REPORT: Google’s AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share is reportedly getting a big upgrade!!!

Android users all throughout the world cheered when Google announced Nearby Share in 2020. They finally had a technology that could compete with Apple's AirDrop, an easy method to move files across devices without having to attach them to an email or upload them to Google Drive just to download them again on a different device. A few users have discovered an improvement hidden in Google Play Services that makes Nearby Share even easier, just in time for Google I/O.

According to Android Police, the new "self-share" option looks to allow you to exchange files across your own devices with a single tap. The feature has been rumored for months, but it now looks to be closer to completion. Until recently, Google needed the recipient of a share to approve it, which is a great concept for security and trolling but an extra step when all you want to do is send a photo from your phone to the laptop across the room.