- Google appears to be continuing development on “Contact Exchange.”
- Analysis of the Android “Google Play services” app v26.28.31 update reveals that “Contact Exchange” has evolved into “Gesture Exchange,” a feature that triggers gesture data sharing via NFC taps.
- It is possible that the “Gesture Exchange” feature will be rolled out to Android devices as a tool capable of sharing not just contact information, but other types of data as well.
For over six months, there have been rumors of an Android contact-sharing feature similar to Apple’s “NameDrop,” tentatively known as “Contact Exchange.”
While “Contact Exchange” has yet to be released for Android devices, it appears that Google is still actively developing it. Our site’s original “App Analysis” series has uncovered new details regarding the feature.
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An analysis of the Android “Google Play services” app v26.28.31 update, released on Thursday, July 16, 2026, reveals that “Contact Exchange” has evolved into “Gesture Exchange,” a feature that uses NFC taps as a trigger for gesture data sharing. This suggests that the feature may eventually roll out to Android devices as “Gesture Exchange,” capable of sharing not just contact information, but other types of data as well.
<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.PERFORM_GESTURE_EXCHANGE"
android:minSdkVersion="37"/>
<activity
android:theme="@style/Theme.GestureExchange.ContactExchangeActivity"
android:label="@string/share_your_contact_info"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.gestureexchange.contacts.ContactExchangeActivity"
android:enabled="true"
android:exported="false"
android:process="@string/common_ui_process"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:launchMode="singleInstance"
android:noHistory="true"
android:resizeableActivity="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.android.gms.gestureexchange.ACTION_INTERNAL_START_CONTACT_EXCHANGE"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity
android:theme="@style/Theme.GestureExchange.GestureExchangeActivity"
android:label="@string/tap_to_share_title"
android:name="com.google.android.gms.gestureexchange.ui.GestureExchangeActivity"
android:permission="android.permission.DISPATCH_NFC_MESSAGE"
android:enabled="false"
android:exported="true"
android:process="@string/common_ui_process"
android:excludeFromRecents="true"
android:launchMode="singleInstance"
android:noHistory="true">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.nfc.action.NDEF_DISCOVERED"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
<data android:mimeType="android/gestureexchange"/>
</intent-filter>
</activity>It is expected that “Gesture Exchange” will trigger “Quick Share” via an NFC tap to facilitate data sharing. In any case, we can expect a wider rollout at some point in the future.
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