Airdrop finally arrives for Android smartphones with Google Nearby Sharing

Apple’s AirDrop is one of its ecosystem’s most useful tools. Offline wireless file sharing without head-bashing frustration - it’s been a notable missing feature on Android devices since AirDrop was first introduced to iPhones in 2013. Finally, it looks like Google has created  a solution, called Nearby Sharing. And to say it’s overdue is an understatement.

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Basil Kronfli

Basil Kronfli is a freelance technology journalist and content creator with a number of specialisms. He started his career at Canon Europe, before joining Phone Arena and Recombu as a tech writer and editor. From there, he headed up and runs Tech[edit], a technology YouTube channel, and has worked alongside this role at Future as a Senior Producer, sharpening his considerable video production skills. 


His technical expertise has been called on numerous times by mainstream media, with appearances and interviews on outlets like Sky News, and he provides Digital Camera World with insight and reviews on camera phones, video editing software and laptops, on-camera monitors, camera sliders, microphones and much more.