Google Nearby Sharing & Connections for Linux (Unofficial)

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/048afa1e-40a4-4351-a859-c81b642fc6e3

What

This repo consists of the entirety of google's open source nearby library. Currently, it is seperated into 3 sections. - Sharing - Connections - Presence Linux specific implementation and compatibility shims are provided for building Sharing and Connections. Nearby presence may or may not build. I haven't tested it.

Why

This repo could've been a PR on the official repo. All I've done is implement the platform abstraction layer google has provided for a linux specific environment. It's not like I haven't made a PR towards the official repo. I got tired of begging the official nearby maintainers for a PR review. So here we are.

Moreover, all I've wanted was seamless file sharing between my android devices and my linux workstation + laptop. With this repo and the example application provided here, it accomplishes that goal perfectly. This repo wasn't created out of any altruistic goals or out of the goodness of my heart. I had a problem. I solved it. Simple as that.

How

How to install

coming soon

How to build

coming soon

How to contribute

coming soon

Special thanks

https://github.com/proatgram and https://github.com/vibhavp they were the original authors of the linux platform support PR that I have based much of this codebase upon. I am standing on the shoulders of giants