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I'm not a big fan of having to pay once for every computer I want to use something on. I'm just 1 person. Also, making it free for Android but not PC seems... Wrong.
What are you talking about? This tool is free for everyone.
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Who cares about money? Being free seems much more important.
Is this some sort of HN meme where we purposely use the wrong word sense of "free" in order to stir a semantic argument?
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Thanks for the link. Looking through the Github, this appears to be close to what I'm looking for on my own project. Namely, being able to share files automatically with nearby devices when they move within range. I thought Bluetooth might be viable, as beacons and GattServers seem to be designed for this purpose. Android's implementation was painful, yet doable. However, after wading into Microsoft's codebase, I sus…
It's a very cool idea, but the first barrier that comes to mind would be that when the clients join the hotspots, they don't have internet access, so joining the network would mean losing internet, for laptops and phones without cellular data. I know the LocalOnlyHotspot API I use on Android doesn't offer internet tethering. I'm not sure how possible it is to ensure that on Windows and Linux devices that host hotspot…
If you already use Tailscale, Taildrop [1] works great. [1] https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop
> Taildrop is currently limited to sending files between your own personal devices. You cannot send files to devices owned by other users even on the same Tailscale network.
All of these "alternatives to airdop" don't seem to actually do what airdrop does, which is create an ad-hoc wireless connection. Airdrop isn't just a nice UI for sending files between people, it allows a wi-fi speed transfer between two devices that aren't connected to an existing network of that speed.
> create an ad-hoc wireless connection. Every Android device I've used has had "Send via Bluetooth" functionality built in. Is the WiFi connection just significantly faster or does it provide other additional benefits?
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You’re kidding, but a working phone was found on the ground after the panel blew out of the Boeing a few weeks ago. https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24029806/boeing-737-max-9-... I don’t think there’s anything in a phone that’d stop its core functions in a vacuum. The human trying to use it, not so much.
I was kind of kidding, but I was also kind of intrigued by the idea. My instinct is that it would work in a vacuum, but that is just a gut feeling. But I also could not think of why one could not.
If you already use Tailscale, Taildrop [1] works great. [1] https://tailscale.com/kb/1106/taildrop
From that doc: > Taildrop is currently limited to sending files between your own personal devices. You cannot send files to devices owned by other users even on the same Tailscale network.
All of these "alternatives to airdop" don't seem to actually do what airdrop does, which is create an ad-hoc wireless connection. Airdrop isn't just a nice UI for sending files between people, it allows a wi-fi speed transfer between two devices that aren't connected to an existing network of that speed.
Mine does! https://github.com/spieglt/flyingcarpet
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Is this some sort of HN meme where we purposely use the wrong word sense of "free" in order to stir a semantic argument?
No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software