Google is refining Quick Share, its service for fast wireless file sharing between Android smartphones, Windows PCs since last year, and Chromebooks (laptops running the ChromeOS operating system). This equivalent of AirDrop, the Apple tool available for more than a decade on the Apple brand’s devices, has a new functionality. Formerly called Nearby Share, this technology for transferring files, such as photos and videos, to nearby devices via Bluetooth and WiFi Direct connection, now displays the percentage of sending. The user can now also know the number of files being sent to another device. This allows you to be better informed of the status of the transfer.
Quick Share could also open up to the Apple ecosystem. A clue was indeed spotted by the specialized site Android Authority on the GitHub development project hosting platform. It refers to the resolution of a bug in macOS and iOS, respectively the computer and smartphone systems of the Cupertino brand. This sign suggests that the web search giant is working on adapting this transfer technology for the devices of its main Californian rival on which Quick Share is not yet available. This will save users from having to turn to third-party solutions to easily share files with Android smartphones.
