Can’t use Google Nearby Share? Use open source Snapdrop instead – Ghacks
Nearby Share is a built-in feature on Android to share files with others using Bluetooth. Google launched a Windows preview of Nearby Share this week, but it is limited in several ways.
If enabled, it allows Windows users to send and receive files with Android devices. Sharing can be limited, e.g., to other devices owned or Google contacts.
Nearby Share has several limitations. First, that it is only available on Android and now also as a preview on Windows. Then, that it requires a Google account and that some functionality relies on contacts associated with that Google account.
What if there was an alternative, that is platform agnostic, does not require an account, and is available anywhere?
Snapdrop file sharing
Snapdrop is an open source service that is available as a web service. It works in any modern web browser that supports WebRTC, has plenty of “unofficial” instances available, and may also be set up by users on their own servers.
Here is how it works:
- Open a modern web…
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