Google Quick Share widely rolling out QR code sharing on Android – 9to5Google

Following the announcement in December, Google is widely rolling out QR code-based sharing in Quick Share on Android.After tapping the Quick Share target in the system sheet and getting the fullscreen UI, you’ll see a new “Use QR code” option in the Send to nearby devices box.This will slide up a sheet with a Quick Share-branded QR code as your screen automatically brightens. At the bottom, you’ll see what and how many files you are sending.Google explains how you should “Ask the other people to scan with their Android device.” This results in a quickshare.google link that immediately opens up the Connecting/Receiving… sheet to begin the transfer process.https://quickshare.google/qrcode#key=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzThe QR code can be read by multiple devices. To use this option, you don’t have to “add [anyone] as a contact, verify devices, or change your sharing settings.”We’re seeing QR code-based Quick Share widely rolling out today with version 24.49.33 of Google Play services. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news:Breaking news for Android. Get the latest on app…Editor-in-chief. Interested in the minutiae of Google and Alphabet. Tips/talk: abner@9to5g.comManage push notifications

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