Final yr, Chinese language smartphone makers Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo had introduced an alliance for a cross-device file switch protocol. Now, 4 extra smartphone producers have joined this alliance — OnePlus, Realme, Meizu and Black Shark.

With these 4 smartphone manufacturers becoming a member of the record, over 400 million customers are anticipated to get advantage of this file switch service. So now, customers of those smartphone corporations will quickly have the ability to switch recordsdata amongst one another shortly with out want for third-party apps.

For many who are unaware, the peer-to-peer (P2P) cross-device file switch protocol permits person to instantly and simply share recordsdata with out want for any of the third-party functions. Consider it as a characteristic just like Apple‘s AirDrop for Android smartphones.

Though the file switch alliance was introduced final yr, the businesses had been engaged on the know-how and the official rollout of the characteristic started earlier this yr in February. The characteristic is quickly anticipated to be out there for these 4 newly joined manufacturers.

The know-how makes use of Wi-Fi P2P and thus permits customers to switch recordsdata at speeds of as much as 20MB/s. The Wi-Fi P2P characteristic doesn’t intrude with the Wi-Fi performance of the units in any manner. The protocol additionally helps a variety of file codecs together with photographs, movies, and paperwork.

Whereas a number of smartphone manufacturers have their very own file switch service, there was no unified methodology for cross-brand file transfers. With so many China-based telephone makers becoming a member of the alliance, Android customers will lastly get a seamless file switch characteristic, at the very least for individuals who are utilizing telephones from any of those manufacturers.

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