With Android Beam set to be deprecated with the release of Android Q, we are still unsure of what the future holds for cross-platform file sharing. We’ve seen glimpses of the new Fast Share but it isn’t known if that will be available to all Android phones. While we are still unclear, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo have decided to join forces to work on a multi-platform Android file transfer platform.
This new alliance between the Chinese manufacturers will work together to create and develop a brand new P2P file transfer protocol (via ).
Announced on the Chinese social networking site Weibo, the alliance is interesting as Oppo is still technically related to OnePlus by way of a parent company. While OnePlus does have it’s own file transfer protocol called FileDash, it does mean we could potentially see this new fast transfer system on future OnePlus phones.
notes that this fast transfer method is likely using Bluetooth LE to establish connections, this then allows for transfer speeds up to 20 megabytes per second. You will also be able to send pretty much any filetype using the transfer protocol, the bonus is that you don’t need to have the same phone as your friend to send a file.
This is arguably bigger news for Chinese smartphone owners though, as Google Services are not usually present on the phones sold in the Eastern nation. That said if the trio of manufacturers can convince others to join forces we could have a powerful file-sharing feature on millions of phones worldwide.
Vivo, Xiaomi, and Oppo have said that the feature will be available by the end of next month. There is no word on what phones will be compatible at this early stage though — with no word on whether this will be limited to just China or Eastern markets.
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