After months of rumors, Google has lastly confirmed that its “Nearby Share” function is on the way in which. Some Android customers are already testing a beta model.

“We’re at present conducting a beta take a look at of a brand new Nearby Share function that we plan to share extra info on sooner or later,” according to Google. “Our purpose is to launch the function with assist for Android 6+ gadgets as well as different platforms.”

The function began exhibiting up in Chrome OS Canary builds earlier this month, indicating that it’ll work on Chromebooks as properly.“Our purpose is to launch the function with assist for Android 6+ gadgets.”

Nearby Share appears to be like to perform as an Android model of Apple’s AirDrop. You need to use it to shortly and wirelessly switch records data between proximate Android telephones.

Per Android Police, you’ll be able to use Nearby Share to ship random issues to strangers. A person has to have the perform arrange and made their cellphone “seen” (executed simply by way of a Fast Settings tile) earlier than they will obtain content material, and so they should manually settle for a file they’re receiving earlier than it opens.

Samsung has been engaged on the same function known as Quick Share, which lets you blast records data to as many as 5 buddies at a time. (AirDrop is one to 1.) The benefit of Nearby Share, although, is that it ought to work with Android merchandise throughout producers, whereas Quick Share is at present solely meant for Samsung gadgets.