Introduced with Android Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0), Android Beam at the time was the forerunner of high-speed file conversion (just like AirDrop on iPhones is now). However, because the requirements are difficult to access, as well as the speed is no longer fast, so this feature will be discontinued.
Android Beam is specifically a feature that helps two Android devices transfer data to each other. It sounds great, but actually the requirement is quite... "potato", that is, both must have NFC, and have Android 4.0 installed - the latest version of Android when Beam launched.
However, in addition to those requirements, Android Beam also transmits many types of data, through two types of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections, such as browser pages, contact information, map information, ... Over time, technology started to develop, we started to easily share data (like Google Drive for example), then Android Beam gradually lost its place.
And in 2019, when this feature is superseded by Google's Nearby Share, it will probably die sooner or later. However, Android Beam also has the advantage that this is an open feature, ie developers can "play" freely, Nearby Share is a closed feature.
Android has always been seen as an open platform, but Google's recent moves don't seem to be "open" very much, as "Google Mobile Service" and "Google Play Services" are not open to developers. Lots of space for customization. Phone manufacturers also need to comply with many laws if they want their devices to run Android.
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