
What you need to know
- A developer reverse-engineered Android's Nearby Share for macOS and dubbed it "NearDrop."
- This version brings partial support for Macs and only lets the computer act as a receiver.
- Android phones can send files over to a macOS device over Wi-Fi LAN and the computer must remain visible on the network at all times to work.
- Google's Nearby Share recently moved into a proper beta phase for Windows PCs.