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File Beam (Touch to Send) on Windows Pc

Developed By: Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 2.371 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.3
Size	490 KB
Release Date	November 08, 13
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC. [see more (5)]
What's New: [1.3]* Allow users without a hardware menu key to open the overflow menu.* Use proguard to lower APK size (app is still open source).[1.2]* Fix crash when the... [see more]
Description from Developer: Ever wanted to send someone a document, a song, a video, or just about any type of file*? With File Beam, you can! You only need Android 4.1 installed on both devices (Jelly Bean... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download File Beam (Touch to Send) and install on Windows PC. File Beam (Touch to Send) is free Tools app, developed by Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh. Latest version of File Beam (Touch to Send) is 1.3, was released on 2013-11-08 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of File Beam (Touch to Send) is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,371 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 287 users had rated it 1*.

How to install File Beam (Touch to Send) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install File Beam (Touch to Send) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install File Beam (Touch to Send) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install File Beam (Touch to Send) using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "File Beam (Touch to Send)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install File Beam (Touch to Send) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "File Beam (Touch to Send)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.3 , 1.2.

Download File Beam (Touch to Send) 1.3 on Windows PC – 490 KB

Download File Beam (Touch to Send) 1.2 on Windows PC – 180 KB

Ever wanted to send someone a document, a song, a video, or just about any type of file*?

With File Beam, you can!

You only need Android 4.1 installed on both devices (Jelly Bean), and that both devices have NFC.
File Beam uses Android's built in Android Beam™, so the receiver doesn't need to have any app installed, it should even work with other phones running other OSs (works with some Nokia phones with NFC hardware).

(Please note, files are sent over Bluetooth, NFC is just used to do the initial pairing)

This application has no icon! Use it by tapping the share button in any of your favourite apps (OI File Manager https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.openintents.filemanager recommended for sending arbitrary files)

Tested on:
- Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)
- Samsung Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)
- Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-i9300)
- Nexus 7 (grouper)
- Nokia N9 (RM-696) (Only as a receiver)

Permissions:
- Internet: ads, they can be disabled in settings.
- Read contacts: sending contacts using the app causes a crash without this, rest assured, the app doesn't read contacts unless you share a contact using the app.

Old changelog:
[1.1]
* Support sending multiple files at once, receiver will put all files in one folder.
* Due to the above, support sending Titanium Backup files (only easy import for now!)
* UI can be set to dialog mode in settings, this means the app you shared from will stay visible.
* Ads can be disabled for free in settings.
* Bug fixes.

[1.0]
* Initial release

* Android seems to be refusing to send some file types (such as .tar.gz archives), looking into this.

[1.3]
* Allow users without a hardware menu key to open the overflow menu.
* Use proguard to lower APK size (app is still open source).
[1.2]
* Fix crash when the app can't get the file name.
* Users sending contacts with the app caused a crash because we didn't have the permission to handle contacts, permission added.

Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.