In the world of technology, as in many others, the reality is that everyone copies from everyone else. We often criticize Apple for copying things from its competitors, but there are other times when the opposite is also true.
This is the case with AirDrop, an option that came with it Excellent Mac OS X Lion in 2011 And? after a while It will also debut on iOS. The idea was, like many others that succeeded, simple but brilliant: Be able to transfer files wirelessly to other devices without needing to configure anything.
For a long time, Android mobile users had no official solution that could compete with Apple’s implementation. One that comes closest in my opinion It was bumpy.A wonderful idea from a startup that allows you to do exactly the same thing, but with a differentiating feature: to initiate migration Had to push a little (hence the name, “bump” means “bumping a little”) along with the mobile phone to which we wanted to transfer the file.
I used it Just discover it In 2012, and Bump’s popularity grew so much that Google itself ended up Bought the company in 2013. After only a few months It totally killed him Without explaining and (apparently) without taking advantage of the concept.
Throughout this decade, iPhone, iPad, and Mac users had an increasingly capable AirDrop at their disposal to transfer files wirelessly, while Android and Windows users had no clear choice. There was third-party development, yes, but we were always hoping that Google would copy Apple’s idea.
lo It started 2023 will have to do with Nearby Share, but Samsung tried it before that, which Launched Quick Share in 2020. It looks like both companies realized they were wasting their time fighting two identical tools and in January 2024 He announced a joint effort which inherited the feature name from Samsung. This is how the current Quick Share was born.
Since its announcement I have been using it frequently to transfer files between my Android mobile and my desktop computer (a PC built in part Windows 11 and a Mac mini M1). It’s certainly better for transferring files between Android devices, but the option to transfer them to a PC or Mac is especially interesting, and I have nothing but good things to say about the feature.
Its operation is really simple, and It’s basically a good copy of AirDrop On iOS/macOS. In fact, there are some interesting options, such as being able to control the level of privacy so that we can choose who can discover our device.
On Windows we will need Install Quick Share For this operating system—updating Bluetooth and Wi-Fi drivers is important. There is currently no official client on macOS, but there are alternative clients that at least allow you to transfer files from Android devices to Mac.
The reverse option (send a file from Mac to Android) is currently not available i use A client called NearDrop Which does exactly that function and once activated on the Mac it will show a small icon in the top bar indicating that it is “listening”.
While sending files via Quick Share from Android mobile, A notification will appear Which notifies us about this transfer attempt and from there we can accept or reject it in the small drop-down menu. This is the end.
Quick Share/Neardrop options are definitely there. One of the most notable of these LocalSendA free, open source and cross-platform application that lets you easily share files with nearby devices
however, Having a native tool is always especially usefulAnd now all that’s left is to implement Google’s official Quick Share client to offer a more competitive alternative to Airdrop.
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