AirDrop is an Apple feature that lets you quickly and wirelessly transfer photos, links, and more between iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Η Google διαθέτει ένα ανταγωνιστικό προϊόν στο Android που ονομάζεται " Nearby Share ". Δείτε πώς λειτουργεί το Nearby Share και πώς συγκρίνεται με το AirDrop.
What is Android Nearby Share?
The Google Play Store offers hundreds of apps that allow you to easily send links, files, photos, and more between devices. However, there has never been an inherently built - in method for every Android devices.
Το πιο κοντινό πράγμα ήταν το " Android Beam ", αλλά αυτό απαιτούσε φυσικές συσκευές και η Google το παράτησε.
Nearby Share uses Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or NFC to send content. It automatically determines which method is best in each case and starts one transport. Τα μεγάλα αρχεία πιθανότατα θα χρησιμοποιήσουν απευθείας μια σύνδεση Wi-Fi, ενώ μικρότερα αρχεία μπορούν να σταλούν μέσω Bluetooth ή NFC. Έχετε επίσης την επιλογή να ενεργοποιήσετε πλήρως τα δεδομένα κινητής τηλεφωνίας ή να απενεργοποιήσετε πλήρως όλες τις μεταφορές στο Διαδίκτυο.
How is Nearby Share suddenly available on most Android devices?
Common sense would suggest a hardware updatesoftware (firmware) of the Android operating system, but ultimately it's something simpler. Nearby Share is part of Google Play Services , a required component of Android devices available with the Google Play Store. Google Play Services is updated through the Play Store, making it much easier for Google to add Nearby Share to multiple devices.
To use Nearby Share, you need to find a nearby device, have the screen unlocked, and have Bluetooth and location services enabled. A notification will appear on the receiving device requesting that it be made visible to the sender. The sender then selects the receiving device.
For security reasons, the receiver must choose to be visible and yes accepts transfer every time. This means that you will never receive anything without your consent.
Το Nearby Share διαθέτει επίσης πολλές επιλογές απορρήτου. Μπορείτε να επιλέξετε να λαμβάνετε περιεχόμενο από "Όλες τις επαφές" ή να επιλέξετε συγκεκριμένα άτομα στα οποία θέλετε να είστε διαθέσιμοι (ορατοί). Είναι επίσης δυνατό να κάνετε τον εαυτό σας "Κρυφό", ώστε να είστε ορατοί μόνο όταν το Nearby Share είναι ανοιχτό.
Google has made Nearby Share available on all Android 6.0+ devices, starting from Appliances Pixel and Samsung August 2020. The feature is also set to work with Chromebooks and there are indications that it will be available on more platforms via Google Chrome browser .
As mentioned, Nearby Share works through Google Play Services, so most Android devices will get it, but there are some that will not have it.
Does Nearby Share work like AirDrop?
Το Android Nearby Share συγκρίνεται με τη λειτουργία AirDrop της Apple από πολλούς. Ένας ανταγωνιστής AirDrop ήταν μια δυνατότητα που την ζητούσαν οι χρήστες Android. Έτσι μπορούμε να πούμε ότι το Nearby Share είναι το "AirDrop για Android;" Οι δύο υπηρεσίες μπορεί να λειτουργούν ελαφρώς διαφορετικά, αλλά εξυπηρετούν τον ίδιο σκοπό.
AirDrop works between iPhone, iPad and Mac. Uses Bluetooth to set up a Wi-Fi network peer-to-peer between devices, without the need for an Internet connection. Files sent with AirDrop are encrypted.
Nearby Share has similar support between phones and PCs (possibly even for Macs). It may also work offline, although we do not yet know what will happen to the encryption.
There are small technical differences between the approaches of Google and Apple, but they offer the same functionality. AirDrop has established itself as a sharing platform among Apple users. It remains to be seen if this will happen with Nearby Share as well.
