Google first launched Nearby Share functionality on Android devices for file sharing back in 2020. Since the introduction, the search engine giant has rolled out many major updates to this feature. Google also merged Nearby Share with Samsung’s equivalent and rebranded it into Quick Share. Recently, the search titan rolled out support for QR codes for faster file sharing. Soon, Google will roll out a Google Play System update which ensures Quick Share now completes file transfers even if the connection between devices drops.
Quick Share gets an update that improves the connection stability
Now, Quick Share transfers files even if the connection drops. After the new Play Services update, the feature will try to switch over to the internet connection of your smartphone or tablet. It will use either a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection to continue transferring the files between the connected devices. This will ensure that the transfer is completed one way or another.
It’s worth mentioning that the file transfer speeds will naturally suffer if your device doesn’t have a good internet connection. Also, there will be a drop in the speed if you are in an area with low cellular coverage while using mobile data.
Google has borrowed this feature for Quick Share from Samsung’s One UI 7.0
Quick Share has borrowed this feature from Samsung’s One UI 7.0. Samsung’s latest custom interface brought this functionality and now it has appeared in Android’s stock Quick Share tool. For those unaware, Samsung’s implementation of Quick Share is a little different from the Quick Share feature from other brands. It merges Android’s stock and Samsung’s own Quick Share into one system. Sometimes, Samsung introduces interesting new features for its version of Quick Share, which eventually comes to Android stock’s.
Quick Share’s new capabilities are included in the February 2025 Google Play System update. Google has already shared the complete changelog of the new update, but it hasn’t revealed when it will start rolling it out. It could first arrive for the Pixel devices before making its way to the products from other brands.
