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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by SchemaLoad on Thursday November 20, 2025 @10:26PM (#46000905)
What's sad is what largely replaced device to device transfers was just messaging apps. But messaging apps compress media horribly. iMessage isn't so bad, but send a photo through almost anything else and all meta data is stripped, and the image resolution and bitrate are the absolute bare minimum to look ok on a phone. But try to print it and it will be horrible.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by whywhywhywhy on Thursday November 20, 2025 @10:34PM (#46000961)
> iMessage isn't so bad

iMessage is very bad in certain circumstances, think if the recipient is on 3G or 4G it really compresses videos. It's not obvious and doesn't tell the recipient or offer an option so if you're working in video you keep being told "Can you make it higher res" when this happens

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by darkwater on Friday November 21, 2025 @03:46AM (#46002557)
There could probably be a niche market (until platforms implement the functionality) for enhancing the metadata of Whatsapp pictures from family & friends and guess it from the context. i.e. your auntie sending you now a picture of yourself 30 years ago which will show up as dated 2025 by default, which totally sucks.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by givinguflac on Friday November 21, 2025 @11:12AM (#46005811)
Your comment reminded me of this:

https://theyseeyourphotos.com/

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by padraic7a on Friday November 21, 2025 @04:23AM (#46002789)
Stripping the metadata on a photo is probably a feature though. For privacy reasons the default should most likely be that location, device info etc are taken out of photos that might go viral or be shared beyond what the original user intended.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by SchemaLoad on Sunday November 23, 2025 @05:42PM (#46028092)
It depends, I do wish it was an option that the user can pick from. Quite often you get sent photos of you or an event you were at and you'd like the metadata to be preserved. For posting on social media, sure it's best to strip it.
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