<s>
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
that	O
allowed	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
via	O
near	O
field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2011	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
improved	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Bump	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2017	O
,	O
ComputerWorld	O
included	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
once-trumpeted	O
features	O
that	O
quietly	O
faded	O
away	O
"	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
admirable	O
marketing	O
effort	O
,	O
Beam	O
never	O
quite	O
worked	O
particularly	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
other	O
systems	O
for	O
sharing	O
stuff	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
simpler	O
and	O
more	O
reliable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
was	O
deprecated	B-General_Concept
starting	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
replaced	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
competitor	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
is	O
activated	O
by	O
placing	O
devices	O
back	O
to	O
back	O
with	O
the	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
activate	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
,	O
both	O
devices	O
must	O
support	O
NFC	O
(	O
Near	O
field	O
communication	O
)	O
and	O
have	O
it	O
enabled	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
passing	O
the	O
lock-screen	O
or	O
logging	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
,	O
devices	O
can	O
use	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
to	O
send	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
over	O
Bluetooth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
uses	O
NFC	O
to	O
enable	O
Bluetooth	O
on	O
both	O
devices	O
,	O
instantly	O
pair	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
disable	O
Bluetooth	O
once	O
complete	O
automatically	O
on	O
both	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
only	O
works	O
between	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
version	O
4.1	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
beaming	O
of	O
specific	O
content	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
content	O
being	O
sent	O
when	O
adding	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
first	O
used	O
on	O
their	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
faster	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
between	O
devices	O
which	O
feature	O
S	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
S	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
devices	O
with	O
S	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
support	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
Direct	O
,	O
and	O
NFC	O
such	O
as	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
