Fast File Sharing: Android Beam Replacement Google Working Away
Earlier this year, at Google I/O 2019, Android Beam, a way of sharing files between Android-powered smartphones (via NFC - near-field communications). This NFC method simply allowed you to place your phones back and back and move photos, videos, whatever from one user to another. When Android Q was announced, Android Beam died, according to TechRadar. Note: In addition to this useful news, I share two apps that can help you do something similar to the new Fast Share feature. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - MAY 07 : Alexander Hunter demonstrates the new Nest Hub Max during the 2019 Google I/O conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 07, 2019 in Mountain View, California. Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivered the opening Getty Images Of course, hardly anyone used Android Beam, but like any feature, it had its fans. Sharing files between phones is something that Apple iPhone users have had for ages: AirDrop. It is a well-loved method, too, that Android users can only wait fo...