WhatsApp is testing a file sharing feature like Android's Quick Share. This Bluetooth-based infrastructure will provide a more secure and faster file sharing.

Google and Samsung recently improved Android's default file sharing system Nearby Share and renamed it Quick Share. With this new feature, seamless file sharing will be possible between Android phones and computers using Chrome OS and Windows. A similar move is coming from WhatsApp. The popular instant messaging application is trying a new feature for file sharing with nearby people.
 

New sharing feature for WhatsApp
This feature, discovered by WABetaInfo in the latest Android beta version of WhatsApp, uses Bluetooth for file transfers. This feature, which allows users to share files up to 2 GB, offers a faster and more convenient option compared to traditional methods such as sending files via chat or using cloud storage.

Reportedly, for the sharing to work, both users will need to be in the "Share Files" section of the app and remain there until the transfer is complete. This method will also use end-to-end encryption, ensuring that file sharing is as secure as WhatsApp's standard method. Interestingly, users will need to shake their phones to start sharing. However, this shaking function may change in the final version.

As we said, file transfer will be protected by end-to-end encryption, while phone numbers will remain private during transfer and will not be visible to people who are not in your contact list. This new feature may be useful for regular WhatsApp users, but with Google and Samsung's recent Quick Share update, its necessity is questionable. Because the same feature is built into the operating system. However, the biggest advantage of WhatsApp is that it offers it in iOS and Android applications. This may mean fast file sharing between the two operating systems.