Last year, Google replaced its functionality of Nearby sharing (known as Nearby Share) with Quick Shareinitially made by Samsung but then updated to integrate the protocol Nearby Share.
It seems that, in the future, the predefined sharing functionality of Android devices, that care Directly from the Mountain View giant, it could obtain a functionality already present in the variant edited by Samsung to make the experience of use between Samsung Galaxy devices and other Android devices more “chorerent”.
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Quick Share for Android will speak the same language as the Samsung variant
The Quick Share version available on Samsung Galaxy devices currently enjoys a competitive advantage compared to the version available on other Android devices: in addition to being able to transfer (sending/reception) files via Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth, the devices of the South Korean giant can “upload” a file on Samsung Cloud, where it will be temporarily archived for 48 hours, to share it through links or QR code with other users with other users.
Analyzing the version 25.23.30 Beta of the Google Play Services app, responsible (among other things) of Quick Share (who in this case is seen as “Google Service”) on Android devices, the usual Assembradebug He discovered that the development team added new code indicating the future support to this sharing potential linked to Samsung Cloud (via Android Authority).
As the following video shows, Quick Share on a pixel will be able to open one of the URLs that should redirect to Samsung Cloud directly in the interface of the functionality, instead of on the predeedfinito browser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngyleihxjds
The smartphone asks the user to ventilate the bluetooth and will try to download the file, showing the incorrect wording “Scan code QR” and a loading bar indicating “Connection in progress”. Unfortunately, currently, everything does not seem to work properly and ends up reporting a mistake in receiving the file.
Immediately below there is a message that suggests to the user following: “If the automatic download does not start, you can download from your browser“In this sense, the user can therefore wait for the download to complete or open the connection in the browser to download it manually.
We don’t know when this enhancement of Quick Share will actually be implemented on Pixel devices and other devices of the Android panorama: currently, but it is normal since it is something being developed, it is hidden behind experimental flags for developers, a bit like the profound Redesign that will invest the functionality in the perspective Material 3 Expressive.
How to update the Google Play Services app
To check that the latest version of the app is installed on your Android smartphone (equipped with Google services) Google Play Servicesjust reach the dedicated page of the Google Play Store app via the Badge below and, possibly, make a tap on “Update”.
However, we point out that the application cannot be found through research on the store and, normally, is automatically updated on all the smartphone of the green robot (which count on the services offered by the Mountain View giant).
