Google releases Quick Share app for Windows on ARM, including Snapdragon laptops [U]

Google has quietly launched its handy Quick Share app for Windows for ARM-powered devices such as Snapdragon X Elite laptops.

The Quick Share app for Windows is available through Google’s website as a manual download, and is a handy way for Android users to transfer files between devices. While Microsoft’s Phone Link service offers similar functionality with deeper system integration, Google’s app works for multiple devices at once, including ones you don’t own.

However, a certain number of Windows users haven’t been able to easily download the app.

Quick Share for Windows had, until recently, not offered ARM support. Beyond just not being natively supported, though, the app simply didn’t work at all on ARM devices, at least not without some slightly complex workarounds.

Google says it has now resolved that with Quick Share “newly available on ARM-based devices with Windows 11 and up.” That’s what the Android website says. In a requirements FAQ, Google further notes:

Windows computers (i.e. desktops and laptops) running a 64-bit version of Windows 10 and up (or Windows 11 and up for ARM-based devices). Download Quick Share and ensure Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled on your Windows PC.

Update: A few hours after this post went live, we can now confirm that the app is available for download and installation on ARM-powered PCs. However, it’s not a native ARM64 app, still requiring emulation.

Sadly, the app isn’t actually available just yet, as we’ve tested installing it on a Surface Laptop powered by Snapdragon X Elite, only to be greeted by the same installation error that’s been in place for the past several months. Presumably, though, Google will be releasing the proper download very soon, potentially even later today. We’ll update this post when the app is fully available.

More than likely, a new app update needs to launch, but the latest version was primarily focused on squashing bugs.

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