Re:Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Sunday January 21, 2024 @08:14PM
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"All of these "alternatives to airdop" don't seem to actually do what airdrop does, which is create an ad-hoc wireless connection."
Not all of them.
"Airdrop isn't just a nice UI for sending files between people, it allows a wi-fi speed transfer between two [Apple] devices that aren't connected to an existing network of that speed."
More precisely, WiFi Direct allows it.
There is no reason why one should not be able to use WiFi Direct to transfer files between Apple hardware and non-Apple hardware.
But Apple and Google, via iOS and Android, stop users from using WiFi Direct to do it.
Not all of them.
"Airdrop isn't just a nice UI for sending files between people, it allows a wi-fi speed transfer between two [Apple] devices that aren't connected to an existing network of that speed."
More precisely, WiFi Direct allows it.
There is no reason why one should not be able to use WiFi Direct to transfer files between Apple hardware and non-Apple hardware.
But Apple and Google, via iOS and Android, stop users from using WiFi Direct to do it.
WiFi Direct does not belong to Apple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct