Android’s Potential NameDrop Rival: What We Know About Google’s New Contact Exchange Feature
For years, Apple users have enjoyed tightly integrated ecosystem features, from Handoff and AirDrop to NameDrop—its quick, NFC-based contact-sharing gesture. Google has been steadily catching up, but certain gaps still exist. One of the biggest? A truly intuitive, tap-to-share contact system on Android. That may soon change. Recent discoveries inside Google Play Services reveal the early construction of a new feature that could finally bring Android users something similar to Apple’s NameDrop. Here’s everything uncovered so far—and what it could mean for Android’s ecosystem. Early Clues Inside Google Play Services Android Authority was the first to spot evidence of Google’s upcoming contact-sharing feature. Code inside Google Play Services beta version 25.44.32 referenced several telling terms: Gesture Exchange ContactExchangeActivity ndef — likely referring to NFC Data Exchange Format These references paint a clear picture: Google is experimenting with an NFC-powered way to share cont...