Qaul – Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App

Re:Qaul – Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App by calebm on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:25PM (#37921797)

I wonder how iOS communication works - does it drop down to layer 2 and send raw data frames?

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Re:Qaul – Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App by lxgr on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @05:42PM (#37922000)

Definitely not – unfortunately Apple is extremely picky on what they let apps do on the lower layers.

True (cross-platform) P2P communications would be great, especially since the newest iphones have both long-range Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 support, but the ball is in Apple’s court.

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Re:Qaul – Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App by raybb on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @07:05AM (#37927066)

Any ideas how it works on iOS then?

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Re:Qaul – Internet Independent Wireless Mesh Communication App by lxgr on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:28AM (#37930075)

I'd be curious too!

Most existing solutions I've seen use either Bluetooth LE (the only somewhat low-level API that can be used for cross-platform P2P things that Apple allows access to) or Apple-proprietary APIs like this one: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/multipeerconnectiv...

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