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Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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post #64

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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.

Still no smb/webdav/sftp somehow...

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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post #64

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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.

What about after you spent the two seconds to install a different file manager?

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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post #82

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I prefer https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface

To continue the thread, my favorite is https://drop.lol

I’m using FilePizza when I need it, saw it on HN recently. All this AI magic allegedly taking our jobs, but we still can’t transfer files from one device to another, or print a document reliably.

https://file.pizza/

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

#126

The 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.

Ios has an app called "Files".

Now "bluetooth" I could buy (and I do not miss at all).

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

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post #23

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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.

Yep https://webwormhole.com/

Just needs a WebRTC capable browser.

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

#129

Of course, AirDrop is absolutely awful. Is the Android equivalent any better?

Curious, why do you think AirDrop is so bad?

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.

Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10

#130

Am I right to assume that they simply implemented AirDrop without discussing with Apple?

And if Google does this as well as the RCS rollout, I can look forward to attempts to use AirDrop to send me viruses and other spammy junk.
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