The EU wants Apple to open AirDrop and AirPlay to Android and other platforms
A new mandate from the EU may force Apple to open AirDrop and AirPlay, among other features, to Android and other platforms.
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Local Send and Quick Share is the answer
Yay for local send! Anyone knows if there's a way to use it while I have VPN on on one the devices ? I usually have to turn it off while sending things..
use split tunneling to exempt the app from using VPN connection.
My Hero!
It's a part of Android and comes pre-installed if you are on a phone running the latest Android Version
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Share
I am not sure if it is a part of AOSP so custom Roms, or phone brands without Google apps support like Huawei, may not include it
the ending of the very first paragraph that you've linked answers that.
The Implementation Sucks
Android Beam was so much nicer to use
Nope they only work on the same wifi. They dont use bluetooth to find a device and then send files directly to eachother over wifi. They connect over a wifi router
Quickshare absolutely does find other devices over Bluetooth and then send the files over a direct wifi connection between the 2 phones. I've used it that way tons of times
Android and windows only though
You know you can just connect straight via bluetooth to the other phone
I too enjoy file transfer speeds measured in kilobytes per hour
