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Im not sure if Android has caught up but the iOS file explorer app is excellent.
Saying "I'm not sure if Android has caught up" when Android is decades ahead of Apple in that regard is some kind of... something.
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Saying "I'm not sure if Android has caught up" when Android is decades ahead of Apple in that regard is some kind of... something.
Certainly wasn’t ahead with the stock file manager that came with my last Android phone.
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I prefer https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface
To continue the thread, my favorite is https://drop.lol
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#126The fact that I get excited about this is actually a good representation much vendor lock there is. We used to be able to send files over Bluetooth before the iPhone came out.
Ever since the iphone apple has been trying to make you believe files aren't a thing.
Now "bluetooth" I could buy (and I do not miss at all).
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100% of the time when I want to share a file from my phone to another phone, the other phone is not owned by me and I can’t just install some software on it
Wormhole can be run in the browser easily.
Just needs a WebRTC capable browser.
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#128Am I right to assume that they simply implemented AirDrop without discussing with Apple?
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#129Of course, AirDrop is absolutely awful. Is the Android equivalent any better?
As for Android, it works fine, but I’ve probably used that feature only once in the past ten years. I haven't seen others use it either.
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#130Am I right to assume that they simply implemented AirDrop without discussing with Apple?