Google introduces the Quick Share app for ARM-based devices

Google has quietly rolled out its Quick Share app for ARM devices running Windows 11 or later. While the app was previously available for Windows devices, it did not support the ARM architecture and thus could not run on those devices without significant workarounds. But with the launch, users can now easily send and receive photos, documents and more data between nearby Android devices and Windows PCs, including the new Snapdragon X Elite laptops.

QuickShare on ARM-powered devices

Googling marked that the new Quick Share app for ARM devices running Windows 11 is available for manual download from the official Android website. Users can now share photos, videos, documents, audio files or entire folders between Android devices and Windows desktops and PCs.

They can choose whether to keep control of the device’s visibility to themselves or share it with a friend or everyone. All Quick Share transfers are claimed to have end-to-end encryption to protect user privacy. The Mountain View-based tech giant says Quick Share is already built-in to devices running Android 6 or later, and the app only needs to be downloaded on Windows.

Google says Quick Share is now available to users. The Android website’s FAQ section on the requirements for running the app confirms that ARM devices are now supported. However, tipster Mishaal Rahman claims that despite the support for ARM, Quick Share is still not ARM64 native and can only be run via emulation.

This development comes especially after Google rolled out a new update to Quick Share on the Windows platform last month, which didn’t bundle any new features but brought bug fixes to several issues that have been affecting users in recent weeks, including issues with Wi-Fi LAN. advertising, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Quick Share shortcut icon, system configuration preferences and app crashes. The fixes were introduced with the Quick Share app version 1.0.2002.2 for Windows.