Google and Samsung have joined forces to make file sharing between Android devices easier and quicker. The companies have unified Google’s Nearby Share and Samsung’s Quick Share, “bringing the best of our sharing solutions together into a singular cross-Android solution under the Quick Share name,” and introducing the new utility across the entire Android ecosystem. “We’ve integrated the experiences and created the best default, built-in option for peer-to-peer content sharing across all types of devices in the Android and Chromebook ecosystems,” Google said at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

In addition, the companies are working with PC manufacturers including LG “to expand Quick Share to Windows PCs as a pre-installed app,” according to a Google blog post summarizing CES news.

“With a simple tap of the new Quick Share icon, you can see a list of available devices close by,” Android Ecosystem VP and GM Sameer Samat writes. “You remain in control of your privacy, and can choose in your phone’s settings who can discover your device and send files, whether it’s everyone, only your contacts or just your own devices.”

The new Quick Share will start rolling out to current Nearby Share enabled devices next month.

“Google’s CES announcements are all about togetherness, like casting TikTok to your TV and a new unified Quick Share in partnership with Samsung,” The Verge writes, explaining that the Alphabet company is trying “to get the wide constellation of gadgets in its ecosystem talking to each other a little more easily,” with “Android’s [Apple] AirDrop-like sharing feature is combining forces with Samsung, LG smart TVs getting smart home updates, and TikTok coming to Chromecast, among other things.”

TechRadar calls the Quick Share integration “a bit of a boon,” as it declutters “the glut of extra apps” on the best Samsung phones, many duplicating Android’s efforts. “Samsung has got better at letting users hide away these extra apps and choose what to install when setting up a new Galaxy phone, but more integration will help make for a seamless and better overall experience,” TechRadar says.

“Google also announced that support for Fast Pair, a feature that quickly finds and connects your Bluetooth accessories to your devices, is expanding to Chromecast with Google TV and will be expanding to more Google devices later this year,” TechCrunch reports, adding that Android Auto is getting updates too: “In the coming months, electric vehicles compatible with Android Auto can share real-time battery information with Google Maps.”