![]() On some Android devices, go to Settings > Sync over mobile data, and check to see if this is turned on. If you have the Link to Windows (pre-installed) app on your Android device, you can check this by going to Settings > Advanced Features > Link to Windows and toggle Use mobile data. If this setting is turned off, you’ll only be able to copy and paste when both your Android device or Surface Duo and PC are connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you’ve allowed your devices to sync over mobile data, and you’re not connected to a Wi-Fi network, then copy and paste will use data. Does copying and pasting between my devices use data?Ĭross-device copy and paste requires the exchange of data between your PC and Android device. The apps you may be copying from and to may have different capabilities in how they read copied text, so you may occasionally lose your formatting. Why did my copied text lose its formatting? Does what I copy on one device get added to the other device if I don't paste it here?Įvery time you copy something on either device, what you copy will replace the clipboard content on both of your devices. Copying something from a Secure Folder will still replace any content you have on your PC clipboard. Nearby share, however, tries to escalate from Bluetooth to WiFi for bigger files, however, this sometimes doesn’t happen, leaving you stuck with the slower Bluetooth.Note: You can copy content and paste it into a Secure Folder, but you can't copy and paste content from a Secure Folder onto your PC. We know that Bluetooth is much slower than WiFi. Apparently, the reason is that Nearby share primarily uses Bluetooth instead of WiFi to transfer data. I found Nearby share quite slower than Apple’s Airdrop. Under the Chromebook system tray, you should see a notification of file being transfered. Your Chromebook should appear under nearby devices, select it and the file transfer should start in a few seconds. ![]() Now to send Files from your Android phone to your Chromebook, select the file/photo you wish to share, then tap on share, then nearby share. Send Files from Android Phone to Chromebook # Select your Android phone and click on next.Ī prompt will appear on your Android phone asking you whether you want to receive files from the Chromebook. Make sure, nearby share is turned on your Android device. Under share options that come up, click on Nearby share.Ĭhromebook will start searching for Android phones with nearby share turned on. Now to share files from your Chromebook to your Android phone, open the files App, right-click on the file, then select share. Send files from Chromebook to Android Phone # ![]() You can make yourself visible temporarily by opening the status areas and turning on Nearby visibility.Ĭonfirm your settings and Nearby Share should now be set up. With hidden, No one can share with you until you make yourself visible. Your contacts can share with you when they are nearby. With the All contact visibility option, you allow all your contacts to share data with you. There are three options All contacts, some contacts, and hidden. To enable it and send or receive files on your Chromebook, go to Settings > Connected Devices > Nearby share.Įnter a name for your device. On Chromebooks, Nearby share is turned off by default. ![]() Read more: How to share files with Android’s Nearby Share feature Enable Nearby share on Chromebook # The feature is expected to come to Windows PCs later in 2022 enabling you to share files between Android phones, Chromebooks, and Windows PCs. With Nearby share, you can send files between Android phones or between Android phones and Chromebooks, or between Chromebooks. Google brought a similar feature to Chromebooks.
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