Quick Share

Quick Share debuted along with the Samsung Galaxy S20 and One UI 2.1, with rollout to other Galaxy smartphones and tablets later. Samsung claims the service was created to streamline the process of sending content,{{Cite web |title=Simpler and Faster File Share With Galaxy's Quick Share |url=https://news.samsung.com/global/simpler-and-faster-file-share-with-galaxys-quick-share |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en}} superseding a previous service named Link Sharing. Quick Share was launched for Windows-based Samsung Galaxy Book notebooks in 2021, and since July 2023 is no longer limited to Samsung Windows PCs.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Samsung brings its Windows Quick Share file transfer app to non-Samsung laptops |url=https://www.neowin.net/news/samsung-brings-its-windows-quick-share-file-transfer-app-to-non-samsung-laptops/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Neowin |language=en}}

In January 2024, it was announced that Google's Nearby Share would be merging with Samsung's Quick Share, adopting the name of the latter.

Users can send files to up to 8 nearby devices at a time, so long as they have the feature enabled and their screens are on.{{Cite web |title=Samsung's killer software makes Galaxy PCs, phones, and tablets better together |url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/1536118/samsungs-pc.html |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=PCWorld |language=en}} Quick Share can be toggled in the quick panel settings and the user can choose to receive content from anyone nearby, contacts only, your devices, or no one. Content transfer is made possible by choosing Quick Share, after which the sender chooses which nearby device(s) to send to.

Quick Share is also capable of uploading files to Samsung Cloud and sharing via URL.{{Cite web |last=Kostadinov |first=Preslav Mladenov & Peter |date=2022-11-02 |title=Samsung One UI 5 review: The perfect software update |url=https://www.phonearena.com/news/samsung-one-ui-5-android-13-new-features_id141896 |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=PhoneArena |language=en-US}} The data uploaded to the Samsung Cloud can be downloaded by the user either by clicking the specified link or scanning the provided QR code.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=MQ |date=2024-02-23 |title=What is Samsung Quick Share? How to Use Samsung Quick Share |url=https://www.pakmobnews.com/2024/02/what-is-samsung-quick-share-how-to-use.html |website=pakmobnews.com}}

Samsung Cloud automatically deletes the uploaded files after a period of two days, and has a daily upload limit of 5 gigabytes.

The Quick Share app on Windows enables other Quick Share-enabled devices to instantly share files with Windows devices.

Quick Share is available on Android 6 and later,{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=2020-08-04 |title=Android's 'Nearby Share' file sharing feature is finally launching |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/4/21353020/android-nearby-share-file-sharing-feature-launch-airdrop |access-date=2020-08-04 |website=The Verge |language=en}} ChromeOS 91 and later,{{Cite web |title=Google starts rolling out Chrome OS 91 with Nearby Share, app notification badges and more |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/google-starts-rolling-out-chrome-os-91-with-nearby-share-app-notification-badges-and-more-1810133-2021-06-02 |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=India Today |language=en}} and 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and later (either ARM or x86).{{Cite web | title=Github repository of rquickshare | url=https://github.com/Martichou/rquickshare | access-date=2024-06-15 | website=GitHub | language=en}} On Windows, Quick Share must be installed manually, as opposed to its implementation on Android and ChromeOS, where it is a part of the operating system and does not need to be installed separately. Windows devices must have both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to be able to run Quick Share.{{Cite web |title=The New Nearby Share Beta App for Windows |url=https://www.android.com/better-together/nearby-share-app/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=Android |language=en}}

There are two Windows apps available: one for the Microsoft Store developed by Samsung, and one available via sideloading developed by Google.

These apps are predicted to fully merge capabilities in Q3 of 2024. Currently, Samsung's version can only run using Intel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers.{{Cite web |title=Quick Share - Official app in the Microsoft Store |url=https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9PCTGDFXVZLJ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Microsoft Apps |language=en-us}}

In addition, Microsoft also offers a way to Nearby Share (unrelated to Quick Share, nor Google's Nearby Share) to Android devices natively through Windows' Phone Link functionality.{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Andrew |date=2024-08-15 |title=Windows adds fluid new Nearby Share option for linked Android phones |url=https://9to5google.com/2024/08/15/nearby-share-windows-phone-link/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=9to5Google |language=en-US}}

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Private Share was a derivative data transfer service which used blockchain encryption, designed for important personal or financial information. Sharing files is possible via the phone number associated with a phone's SIM card, or a user-chosen private number. A private number is exclusive to the Private Share app, and commences with # and includes 10 digits, like #0123456789. The sender is able to set an expiry date for the files, which get automatically deleted from the recipient's devices.{{Cite web |last1=SamMobile |last2=Farooqui |first2=Adnan |date=2020-11-16 |title=Private Share is Samsung's new blockchain-based secure file transfer app |url=https://www.sammobile.com/news/private-share-samsungs-blockchain-based-secure-file-transfer-app/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=SamMobile |language=en-US}} There is a 200 megabyte upload limit for senders. Like Quick Share, Private Share is also preloaded on Samsung Galaxy devices.{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Rowknee |date=2023-03-10 |title=Samsung updates Private share app: Split screen view available for Tablets |url=https://samlover.com/2023/03/10/samsung-updates-private-share-app-split-screen-view-available-for-tablets/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |language=en-US}} Since December 2023, Private Share has been integrated with Quick Share, and is no longer a separate service.{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Rowknee |date=2023-12-06 |title=Samsung Private Share gets integrated with Quick Share |url=https://samlover.com/2023/12/06/samsung-private-share-gets-integrated-with-quick-share/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |language=en-US}}

• AirDrop, a similar feature by Apple

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