So, apparently Google Android is getting a new function, in order to keep up with what Apple iOS has, and introduces a way to share data between phones using an NFC tap. A completely novel way to interact with two phones, never before seen on Android. At least not since it was removed in Android 10 seven years ago (Android Beam).
https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/tap-to-share-android/
Henryk Plötz
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2026-08-13 07:38:03 UTC
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