By end of this month, Chinese mobile brands are reportedly going to offer Apple’s AirDrop-like feature to transfer files wirelessly on Android to its users.
We’re talking about Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, three Chinese smartphone makers, who’re working together on a cross-brand wireless file transfer technology, which would work between their respective devices, The Verge reported on Monday.
So, if you have phones from either of these devices, and so does your friend, then sharing big size files will become less painful in the coming weeks.
With this tech, smartphones from these brands would soon be able to transfer files at up to 20 mbps without any third-party app ensuring a seamless media transfer experience. It will also support multiple file formats, like photos, videos, songs and documents, as highlighted in the report.
This is similar to what app like ShareIt has been able to offer to Android users for few years now. Apple’s closed ecosystem has made sure that AirDrop becomes a hit, and consumers are likely to stick with one brand for all its devices, services and features.
These three brands constitute more than 50 percent of the Indian mobile segment, so it might not be a bad idea to work in partnership and offer the file sharing platform.
But unlike ShareIt, the file transfer will be carried out through Bluetooth and not the cellular data. Interestingly, The Verge report states the trio have also asked other smartphone companies to join the alliance.
As per report, the technology would be introduced by the end of August but it’s inexplicable that after all these years and all its dominance, Google has yet to offer a file sharing feature that’ll work on all Android devices. This has forced other mobile brands to come out with their own file sharing ecosystem.
(With IANS inputs)
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