A leaked Android interface shows Google working on tap-to-share file transfers, with phone overlap, NFC quirks, and Android 17 timing all pointing to a more direct answer to AirDrop-style sharing.

We have a huge amount of data across various apps and services on our Android phones. This can include everything from device settings, call history, contacts, and messages to documents, files ...

Android may soon support sharing not just contacts, but also files, by tapping two phones together. Evidence of the feature spans across Samsung’s One UI 9, Google Play Services, and Android 17 system ...