This is how to set up Wifi Direct on Android The tracking path will depend on the mobile device being used and its customization layer, but the Wifi Direct settings are always in the network section.

Tired of slow file transfer speeds? Quick Share for Windows no longer needs your Windows PC and Android phone to be on the same network.

Wi-Fi Direct will likely replace Bluetooth in the years to come. Find out if your Windows computer supports it. Learn how to add a Wi-Fi Direct device.

Pushbullet's Portal app makes wireless file transfers from Android to PC a breeze Don't dig out that USB cable to move files between a PC and a Android phone or tablet.

In this Android app review, we take a look at WiFi Shoot, an app for sharing files over Wi-Fi Direct.

Wi-Fi Direct is still scarce in announced or shipping products, but it would be wrong to reach a gloomy conclusion about the new peer-to-peer technology.

Wi-Fi Direct has a wide array of potential uses, many of which encroach on Bluetooth territory and threaten to make the competing wireless protocol obsolete.

But until now Android hasn't had native support for using printers via Wi-Fi Direct. You can check out the relevant AOSP commit for yourself, but the gist of the change is pretty simple.