Reported Android feature 'Nearby' to allow for phone to phone data exchange
Imagine you're sitting in a bar talking with someone you find attractive; the two of you decide to exchange information so you can keep in contact later. But, instead of typing one another's text or email address into your phones, you simply point your phone at theirs, as they point theirs at yours, and you both click an onscreen cue, and just like that, a virtual card of sorts is exchanged. Easy Peasy. This scenario may soon become reality as there are various news agencies reporting that Google is going to add a feature to Android called "Nearby." It's a service that allows Android devices that are in close physical proximately, to exchange data. The company is expected to announce the new service as early as later this month at its I/O conference.