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Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by klabb3 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @08:54AM (#37942214)
You should know that WebRTC is not ideal for this use-case, it has inherent performance and discovery issues. All web-based solutions are flawed until hypothetically the browsers and/or WebRTC step up their game. Fine for a pdf or something, but try it with large files and you’ll very likely have a bad time.

I must say LocalSend seems pretty great (even though they’re a “direct competitor” to my app https://payload.app/ )

Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by lockd2en on Thursday October 19, 2023 @10:05AM (#37943098)
any plans for android app in future?
Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by klabb3 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:38PM (#37945930)
Yeah for sure. Lack of mobile the biggest downside right now.

Send an email and I can put you in the announcement list (1-2 posts per year tops).

Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by letrix on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:12PM (#38062859)
Have you looked at Tauri mobile or it isn't capable yet?
Re:Localsend: Open-Source Airdrop Alternative by matsz on Thursday October 19, 2023 @02:17PM (#37946483)
I was able to copy 4GB+ files over WebRTC from Safari (iOS) to Firefox (Linux) without hiccups. The speed is not great though most of the time.