Google’s Updates: Quick Share app for Windows and modern scroll bar for Google Contacts on Android

Google recently released two updates, enhancing the usability of both its Quick Share app on Windows and Google Contacts on Android. The Quick Share app update focuses on bug fixes for a more seamless file-sharing experience, while Google Contacts receives a fresh, more streamlined look with a modern scroll bar.

Quick Share App on Windows: Bug Fixes for a Smoother Experience

Google’s Quick Share app, a file-sharing tool for Windows, now has an updated version (v1.0.2002.2) primarily addressing bugs to enhance stability. This update, while lacking new features, resolves several issues that were impacting performance:

• File Crashes with Non-ASCII Characters: The app would previously crash when handling files with certain non-English or special characters in their names. This issue is now fixed.
• Preference Settings: Users reported problems where app preferences wouldn’t save correctly on some systems. This update ensures settings are saved reliably when the app closes.
• Bluetooth Connection Stability: Quick Share has also improved its stability when connecting via Bluetooth, addressing issues that caused crashes during discovery.
• Wi-Fi Hotspot Recovery: In the past, closing the app during file transfers caused the Wi-Fi hotspot to stop working. The new update corrects this issue, allowing for uninterrupted file sharing.

Key fixes included in the update:

• Deletes files from unknown senders with matching payload IDs.
• Prevents Wi-Fi LAN advertising bugs.
• Resolves errors that led to multiple Bluetooth (GATT) reads during discovery.
• Fixes an issue preventing the removal of the Wi-Fi hotspot profile after closing the app.
• Corrects a bug that caused the app to fail displaying its shortcut icon in the Start menu after installation.

Notably, this version does not yet support Windows on Arm devices, so users on Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered laptops may still face compatibility challenges.

Google Contacts on Android: A Modern Scroll Bar and Design Tweaks

On the Android side, Google has updated the Contacts app to provide a more refined interface. The key change here is a redesigned scroll bar that enhances the app’s modern, intuitive feel:

• New Scroll Bar Style: Previously, the scroll bar was rectangular, large, and somewhat outdated. Now, Google has updated it to a pill-shaped scroll bar, giving it a sleek appearance similar to what users find in the Pixel Launcher app drawer. The scroll bar now adapts to the Dynamic Color theming, making it more visually appealing.
• Removal of Letter Column: The alphabetical column that previously sat separately on the left has been integrated into the main list. This design change promotes an edge-to-edge look, although longer business names may still appear distinct.

This visual upgrade is part of a broader “Material You” design that Google has been rolling out across its apps. Users with Google Contacts version 4.42 will see these changes as part of a server-side update.