Quick Share has become much more useful since Google merged Nearby Share into it earlier this year. However, the whole experience was still a bit rough around the edges, and Google is trying to solve some common bugs to make everything a lot smoother. This has been achieved through a new update.
Quick Share for Windows gets bug fixes and improved speed with update
After releasing a bug-fixing update last month, Google has released another update to Quick Share for Windows. This version (v1.0.2002.2) fixes several bugs, including the one that forced the app to crash or stopped files from opening when non-ASCII characters appeared in the file name. It also fixes an issue that forced the app to crash when using Bluetooth.
Some people faced issues when changing the app's preferences. Others faced issues when trying to save preferences. In some cases, after installing Quick Share for Windows, the app icon didn't appear in the Start Menu. The company also fixed a bug that stopped the device's discovery on a local network over Wi-Fi. The new version of the app also solved issues related to the prevention of a Wi-Fi hotspot profile being deleted correctly or couldn't be recovered when the app crashed in the middle of a file transfer.
In the earlier version of the app, when your Android smartphone/tablet and Windows computer weren't on the same local network, file transfer happened via Bluetooth, which is quite slow. Android Authority notes that Google has fixed that, and the file transfer now happens via a Wi-Fi Direct network that is automatically created and shared between the two participating devices.
Unfortunately, the Quick Share for Windows app from Google hasn't been updated to work on ARM-powered Windows laptops. So, if you have a laptop with a Qualcomm processor, you won't be able to use that app to transfer files. Instead, you have to use Samsung's Quick Share app. Yes, there are two Quick Share apps. One is from Google, and the other is from Samsung.
