Quick Share Feature Debuts With Galaxy S20 Lineup q349 Samsung's Answer to Apple's AirDrop

Quick Share will allow compatible Samsung phone s to send files to each other quickly and easily, just like AirDrop does for Apple s. 4c355

By Vineet Washington | Updated: 12 February 2020 19:06 IST

Quick Share Feature Debuts With Galaxy S20 Lineup, Samsung's Answer to Apple's AirDrop

Photo Credit: Samsung 6t3r24

Quick Share will use Samsung Cloud

Highlights

Quick Share will let you share everything instantly with your friends
You can share files with up to 5 people at a time
This is the first time Samsung has implemented device-to-device sharing

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Samsung will be debuting its AirDrop like feature that it's calling ‘Quick Share', with the recently released Galaxy S20 lineup of phones. It works in a similar way as AirDrop by searching nearby s and allowing for easy file transfers. As to what all you can share, Samsung says you can “Share everything with your friends instantly.” The feature also s sharing to 5 people at the same time without the need of pairing devices. Currently, the feature is limited to the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra but Samsung says for other devices is coming soon.

As spotted on the Samsung US site on the Galaxy S20 5G page, the company details the feature, and clearly details "See which of your s is nearby so you can select and share with up to 5 friends at the same time. No pairing needed. *Only available for Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra 5G. for other devices coming soon." The sharing with five friends at a time feature means that Samsung's feature in fact has a benefit over AirDrop, which only works for one recipient at a time.

To recall, Samsung's Quick Share feature was Samsung Cloud but only temporarily. The maximum file size is up to 1GB and it comes with a 2GB per day cap. These files are then broadcast to Samsung Smart Things devices where they can be ed by the end .

Photo Credit: XDA Developers/ Max Weinbach

Looking at the screenshots of Quick Share shared by XDA Developers last month, we can see it gives the two options, whether to share files with everyone with a compatible Samsung phone or just s. Samsung has previously allowed its customers to cast content from their phones to Samsung TVs so this isn't the first time it is implementing a device-to-device file sharing feature.

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip, its second foldable phone. It is currently unknown if the Quick Share feature will work with the Galaxy Z Flip or not.

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