Smartphone applications and games represent a large part of our lives, so, naturally, you want to share your favorite applications with your friends and those around you to share the benefit and enjoy them. But what if I told you that you could do so much better than just telling someone the name of the app and making them search for it? Android makes it easy to share apps with other Android device users.
Now there is a different method that you can use to easily send an app or game to other Android users. It's called "Nearby Share" and it's an Android feature that's quite similar to AirDrop on Apple devices, meaning you don't need to exchange contact information or be on the same network that someone is using to send them something. You just need the two devices to be next door.
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Today, the Google Play Store offers the best example of Nearby Sharing, as it has built-in Nearby Share to send apps and games to people, allowing you to share apps and updates between nearby devices. This method is great and very effective because it sends the actual file through the App Store, which means the recipient can quickly install it without ever downloading it manually. But to take advantage of this new feature, you need your device to have version 24.0 or later of the Google Play Store.
Steps to share applications between Android devices closely
To start taking advantage of Nearby Share; Remember that you do not need to be connected to the Internet, all you have to do is enable "Location" on both devices; First, go to Google Play Store > click on the three-line menu button on the top end > then click on “My apps & games” under the menu > now you will see a few tabs on the top, among them, click on the “Share” option "; If you don't see the option to share, try waiting a few minutes, as the Play Store may take some time to enable the feature after the update.
In the new Play Store sharing tab, you'll see options to allow your device to either "send" or "receive" a particular Play Store app; To apply this, all you have to do is follow the previous steps on the two Android devices, then choose “Send” from the sending device, and choose “Receive” from the device that wants to receive; Whichever option you choose, you'll need to give the Play Store access to your location, which is used to identify nearby devices for sharing > Now select "Send," and you'll be taken to the list of Android apps ready to send.
But it's worth noting that not all apps can be submitted via Nearby Share; Among them are apps that you have sideloaded away from the main store (via an APK file) or that are not available to everyone in the Play Store with any nearby device With your phone or a friend or family member's phone, he must click on the "Receive" option in the Play Store > choose a recipient, to receive the pairing request, where you will see a pairing code to ensure that no intruder enters your session.
Finally and once paired, sharing begins, with transfer rates now being amazingly fast, potentially better than many home internet connections we used to resort to > When the download is complete, the recipient will need to hit the 'Install' button for each app or Pressing "Install all" before he can enjoy his new or updated apps. The two devices are still connected and can share Play Store apps, in both directions until the sender or recipient taps the "Disconnect" button at the top end.
