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Nearby Service

Discovery and communication with devices in the vicinity is now easier and more convenient. Give your users physical proximity services with in-app data sharing and messaging.
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Service Scenarios

Offline file transfer
Offline file transfer
Offline file transfer

Shares files and multimedia with nearby devices without needing an Internet connection.

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Nearby communications
Nearby communications
Nearby communications

Pinpoints people you want to find or chat with for social connections and outreach.

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Local marketing
Local marketing
Local marketing

Makes users into customers by showing them product info and discounts relevant to their activities in shopping malls.

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Automatic Wi-Fi sharing
Automatic Wi-Fi sharing
Automatic Wi-Fi sharing

Gives nearby devices access to the same Wi-Fi connection with a single tap.

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Advantages

Precise proximity sensing
Triggers both onsite convenience and anti-spoofing security.
Ease of use
Provides user-friendly APIs that free you from complex underlying networking details.
Superb performance
Outpaces the industry in speed of discovery and bandwidth with proprietary transport protocols.
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Success Stories

ZAPYA
ZAPYA
ZAPYA

Nearby Service makes files transfer over 4x faster on ZAPYA.

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WLan Play
WLan Play
WLan Play

Nearby Service facilitates local video sharing of up to 50 MBps on this player developed by iQIYI.

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TamTam
TamTam
TamTam

Nearby Service enables TamTam users to discover friends nearby.

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Resources

Development Guide
Development Guide

Download our latest instructions for kit integration.

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API Reference
API Reference

Browse our comprehensive resource library.

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Codelabs
Codelabs

Get started right away, with kit integration guidance for newbies.

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SDK
SDK

Download the latest SDK.

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Technical Support

Contact customer service for further assistance. We'll get back to you within 1 to 2 working days.

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