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Nearby Devices Settings, Turn Sharing through Nearby Devices on or off

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Nearby Devices Settings Share files with devices that support DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi. To use Nearby devices, you must connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the devices you wish to share with, and the other devices must support DLNA. From an app, look for the Nearby devices sharing options. Note: Use care when enabling file sharing. When enabled, other devices can access data on your device. Turn Sharing through Nearby Devices on or off To use sharing with nearby devices, you must have the option turned on. 1. From home, tap Apps > Settings. 2. Tap Nearby devices to configure these options:  Tap On/Off to turn Nearby devices on or off. Nearby devices must be turned on to configure options.  Under Advanced, configure options to control how content is shared from your device: • Content to share: Choose the type of content to share, from Videos, Photos, or Music. • Allowed devices: View and manage a list of devices allowed to connect to your device. • Denied devices: View and manage a list of devices restricted from connecting to your device. • Download to: Choose a location to save downloaded content, from USB storage (device memory) or optional installed SD card (not included). • Receive files from other devices: Choose how to handle incoming files from other devices, from Always accept, Always ask, or Always reject. Settings 129

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Nearby Devices Settings
Share files with devices that support DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards, over Wi-Fi.
To use Nearby devices, you must connect to the same Wi-Fi network as the devices you wish to share
with, and the other devices must support DLNA. From an app, look for the Nearby devices sharing
options.
Note
: Use care when enabling file sharing. When enabled, other devices can access data on your device.
Turn Sharing through Nearby Devices on or off
To use sharing with nearby devices, you must have the option turned on.
1.
From home, tap
Apps
>
Settings
.
2.
Tap
Nearby devices
to configure these options:
Tap
On/Off
to turn Nearby devices on or off. Nearby devices must be turned on to configure
options.
Under
Advanced
, configure options to control how content is shared from your device:
Content to share
: Choose the type of content to share, from Videos, Photos, or Music.
Allowed devices
: View and manage a list of devices allowed to connect to your device.
Denied devices
: View and manage a list of devices restricted from connecting to your
device.
Download to
: Choose a location to save downloaded content, from USB storage (device
memory) or optional installed SD card (not included).
Receive files from other devices
: Choose how to handle incoming files from other
devices, from Always accept, Always ask, or Always reject.
Settings
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