Connect, share & sync
Share files with Nearby Share
Share files with nearby contacts using Nearby Share.
Find it: Swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Connected
devices > Connection preferences > Nearby Share
1 Tap Device visibility to choose an option:
• Everyone: All contacts near you can share with your phone when
the screen is unlocked.
• Contacts: Tap the switch beside the contacts who can share with
your phone when the screen is unlocked.
• Hidden: No contacts can share with your phone.
2 Tap , then tap the switch to turn the feature on.
Note: Bluetooth and Location features must be turned on.
3 Open the file you want to share, such as a photo, video, or website.
4 Tap > Nearby Share.
Note: If you don’t see
Nearby Share as an option, tap Create link,
then tap
Nearby Share.
5 Tap the contact’s phone to send the file.
6 Tap Accept on the receiving phone.
Note: Not all phones can receive files using Nearby Share.
Print
To print your photos, documents, and more from your phone, check if
your printer’s manufacture has an app on Google Play. Then swipe up
from the home screen and tap
Settings > Connected devices >
Connection preferences > Printing to get started.
You can also send your photos, docs, and more to any Android device in
your cloud or to Google Drive. Just download the Cloud Print app from
Play Store.
Sync to the cloud
One account with access to everything, everywhere—phone, tablet,
computer.
Sync your Google account
When you log in to the same Google account, all devices can get to all the
same apps, movies, books, and music from Google Play—plus you share
the same Gmail, Google Calendar™, and Google Mobile™.
To add a Google account to your phone, swipe up from the home screen
and tap
Settings > Passwords & accounts > Add account > Google.
Phone & tablet
Your Android phone and tablet can work together to help you get the
most out of both:
» Transfer media and files: Copy files to your phone and transfer them
to other devices—see Share files with your computer.
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