GoKawiilTL;DR 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-level code.
All signs point to a wider rollout that could bring this feature to many Android devices, not just Samsung phones.
Quick Share could be getting an even bigger update than we previously thought, bringing it on par with Apple’s AirDrop. This isn’t just based on a single discovery. It’s something we’ve been tracking across multiple teardowns over the past few months, and all signs now point to a broader Android-wide feature in the works.
Back in September 2025, we spotted early signs of NFC-based file sharing in One UI 8.5. The feature showed up under an experimental Labs section with animations suggesting you could bring two devices close together to transfer files. At the time, it looked like a Samsung-only experiment. But then things went quiet.
Now, in leaked builds of One UI 9, we’ve found a clearer version of the feature called “Tap to share.” Its description is simple: “Just hold the top of your phone close to the device, and the files will be sent.”
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We also found strings like:
Code Copy Text <string name="tap_to_share_sending_dialog_message_requesting_to">Requesting to %1$s</string>
<string name="tap_to_share_sending_dialog_message_sent_to">Sent to %1$s</string>
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