Google has released a new way to share files between a Windows PC and an Android device \u2014 Nearby Share \u2014 which will feature on upcoming PCs.<\/p>\n
The feature is similar to Apple’s AirDrop but with a significant difference. Sharing isn’t limited to between devices from the same manufacturer, as is the case with Apple.<\/p>\n
“With Nearby Share, quickly transfer photos, videos, documents, audio files or entire folders between your Android device and Windows desktops and laptops,” says<\/a><\/strong> Google.<\/p>\n Like Apple’s AirDrop, Nearby Share connects a user’s phone to their PC to share files, and it can also be used to share files with nearby Android devices they don’t own.<\/p>\n These devices must be within roughly 5 metres of the sender.<\/p>\n However, this doesn’t mean users can send files to others without permission.<\/p>\n “Nearby Share for Windows was designed with safety and privacy in mind,” says Google.<\/p>\n “That means you have control over who can discover your device and send files, whether it’s everyone, only your friends and family or just your own devices.”<\/p>\n Google launched a beta version of the software<\/a><\/strong> in April 2023.<\/p>\n It combines Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and mobile data to transmit data directly between devices at higher speeds than Bluetooth could achieve alone.<\/p>\n Once installed, users can share their files by dragging and dropping them into the app or by right-clicking on them and selecting “Send with Nearby Share”.<\/p>\n Nearby Share for PC is similar to Apple’s AirDrop. However, it doesn’t limit sharing to devices from the same company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341076,"featured_media":486411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[47778,167,88025],"class_list":["post-500897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","tag-airdrop","tag-google","tag-nearby-share"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341076"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500965,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500897\/revisions\/500965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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