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Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop by tsujamin on Sunday January 21, 2024 @11:53AM (#39080149)
Let me just teach my mum how to run a HTTP server and generate QR codes to send me photos of our lunch /s
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Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop by Brian_K_White on Sunday January 21, 2024 @12:14PM (#39080347)
It's the same difficulty. They used techy terms because we know that's what's happening, but your mom doesn't need to know those terms or anything like that.
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Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop by hulium on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:36PM (#39081312)
Thank you, I think I didn't get the idea across properly.
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Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop by hulium on Sunday January 21, 2024 @12:31PM (#39080506)
An app like "Share via HTTP" does that for you.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MarcosDiez...

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Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop by gabrielhidasy on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:04PM (#39080875)
It's literally click in the share icon and choose "Share over QR".

The device then will do the "run a server with the file, create the QR Code for access, display it". Your mum has no need to learn how to run it, just how she doesn't need to know anything about how airdrop works to use it.

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