Nearby Share was a functionality developed by Google that allows data to be transferred between devices via Bluetooth, Wi-FI Direct or Internet.

[4] By 2017, ComputerWorld included Android Beam in a list of "once-trumpeted features that quietly faded away", observing that "despite the admirable marketing effort, Beam never quite worked particularly well, and numerous other systems for sharing stuff proved to be simpler and more reliable.

"[5] Nearby Share was officially released for devices running Android Marshmallow and later on August 4, 2020.

[8] On March 31, 2023, the beta version of the Nearby Share App was released for Windows PCs allowing cross-platform file transfers.

Choosing a device from the list sends a prompt to the recipient that requires them to confirm the transfer.