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Bump bought by Google, NFC no longer the standard

Bump bought by Google, NFC no longer the standard
Christopher Park

Christopher Park

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Android pushed NFC sharing between devices in Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the usability of NFC never expanded into the consumer market. Paying through NFC never proved to be as seamless and easy as originally proposed.

When Bump originally launched, it was used as a way to transfer contact details. It has improved over time and it’s possible to transfer more through the desktop app as well as the mobile apps.

Google has purchased Bump and should eventually bring the technology into Android devices. According to the Google Play Store, Bump is compatible with devices running Android 2.2 and higher so the Bump acquisition could be a solution for sharing data between devices running early versions of Android.

Also included in the purchase is Flock, Bump’s crowd shared photo albums. This is similar to Google+’s Party Mode and it won’t be surprising to see the technology of Flock integrated into other Google products.

Speculation is that Bump is Google’s response to AirDrop by Apple. AirDrop allows users to share data over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

As of now, Bump and Flock will remain separate products with future update incoming.

Source: Bump

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