Overview
- An APK teardown reveals a new Contact Exchange Activity in Google Play Services, previously labeled Gesture Exchange.
- Android Authority manually surfaced an early pop-up that lets users share a photo, phone number, and email or choose a receive-only mode.
- Code strings referencing “ndef” suggest NFC involvement, but whether transfers rely solely on NFC or hand off to Bluetooth or Wi‑Fi is unclear.
- No rollout window is confirmed, and reporting points to delivery via a Play Services update or an Android Feature Drop rather than an OS release.
- Coverage notes questions about usefulness and privacy, drawing comparisons to the mixed public response to Apple’s NameDrop.