Who needs Android Beam? Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo join forces for file-sharing

mood · Aug 20, 2019

Who needs Android Beam? Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo join forces for file-sharing
August 19, 2019
https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-oppo-vivo-file-sharing-1020098/

Google is working on a Fast Share local file-sharing feature for Android Q, meant to replace its Android Beam functionality. But Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo have plans of their own, jointly announcing a local file-sharing standard that will be featured on all their phones.

The news, spotted by The Verge, was announced on the MIUI Weibo account — so what should you expect then? The feature uses Bluetooth and is capable of transfer speeds of up to 20MBs per second. Presumably it’s using Wi-Fi after initial pairing via Bluetooth, much like the Files by Google local sharing feature.

The feature is especially noteworthy for the Chinese market, where Google services and features are often stripped out of Android. So an integrated, cross-device file-sharing standard is arguably more important in this market.
The trio says that the feature will be available at the end of the month.
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mood · Jan 2, 2020

Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi's Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance makes for easier file-sharing
January 2, 2020
https://betanews.com/2020/01/02/peer-to-peer-transmission-alliance/

Three smartphone manufactures came together last summer to create a new Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance with the aim of making it easier to share files between devices. Now it's available on selected handsets and is going global.

The alliance is made up of vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi and it was been created to develop what amounts to an Android version of Apple's AirDrop. File transfers are possible without the need for additional apps, and without the need to use mobile data or an internet connection.
The system uses Bluetooth for fast pairing, and then switches to WiFi P2P technology for the data transfer.
Spark Ni, senior vice president of vivo says:

Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi all share a strong user base, and such partnership will benefit even more consumers globally. For vivo, this partnership reinforces our commitment to bringing a fast, secure, first-in-class mobile experience by making it even easier for our users to share files with their friends wirelessly. [...]
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Xiaomi: Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo partner to bring new wireless file transfer system to global users

mood · May 21, 2020

OnePlus, Realme, Black Shark, and Meizu join Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo’s file transfer alliance
May 21, 2020
https://www.xda-developers.com/onep...join-xiaomi-oppo-vivo-file-transfer-alliance/

Back in August last year, three Chinese OEMs — Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo — formed an alliance for the development of a new P2P file transfer protocol to simplify cross-device file transfers. The solution aimed to offer an AirDrop like experience in the Android ecosystem by allowing devices from different manufacturers to seamlessly share files between them. After months of development, it was finally rolled out earlier this year in February and now, a few more manufacturers are jumping on the bandwagon.

According to recent posts on Chinese social media platform Weibo, OnePlus, Realme, Meizu, and Black Shark have now joined the P2P file transfer alliance.
The move is expected to benefit over 400 million users around the world.
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For the unaware, the file transfer protocol supports a variety of file formats and it even lets users share entire folders with each other. The protocol supports file transfer speeds in the order of 20MBps over a stable connection, which is significantly better than file transfers over Bluetooth.
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Who needs Android Beam? Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo join forces for file-sharing

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