Nothing Warp could have had AirDrop-like potential, but after less than 24 hours, it’s gone

Nothing Warp is a new file transfer app
Less than 24 hours after its launch, it has already disappeared
The app allowed you to transfer files between an Android phone and a Mac, Windows or Linux computer

Yesterday, Nothing unveiled a new Android app and Chrome plugin called Nothing Warp, which — once you had both — allowed you to seamlessly transfer files, links, copied text, and images between your Android phone and a Windows, macOS, or Linux computer.

Being cross-platform – and especially working between Android and Apple systems (albeit not iOS) – this tool could have been really useful, but if you were hoping to try it, you can’t, because less than 24 hours after launch, Nothing Warp is gone.

The Google Play Store listing has been deleted, as has the Chrome extension page and even the blog post announcing Nothing Warp.

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So what happens? We don’t know. Maybe nothing faced legal issues, or maybe the feature just didn’t turn out to be polished enough to launch yet. But at least for now, it is no longer possible to download this tool.

The Nothing Phone (3) (Image credit: Future)

Not quite warp speed

We’ve reached out to Nothing for comment and will update this article if the company responds, but it feels like this is something that’s unlikely to come back. Still, that might not be the biggest loss, as 9to5Google tried the service before it disappeared and found it to be quite slow.

This is probably because of how it works, where Nothing Warp essentially just uploads files to your Google Drive account on one device and then downloads them from there to another, rather than sending things directly from one device to another.

It still has some advantages over manually uploading and downloading from Google Drive as it’s a bit leaner and more seamless, but it sounds like AirDrop and Quick Share are probably better options, at least when moving things between platforms they support.

In fact, while some users liked Nothing Warp in the short time it was available, others were less convinced, with one Reddit thread containing positive comments like “awesome, I love using it” and “pretty useful,” as well as more negative ones like “so fast share with extra steps.”