Nearby Share is going away for Android work profiles

Nearby Share is an incredibly useful tool to transfer files between your Android devices. It’s gotten better over the years, and it’s getting better as time goes on. While it’s a great tool, Google just made it less accessible. According to Android Police (via 9To5Google), Nearby Share is going away on Android work profiles.

You can also use Nearby Share with your Windows computer. This functionality is relatively new, so it might get better as time goes on. In order to use it, you can download the .exe file using the official page. When you do that, you’ll be able to quickly get it set up.

You can read how to use Nearby Share on your computer for a guide to help you through the process. It’s pretty easy to set up, so it’s worth a shot.

Nearby Share is going away for work profiles

If you use Nearby Share on your phone for business, then you’ll be pretty frustrated with this change. What’s even more frustrating is that Google didn’t give any reason as to why it did this. This news was announced through the Google support updates page. It was just an item in the change log.

We’re not sure as to why the company did this, but it could be a security measure. One thing pointed out by Android Police is that this could be a security measure. When you’re using a work profile, your phone is most likely home to a bunch of sensitive data. Nearby Share gives you the ability to quickly share files between different devices. Well, this could pose a security issue.

We don’t expect to get a direct explanation from Google about this. In any case, if you have files on your work device that you want to share, you’ll have to use other methods such as Google Drive or good old-fashioned Bluetooth.