Android Q removes support for Android Beam

Android Q will add many new features, but it will also take away an old one - Android Beam. There's no native replacement on the horizon, but similar functionality can be achieved by apps (including Google Files). For those of you who don't remember - which we're guessing is "almost everyone" - Beam is a peer-to-peer file transfer technology. It uses NFC to do the handshaking and Bluetooth to send the data. The Google Files app can share files over Wi-Fi The Google Files app has the ability to share files locally over Wi-Fi. This promises speeds up to 480Mbps, well in excess...

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