<s>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
is	O
a	O
service	O
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
allows	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
between	O
devices	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
their	O
mobile	O
and	O
desktop	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
uses	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
,	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
peer-to-peer	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
files	O
and	O
links	O
between	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
similarly-named	O
"	O
nearby	B-Application
sharing	I-Application
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
Android	B-Application
Beam	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	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>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
and	O
later	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
worked	O
much	O
like	O
Apple	O
's	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
uses	O
to	O
select	O
"	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
share	O
menu	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
a	O
nearby	O
phone	O
to	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
with	O
the	O
rollout	O
of	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
91	O
,	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
and	O
options	O
as	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
CES	O
2022	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
App	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
allowing	O
cross-platform	O
file	O
transfers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
is	O
enabled	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
Connected	O
Devices	O
>	O
Connection	O
preferences	O
>	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
(	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
>	O
Devices	O
&	O
sharing	O
>	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
settings	O
app	O
and	O
enabling	O
"	O
Use	O
Nearby	O
Share.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
is	O
downloaded	O
from	O
android.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
setup	O
program	O
is	O
done	O
installing	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
,	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
settings	O
menu	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
sharing	O
a	O
file	O
via	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
available	O
devices	O
to	O
share	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
sharing	O
amongst	O
devices	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
Google	B-Application
Account	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
wake	O
the	O
receiving	O
devices	O
or	O
confirm	O
the	O
file	O
transmission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
files	O
and	O
links	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
images	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
contact	O
info	O
,	O
directions	O
,	O
YouTube	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
,	O
WebRTC	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
peer-to-peer	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
share	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
only	O
share	O
content	O
offline	O
,	O
restricting	O
it	O
to	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
only	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
6	I-Application
and	O
later	O
,	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
91	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
must	O
be	O
installed	O
manually	O
compared	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
where	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
manually	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
devices	O
must	O
have	O
both	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Wi-Fi	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Nearby	B-Application
Share	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
on	O
ARM	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
