. However, it’s possible that the sender can’t see you. You’ll need to tap on the notification to become visible. ..
Google has confirmed that they will share more information regarding their new file sharing feature, and it is said that Google’s Nearby share will support Android 6 and more. However, the file-sharing feature isn’t new, but it will be for Android Users. Apple is using the Airdrop feature to share the file for a long time.
Samsung has its S-share feature for several years, it uses NFC to initiate the connection, and then share files exclusively over Wi-Fi but this feature limits to Samsung only. Also, Huawei has a similar file transferring feature named Huawei Share, but this feature also limits to the Huawei devices. However, with Google’s Nearby Share, all Android users will able to share files with other Android devices.
