It’s a wrap? Nothing removes Warp, its Air Drop-like app, hours after releasing it
The company even deleted its blog post announcing the release of the Warp app.
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The company even deleted its blog post announcing the release of the Warp app.
- Nothing pulled its new Warp file-sharing app and Chrome extension from stores within hours of launch, scrubbing even the announcement blog post.
- Warp aimed to rival AirDrop and Quick Share by letting users move files, text, and links from Android phones to Mac, Windows, and Linux devices.
- Nothing did not offer an explanation for the sudden takedown, with speculation online focusing on possible security issues or copy-paste code.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
Nothing, a UK-based electronics company, released an app, Warp, that works similarly to Apple’s AirDrop.
While the app allows users to share files wirelessly, unlike AirDrop or Quick Share, it requires a Google Drive account.
However, soon after the app was released, the company seemed to delete it.
Nothing Warp is no longer available on the Google Play Store, its extension is also gone from Chrome, and the dedicated blog post on Nothing’s webpage has also been removed.
The app was removed on the same day it was announced, according to 9to5Mac. This didn’t go unnoticed by Nothing users, either.
While it’s not yet clear why the Nothing Warp was deleted, this didn’t stop netizens from speculating on the reason.
“I guess someone discovered something unsavoury about it... like under the hood literally just being a copy+paste of an open source equivalent,” wrote one user on Reddit.
While several users reported that the app was removed before they had a chance to try it, others were lucky enough to install it and continue using it, at least for now.
“I installed it earlier this morning and it's working fine on my phone and laptops,” shared one Redditor.
While Nothing Warp’s functionality is similar to that of other well-known file-sharing apps, what sets it apart is that it shares files via Google Drive.
It’s used as temporary storage for transferring files from an Android device to a computer running Mac OS, Windows, or Linux.
AirDrop, which was first introduced in 2011, has become a popular feature to share files. However, it can only be used with Apple products.
As more users prefer wireless file transfer, other tech companies have begun developing quick, easy file-sharing capabilities, especially those that support transfers between Android and Apple devices.
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For example, Samsung has updated its Quick Share capabilities, now allowing users to share files with Apple users.
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the company’s latest smartphones that includes this capability. However, this functionality may be limited in different regions.
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