Google Releases Nearby Share for Windows
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 19, 2023
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Google today announced the general availability of Nearby Share for Windows, enabling easier file sharing with Android. This release follows a beta back in April.
“Nearby Share for Windows, available as an app download on PCs around the world, has now been installed by more than 1.7 million people,” Google’s Ronald Ho writes in the announcement post. “With photos and videos being the most popular file types to send, we’ve seen over 50 million files transferred between PC and Android devices since launch. No need to search for any cables or cords – sharing media to your own devices or with nearby friends and family is possible with just a few clicks.”
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With Nearby Share for Windows now generally available, Google is promising better performance than was the case during the beta, plus a few new features:
File transfer time estimates. Nearby Share now displays the estimated time of each file transfer.
Image previews. Notifications will now display image previews so you can be sure you’re transferring the right file.
Google also revealed that it is partnering with PC makers to bring Nearby Share for Windows to their PCs. The first on board is HP, which will preinstall this app on the Dragonfly Pro I recently reviewed.
You can download Nearby Share for Windows from the Android website.