Google’s Nearby Share tool appears to adopt Samsung’s similar utility name and we wonder what’s going on

Googles Nearby Share tool appears to adopt Samsungs similar utility

Google has suddenly changed the name of its file sharing tool from Nearby Share to Quick Share, which Samsung calls its own tool.

It's a random move that has people scratching their heads and wondering what this could mean for Android in the future. This update appears to have been discovered by industry insider Kamila Wojiciechowska showed her findings on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). Wojiciechowska revealed that she received a notification on her phone informing her of the change after installing version 23.50.13 of Google Mobile Services.