Android Beam could be replaced with AirDrop-style 'Fast Sharing'

If you're already missing Android Beam and the way it allowed you to share links or files from your device to another easily, there's some good news and bad news all rolled up into one item: Google is planning on rolling out a new "Fast Share" protocol through a Play services updates that will allow Android devices to share assets to other devices, primarily using Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct connections.

9to5Google and XDA-Developers have unwrapped the new applet, screenshot by screenshot.

Android Beam could be replaced with AirDrop-style 'Fast Sharing' was written by the awesome team at Android Police.