Use Quick Share to share files between your Googlebook and other devices

With Quick Share, you can send and receive files, photos, videos and more with nearby devices, such as:

• Android phones and tablets
• Another Googlebook
• Chromebooks
• Select Windows PCs

It offers fast, secure and convenient sharing. You can use it to send documents to your Googlebook or share photos with an Android phone.

To use Quick Share, make sure that the Googlebook and the devices that you want to send or receive content from have Bluetooth enabled.

Find Quick Share on your Googlebook

From Quick Settings

1. On your Googlebook, at the top right, open Quick Settings.
2. On the Quick Settings menu, select Quick Share .
   • If there’s no Quick Share :
     1. Select Edit .
     2. Under 'Quick Settings', select Quick Share .

From Settings

1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
2. Select your account Google services All services.
3. Under 'Connected devices and sharing', select Quick Share .

From the Share menu

1. On your Googlebook, right-click on the content that you want to share.
2. Select Share Quick Share .
   • To access Quick Share, on your taskbar, under 'Quick Settings', select Quick Share .

Send content from your Googlebook

With Quick Share, you can share content with other nearby devices.

Share from apps

1. Open the app where what you want to share is located.
2. Select Share.
3. From the share sheet, select Quick Share .
   • It scans for nearby devices.
4. Select the device that you want to share with.
   • To select multiple receivers, you can select more than one device.
5. Wait for the other device to accept your share request.
6. When the receiver confirms your request, the file is sent.

Tip: If you can't find the recipient's device, make sure that their Quick Share is turned on. Check that their 'Who can share with you' settings allow your device to find them.

Share from the Quick Share app

You can open the Quick Share app directly to select and send files.

1. On your Googlebook, open Quick Share .
2. To add the files that you want to share, you can either:
   • Drag the files into Quick Share.
   • Select Add files to send.
3. Select the device that you want to share with.
   • To select multiple receivers, you can select more than one device.
4. Wait for the other device to accept your share request.
5. When the receiver confirms your request, the file is sent.

Share with a QR code

If you can't find your recipient's device, you can generate a QR code.

1. On your Googlebook, open Quick Share .
2. Select Share using QR code .
3. To get connected and receive content from your Googlebook, nearby devices can scan the QR code.

Receive content with Quick Share

With Quick Share, you can get content from other nearby devices.

1. On your Googlebook, open Quick Share .
2. Select your device visibility.
   • Your devices: Only your devices can share with you.
   • Contacts: Your contacts with a Google Account can share with you.
   • Everyone: Anyone nearby can share with you.
   • Everyone temporarily: Anyone nearby can share with you for 10 minutes.
3. Wait for a notification that tells you who is trying to share and what content they want to share with you.
4. On the notification:
   • To begin the transfer, select Accept.
   • To reject the transfer, select Decline.

Related resources

• Share files with nearby devices
• Use Quick Share on your Android device