How to Send and Receive Apps via Nearby Share

After announcingapp sharing via Nearby Share from Google Play Storelast December, Google has now started rolling out the feature on Android devices. In this article, we’ll be taking a look at how you can use the feature to seamlessly send apps between devices.

Send and Receive Apps via Nearby Share

Send and Receive Apps via Nearby Share

It is worth noting that Nearby Share from Play Storeworks only for apps that you installed from Google Play. The apps you’vesideloaded from other sourceswill not show up here. In addition, the feature shares just the app and not the data files. So if you’re planning to transfer games, you can use one of theother file transfer appsoruse Nearby Share outside Play Storeto do it.

Steps to Transfer Apps from Play Store

  1. Open Google Play Store, tap on the hamburger menu at the top-left corner, andchoose ‘My apps & games.’

2.Switch to the Share tabfrom the My apps & games section. From here,tap on Sendand allow necessary permissions if you haven’t done it already. If you’re not seeing the Share tab, make sure that your Google Play Store app is updated to the latest version. You can check for updates fromSettings -> Play Store version.

  1. Choose the app (or apps) you would like to share from the list of apps and tap on the Send button to start the sharing process. Open the Share tab on the receiver’s phone andhit ‘Receive’ to receive these apps. Once you press Receive, the device will show up on the receiver selection page.

  2. Soon after you tap on the receiver’s device name, you’ll see a pairing code on both phones. If the code matches,tap on Receive from the receiver’s deviceto confirm the app transfer.

  3. The sharing process now starts. You can install the new app using the Install button. If you have received multiple apps, you can use the ‘Install all’ button to install all of them.

  4. You can send more apps using the ‘Send more apps’ button. After you’re done sharing the apps,tap on the Disconnect button to end the transfer.

Send Apps from Play Store

Send Apps from Play Store

So, that’s how you can use send and receive apps from Play Store. The only downside of the feature is that it doesn’t bring the data files, but it should come in handy if you’re looking for a way to quickly transfer essential apps from a device to another. For more such tips, check out ourGoogle Play tips and tricksarticle.

Subin B

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.

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