Nearby Share isn't locked down and, in fact, works just fine with zero Google involvement. Google only needs to be involved for limited device visibility and al

Nearby Share isn't locked down and, in fact, works just fine with zero Google involvement. Google only needs to be involved for limited device visibility and all the phone number stuff that entails. Here's the protocol docs — both devices just tell each other that they're "unable" to do "paired key encryption" and the connection continues: https://github.com/grishka/NearDrop/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md https://github.com/grishka/NearDrop/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md