India, Nov. 15 -- Android users may soon see a new way to exchange contact details by simply placing two phones close together. New information from a recent build of Google Play Services suggests that Google is working on a tool that works much like Apple's NameDrop, a feature introduced with iOS 17 back in 2023. This development shows that Google is trying to make basic tasks on Android easier and respond to features that already exist on competing platforms.

For years, Android and iOS have grown by observing what users value in each system. Apple added features such as widgets and free home-screen icon placement after they gained traction on Android. Google also introduced Calling Cards on Android after testing a function similar to A...