Just a few days ago there was a lot of speculation about how Google's Nearby Share and Samsung's Quick Share could be merged into one, and now we have confirmation that it will indeed happen. It was officially confirmed by Google itself.
Its Nearby Sharing thus merges with Samsung's Quick Sharing, making it the default file sharing option on the system Android and Chrome OS. The new feature, which now has a new logo, will start rolling out next month, according to Google. It means that the new system will be launched as part of the Google Play system update.
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The new version takes the best of both. You will be able to share documents, files, images, links, text, videos much faster and more efficiently between devices Android and Chrome OS. Google is also updating Nearby Share pro with this Windows, so you can share files with computers running Windows 10 or Windows 11. Nearby Share for Windows however, it currently still does not support computers using ARM processors, which could also change with an update.
The company also announced that it is working with PC and laptop manufacturers to pre-install Quick Share on their devices. LG was appointed as the first partner in this regard. Its future laptops will thus be supplied with the Quick Share function pre-installed. It will still be true that you can choose who can share files with you (only you, your contacts, or everyone nearby) in the feature through the privacy settings. You can have everything Google announced at CES 2024 read on his blog.
Well, finally, that's good news.
Hopefully I'll finally get it on PC. Quickshare doesn't support it and nearby share doesn't and doesn't work