"NEARBY DEVICE" ISSUE

[Rumblee1]

My Samsung galaxy S24 ULTRA, S21 ULTRA, and Samsung laptop all meet the criteria for the nearby device option. All 3 are on the same wifi network, and Bluetooth is turned on, on all 3.but when I drag to connect a device, I get a message that's says, THIS DEVICE DOESN'T SUPPORT DRAG TO CONNECT. What could the issue be?

 

[Laura Knotek]

According to Samsung's website: "Requires a smartphone with One UI 3.0 or later and a PC with Windows 10 2004 or later. Must be logged-in the same Windows and Samsung account on both devices and have a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection. Initial setup in the Your Phone app is required. Link to Windows copy-and-paste limit: 1MB.
Requires both devices to have One UI 3.1 or later. Devices must be logged-in the same Samsung account and be on the same Wi-Fi network."

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[Rumblee1]

You are correct. As stated I meet all of those requirements. Still not working.

 

[VidJunky]

Is this new for you? Have you ever used it before or had it work for you?

Does quick share work for you any other way? Like using the quick share/nearby share button from a list?

Have you ever paired any of these devices before this attempt at dragging to connect?

I got this reply from Gemini with these 2 videos, the first one being how to connect and use.

In Samsung's One UI 7, the "drag to connect" feature within the "Nearby devices" section allows users to quickly connect or disconnect Bluetooth devices by dragging and dropping their icons. To use it, swipe down from the top right of the screen to open the Quick settings panel and tap on "Nearby devices". Then, touch and hold the desired device's icon and drag it onto another device's icon to connect, or drag it out to disconnect. [1, 2, 3]
This video demonstrates how to connect and disconnect devices using the drag feature in One UI 7:

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

1. Open Quick Settings: Swipe down from the top right of the screen to open the Quick settings panel. [1]
2. Access Nearby Devices: Tap on the "Nearby devices" option within the Quick settings. [1]
3. Connect/Disconnect:
   
   • Connect: Touch and hold the icon of the device you want to connect and drag it onto another device's icon. [1]
   • Disconnect: Touch and hold the icon of the connected device and drag it away from the other device's icon. [1, 2]
4. Configure Devices: Tap on a device's icon to view its settings and potentially configure options like storage sharing. [1, 3]

You can watch this video to see how to combine notification and quick settings panels: