Google, Microsoft testing AirDrop-like wireless file transfer features.
Google, Microsoft testing AirDrop-like wireless file transfer features. Microsoft has introduced a Near Share feature in its latest Insider build of Windows 10 that allows users to send files to a nearby Windows device wirelessly. Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17035 for PC. Google and Microsoft are working on their own versions of Apple’s popular AirDrop feature that allows users to send files to a nearby device via Wi-Fi. Google has begun testing a new app called Files Go that allows users to send files to a nearby device via Bluetooth. Microsoft is testing a “Near Share” feature under its Windows 10 in the latest Insider build (17035) that rolled out on Thursday. Microsoft’s Near Share will appear in the notification centre. Users can also access the feature from the main share function in Windows 10. The Near Share will allow users to send files, images and URLs to a nearby Windows 10 device over Bluetooth. The new feature is going to largely ben...