Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/949/
For under 50mb, Swiss Transfer.
Over that, filetransfer.io.
Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
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Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#12Check out LocalSend - it's multi platform. I use this all the time.
Thanks, I've been emailing myself photos in Gmail 5-6 at a time like a caveman for the past several years... any app I tried was a non-cross-platform disaster or cost too much and had major feature bloat. This looks dead simple.
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#13Surprised no-one mentioned https://syncthing.net/ yet. That would seem to be the main competitor for such an app. Still, perhaps there's a market for something a little more user friendly and streamlined. Nice work!
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#14Maybe you should update the text on your front page: > Why not use Android file transfer? > Android File Transfer is Google's tool for transferring files from your Android to your desktop. > The tool has not been updated in a long time and feels dated. > Also, it is 2022 and the future is wireless. It's not 2022 anymore, and Google just released an update to their Nearby share called Quick share. Or rather, they're a…
You also ONLY need Android File Transfer on Macs because Apple is too shit to implement MTP and wants to cripple non-Apple devices. On Windows/Linux/BSD you just plug in your android device and it works. A lot of devices support USB 3 speeds too so transferring is fast and not miserable unlike most iPhones and iPads.
They also have a Nearby Share app for Windows that lets you use Nearby Share on Windows. Would be nice if there was a Linux version.
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#15Maybe one day I should upgrade from Pushbullet ^^
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#16Check out LocalSend - it's multi platform. I use this all the time.
Thanks, I've been emailing myself photos in Gmail 5-6 at a time like a caveman for the past several years... any app I tried was a non-cross-platform disaster or cost too much and had major feature bloat. This looks dead simple.
I use KDE Connect for that. It's cross platform despite the name. It has other features but you can turn those off so it only transfers files.
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#17KDE Connect has been around for at least 5 years : https://apps.kde.org/kdeconnect/ . It is quiet amazing and does way more than only file transfert : clipboard sharing, multimedia control, ping, messages, remote keyboard/mouse, etc.
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#18Check out LocalSend - it's multi platform. I use this all the time.
Thanks, I've been emailing myself photos in Gmail 5-6 at a time like a caveman for the past several years... any app I tried was a non-cross-platform disaster or cost too much and had major feature bloat. This looks dead simple.
Same, uploading to google drive.
Re: Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android"
#19Maybe you should update the text on your front page: > Why not use Android file transfer? > Android File Transfer is Google's tool for transferring files from your Android to your desktop. > The tool has not been updated in a long time and feels dated. > Also, it is 2022 and the future is wireless. It's not 2022 anymore, and Google just released an update to their Nearby share called Quick share. Or rather, they're a…
You also ONLY need Android File Transfer on Macs because Apple is too shit to implement MTP and wants to cripple non-Apple devices. On Windows/Linux/BSD you just plug in your android device and it works. A lot of devices support USB 3 speeds too so transferring is fast and not miserable unlike most iPhones and iPads. They also have a Nearby Share app for Windows that lets you use Nearby Share on Windows. Would be nic…
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