Nearby Share is a new feature that users of Google’s AirDrop app can now use to share apps with one another.Find out how to do so by reading on.
Google introduced the “Nearby Share” feature last year so that users could easily share files and data, similar to how iOS users can do so with AirDrop.You will be able to share apps with people and probably force them to try them at least once because the functionality now has a new capability to improve it even more.
At the end of 2020, Google made an announcement regarding this capability.We finally have Nearby Share’s app share feature two months after it was supposed to arrive in the “coming weeks.”It comes in addition to the Google Files Go app’s app-sharing feature.
So, if you want to keep recommending your favorite apps to friends and telling them how great they are, keep reading because we’ll show you how to do it.
How to share apps on Android using Nearby Share?
To begin, you must enable Nearby Share on both Android devices that will be required to share apps by accessing the Notification Panel.It should also be noted that the procedure will be carried out through the Google Play Store, which makes sense considering that it is only available for Google’s native apps.Following the completion of all of this, the next step is as follows:
Step 1: Open the Google Play Store on both Android smartphones.
Step 2: Tap on the hamburger menu in the top left corner of the Play Store.
Step 3: Select the ‘My Apps and Games’ option.
Step 4: Once you are on the app-sheet, you have to go for the ‘Share’ option present next to the ‘Library.’
Step 5: This is the section from where you can initiate the process. To send apps, you need to select the ‘Send’ option and in order to receive apps, you know what to do.
Step 6: Upon tapping on the ‘Send’ option, you now need to select the app(s) you want to share.
Step 7: Once this is done, the receiver now has to follow the first five steps mentioned above and select the ‘Receive’ option.
Step 8: Now, wait for a few seconds, following which both devices will receive a code that will get self-authenticated.
Step 9: After this, the recipient now has to accept the app-share, following which the app will get shared in a few seconds.
Notably, apps will not be downloaded but will only be shared.The apps will show up in the Receiving section, where you can install them if you want to.The fact that the aforementioned process does not require a Wi-Fi connection or mobile data is another exciting aspect of the feature.
Android now has the ability to share apps.We were able to test it, and it was fairly simple and quick to share apps with others.After a few seconds, the process is finished, and you can now easily tell others about the app you’ve been raving about for so long.It’s that easy.
