How to Enable and Use Quick Share (Previously Nearby Share) on Chromebook

Apr. 22, 2024

Google’sAirDrop alternativeQuick Share (formerly Nearby Share) works incredibly well across the Android ecosystem. It’s supported on all Android devices, Windows, and Chromebooks. The Android-Chromebook ecosystem is getting better, with features like app streaming, recent photos, and Quick Share, you can be more productive on ChromeOS. Quick Share is one of the best Chromebook features out of all, as it makes file sharing effortless. If you recently got yourself a brand-new Chromebook, here’s how to use Quick Share on it.

How to Enable Quick Share on Chromebook

To enable Quick Share (Nearby Share) on Chromebook, follow these steps.

Similarly, for you to seamlessly share from Chromebook, other devices need to be logged in via either the same account or make themselves visible for some time to appear on the network. To do this:

To share files from Chromebook to Android, all you need to do is:

The images received from Android devices to your Chromebooks are automatically saved inside the Downloads folder on the Files app. The same goes for files sent from Chromebook to Android.

You can also transfer photos that you recently saved on your phone to your Chromebook from Phone Hub. It shows up to five recent photos.

Quick Share is a great feature to have on your Chromebook. It’s much faster and safer thanBluetooth. If you haven’t used Quick Share yet, you should definitely try it out now that you know how to enable it and use it on your Chrome OS device.

Do you find Quick Share convenient? What other similar features should Google add to improve the Android-Chromebook ecosystem? Let us know in the comments below.