Google is updating Nearby Share with Material You design

Created by Google, Nearby Share is a Quick Share alternative available on all Android devices including Samsung Galaxy. As part of bringing user interface enhancements, Google is rolling out Material You design for the Nearby Share service with the latest Play System update.

As Google quoted in the December Play System update, the Material You design tweaks will be applied to the Nearby Share feature of Android. The change is spotted in version 22.49 of Google Play services, which will be available for Android smartphones shortly.

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Specifically, the new update for the Nearby Share feature brings revamped visual and motion design for the main UI you interact with. Since the new version is not available widely, our folks over at 9to5Google managed to get their hands on it a month back.

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The current design of Nearby Share shows a left-to-right wave to display that the process of “Looking for nearby devices” is occurring. With the new update, the Material You shapes come to Nearby Share device discover screen that fades out behind your profile avatar.

In addition, the text now has slightly larger fonts and is placed in the center with the Nearby Share heading moved to the top along with using the icon. The share preview is also slightly larger compared to the current one, displays in a circular shape.

We recommend you keep your Galaxy devices updated with the latest version of software and apps. These new changes will be applied in the background as soon as the operating system receives the latest Google Play System update and the required version of Play Services.