AirDrop is without a doubt one of the best features of iPhones, especially since it also works with nearby Macs. Google has been slowly developing its own version of that feature for a while with close sharing, and as it’s more widely implemented on Android, the feature has also come to Google Chrome. Kind of.
We have known for some time that Near Sharing would come to Google Chrome, but it was not clear how it would be or how it could work. Now, however, we have that answer.
As seen by TechDows In the latest version of Chrome Canary, Nearby Sharing has arrived at least in the Windows version of the browser, but probably also in Chrome OS and macOS. However, unlike others have suggested, the characteristic no It works, but at least we can see how it will look.
On a computer, close sharing is a full page service that is currently visible on Chrome: // close. On that page, we can see that Google will display the file being swapped, as well as any nearby devices that also work with this AirDrop-like feature, as seen below.
Beyond that, this new page also confirms that Bluetooth is a required hardware capability to allow Near Sharing to work in Google Chrome. Also on a Chromebook, you’ll also need to press a quick setup button.
Again, this functionality is no Live in Chrome still, but this is a good sign that the functionality will come sooner rather than later. Google is currently testing close sharing on Android devices in beta, so it will likely be a few weeks before Android and Chrome have everything ready for launch.
If you want to see this page for yourself, dive into Chrome: // flags and enable the “Close Sharing” flag. So just go to Chrome: // close. We have confirmed that this is live on both Windows and macOS.
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