How To Use Quick Share On Your Samsung Device
If you’re looking to quickly share that stunning landscape photo you snapped on your Samsung Galaxy, or maybe it’s document you’ve downloaded on your mobile device. The problem is that you don’t want to have to hunt around for a cable or go through the hassle of sending the file via email or on messaging apps, which can distort photos in particular. In instances like these, Samsung’s Quick Share makes things pretty convenient. Quick Share is a wireless file-sharing tool similar to Google’s Nearby Share. For now, it’s a feature exclusive to Samsung Galaxy users, though Samsung and Google are teaming up tomerge Quick Share with Google’s Nearby Shareand set a new standard for wireless file-sharing across Android devices.
While we’re waiting for this unified feature to launch, you might be curious how to use the tool on your Galaxy phone. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to go about doing so for Samsung-to-Samsung, Samsung-to-non-Samsung, and Samsung-to-PC transfers.
Transferring files from your Samsung to another Samsung
Quick Share is native to most Samsung Galaxy devices running at least Android 10, making it a convenient option if you’re transferring files to another Galaxy device. Here’s how to use it:
Transferring files from your Samsung to a non-Samsung phone
The great thing about Quick Share is that it’s not exclusive to Samsung-to-Samsung transfers. You can also use it to share your photos, videos, documents, and what-have-yous with other Android (non-Galaxy) and even iOS users. Follow these steps to do so:
Transferring files from your Samsung to a PC
Beyond sharing between mobile devices, Quick Share works well with Galaxy Books and other Windows computers too (as long as they’re running Windows 10 or later and have at least an Intel version 22.50.02 Bluetooth driver and Intel version 22.50.07 Wi-Fi driver). Here’s what you need to do to use Quick Share to transfer files from your Samsung phone to a PC:
