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Re:Snapdrop – AirDrop equivalent through a web browser using... by capableweb on Thursday December 24, 2020 @08:13AM (#25527138)
> False

> sets up an ad-hoc WiFi connection

> No network required

Guess we have different definitions of what a "network" is. I'd call that a network, of two devices.

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Re:Snapdrop – AirDrop equivalent through a web browser using... by avianlyric on Thursday December 24, 2020 @09:43AM (#25527840)
I think the important difference is that AirDrop doesn't require you both to start on the same network for discovery, which SnapDrop does.
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