How to Share Content from an Android Device with Nearby Share

Share content with someone

1. Open the content, like a photo or webpage.
2. Tap Share. Nearby Share. ...
3. Hold your phone and your friend's device close to each other.
4. Under "Looking for nearby devices," tap your friend's device.
5. Tap Send. You'll get a message that says "Sending."
6. When the "Sent" message shows, tap Close.

1. How do I turn on nearby sharing on Android?
2. How do I use Samsung nearby share?
3. How do I share apps using nearby share?
4. How do I activate nearby sharing?
5. Why is nearby share on my phone?
6. How do I use Quick share?
7. How do you share apps on Samsung?
8. How do I share files on Samsung?
9. What is Quick share in Samsung?
10. How do you share an app with someone?
11. What apps work with Google direct share?
12. What is the difference between quick share and nearby share?

How do I turn on nearby sharing on Android?

Nearby Share: Supported devices

1. Go to your phone's Settings > scroll down a bit > select Google.
2. Tap Device Connections.
3. If your phone does support Nearby Share, you'll find the option on the next page.
4. Now go ahead and Tap Nearby Share to customise its settings.
5. You can turn it on or off.

How do I use Samsung nearby share?

How to use Nearby Share on your Galaxy smartphone

1. Open your quick settings panel by swiping downward from the top of the screen.
2. Long-press Nearby Share.
3. Enable Nearby Share by toggling it on.
4. Tap Device Visibility. ...
5. Now, when you'd like to share content from an app, you can just tap the Share icon.

How do I share apps using nearby share?

How to send apps via Nearby Share on your Android phone

1. Open the Google Play app from the phone you wish to share from.
2. Tap on the menu icon in the top left corner (3 lines).
3. Tap on My apps & games. ...
4. Tap on the Share tab.
5. Tap on Send.
6. Tap Continue.

How do I activate nearby sharing?

How to setup and use Google's AirDrop rival Nearby Sharing on your Android phone

1. Head to Settings and tap on Google option.
2. Scroll down and tap on Device connections.
3. You will now see the Nearby Share option, tap on it and tap on the toggle to enable the service.

Why is nearby share on my phone?

Nearby Share is Android's answer to iOS's AirDrop. In other words, it'll allow you to easily share files between Android devices. Nearby Share uses Bluetooth and should (in theory) work seamlessly and (almost) effortlessly.

How do I use Quick share?

1. Launch the application that the file is located.
2. Select the files you would like to share then tap on.
3. Select the device you would like to share. ...
4. On the recieving device, ensure the screen is unlocked and you have Accepted the file transfer.

How do you share apps on Samsung?

Method 1. Transfer Apps by Samsung Smart Switch

1. Find the Smart Switch App in the Galaxy Store or in the Play Store. ...
2. Launch the app on both phones and establish a connection. ...
3. Select the data that you want to transfer and click on the Transfer button on the phone from which you want to transfer the data.

How do I share files on Samsung?

How do I share files easily using simple sharing feature on the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge?

1. From the Gallery, tap Share.
2. Tap Contacts icon.
3. Select contacts what you want and the Tap Done.
4. After checking the recipient, tap OK.

What is Quick share in Samsung?

Quick Share is a new sharing service for sending photos, videos, and files with your friends and family.

How do you share an app with someone?

On your Android device, just open up the Android Market and select the app you want to share, then scroll down to "Share This Application" to either email, text or Facebook message it to someone.

What apps work with Google direct share?

The biggest apps currently supporting this feature are WhatsApp, Google's default SMS app on Nexus phones, and Google Drive. As we see more manufacturers update to Android 6.0, Direct Share is bound to be a feature target for more and more developers.

What is the difference between quick share and nearby share?

Parallel Sharing

When the session completes, then only can you pick a different recipient. Samsung's Quick Share, which made its way to the market a few months sooner than Google's Nearby Sharing, has the ability to share files with five supported devices simultaneously.