By the time, Google is ready to roll out Nearby Sharing (formerly known as Fast Share), its answer to Apple’s AirDrop feature, half of the mobile industry would have come up with their own version. We already know Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, and Realme already formed an alliance to create their own version of AirDrop that will allow users to share files to devices within their range using WiFi and Bluetooth. now, an exclusive report has revealed Samsung has its own version coming too called Quick Share.
An exclusive report by XDA Developers has revealed details about Quick Share which will work on all Samsung smartphones. They were able to get their hands on an APK and have provided details about the new feature.
According to the app description, Quick Share allows you to “Share (files) instantly with people nearby” with a Samsung phone or Samsung tablet. The requirement is that the other person has Quick Share turned on on their device, have their screen on, and visibility switched on.
[envira-gallery id=”302051″]The Quick Share settings menu has similar features to Google’s Fast Share. When turned on, people can now find you and send files to you. It says, to use Quick Share to send a file in any app, all you have to do is tap share and select Quick Share. This should be as simple as you selecting Bluetooth in the share menu.
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There are two options to chose who can share with you. You can choose between “Contacts Only” (limited to only Samsung Social users within your contacts) or “Everyone”. The latter allows anyone near you to be able to share files with you.
Another screenshot from the app shows you can use Quick Share to send files to SmartThings devices. It says the files will be temporarily uploaded to the cloud then streamed to the device. It also states that you will be able to send up to 1GB at a time and a maximum of 2GB per day (this is for SmartThings devices only).
The APK was gotten from a source that has access to the upcoming Galaxy S20+. However, when it was tried on two Samsung devices, it didn’t work. Since the feature is yet to launch, it is understandable why it didn’t work yet.
Quick Share is expected to be officially unveiled next month at the Galaxy Unpacked event. Details about availability for other devices should be revealed then.
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