UPDATE 7/20: The Nearby Share app for Windows is now out of beta. Here's how to use it.
Original Story:Google has improved Android's integration with Windows, making it a lot easier to transfer files between Android devices and Windows PCs.
Google has rolled out a beta version of its Nearby Share app, which lets you send photos, documents, and files between PCs and Android devices within 16 feet of each other.
Google launched Nearby Share in 2020, allowing people to quickly send and receive content across Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks. It's now expanding to include file sharing to Windows. The beta is available to download for 64-bit Windows 10 and up.
As Engadget notes, users must switch on their PC’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for the feature to work. In order to prevent spam messages or file sending, Nearby Share app users can select who can see their device and send it files.
In the case of your device screens being off, file sharing will be possible as long as both devices are logged into the owner’s Google account.
To share files from an Android device to your computer, the Nearby Share Beta app must be running on your PC. Then drag and drop files into the app, tap share on the content you want to send, and select your PC from the list of available devices on the drop-down list.
The Nearby Share beta is available in the US and most countries globally except the EU.