Apple’s leading operating systems — iOS and Mac OS — may lag behind Android and Windows in the race for global supremacy, but the company has some neat tricks up its sleeve. The Cupertino giant has full control over all of its devices and services, so it’s fairly easy for it to roll out cross-platform features. Google, on the other hand, has to jump through a lot of hoops to achieve the same results on Android.
Hands-on with Nearby Share for Windows: Share files from Android to PC!
When it comes to seamless cross-platform file sharing, nothing comes close to Apple’s AirDrop. The only requirement here is to keep compatible devices within 30ft of each other, and the rest is magically taken care of.
After a long time on the sidelines, Google has finally announced its own take on AirDrop, called Nearby Sharing. The service will reportedly first establish a Bluetooth handshake connection before switching over to Wi-Fi direct. XDA has found that we need to have the devices within 1ft of each other for the connection to successfully establish.
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