Xiaomi mobiles have a function very similar to Apple‘s well-known AirDrop with which you can share the photos, videos, documents and applications you want with your friends, family, partner or whoever you want, even if they have a smartphone from another brand. It is very simple and fast, and although it cannot be seen with the naked eye, it will be very easy for you to find it and activate it if you know how.
One of the advantages of this function is that you will not only be able to share your files with Xiaomi mobile phones, but you will also be able to do it with OPPO, Vivo and many other manufacturers of Android mobile phones. Therefore, we tell you how you can get to this interesting function, called My Share, and start taking advantage of all its possibilities at the moment. You don’t have to download anything to start using it. Do you want to know how to do it?
This is how you can activate it and start using it
There are several ways to activate Mi Share on your mobile to easily share your photos, videos and any file with another person who has an Android mobile, so we will tell you how you can do it step by step in the one that is most comfortable for you. It is important that you keep in mind that you must have a WiFi connection and you have to activate it on both mobiles, since it is not possible to do it any other way. You should not confuse it with ShareMe, which is another Xiaomi application that will also appear in the sharing options if you have it on your mobile.
You should also know that you can share the mobile screen with your television using this function, and for this you only have to have it active and go back to the mobile settings to select the Cast option. But now let’s go to what interests you now!
Do it from the mobile settings
You can activate it both to share and to receive files from other people from your mobile settings, and doing so is very simple:
- go to settings
- Select the Connect and share option
- Activate My Share
- Click on the Mi share switch to activate it
- Also enable Turn on Mi Share automatically when Bluetooth or WiFi is turned on again
Now, whenever you want to share something, you just have to go to the file you’re interested in and the other person’s device will appear automatically (provided they’ve done the same). Likewise, if someone wants to send you something, they can.
Activate and share in seconds from the file itself
- Go to the photo, video, document or file you want to share
- Click on the icon on the right, which is the share icon
- You will find a new screen where you will be able to enable My Share
- Click on Activate
- It will start searching for nearby devices
- Make sure the other device has it active and is in discoverable mode
- Both devices must have active WiFi
- The other person’s device will appear
- Click on his name
- The other person will accept it and it will be sent
Now that you know the two ways to start using this interesting function to share everything you want with other people from your mobile , you can choose the one that interests you the most and start enjoying all its possibilities.