What are the chances that this is made possible because of the DMA?
Around 1.0, I would say.
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
#172Nice. I can also recommend LocalSend.
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Re: Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10
#173The Localsend app is the way https://localsend.org/
LocalSend requires devices to be on the same local network, which this doesn’t, it establishes a direct Wi-Fi connection.
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Because Apple realised that phone users are interested in photos, videos, contacts, documents, appointments etc. not files
A file system and its files are a very simple abstraction that lets us organize these exact things. I understand that some people get confused and overwhelmed by a directory structure, but I see that as an education problem, not a UX problem. I was taught all of this in elementary and middle school computer classes in the '90s and early '00s. Having this knowledge early on made me less afraid of my computer, made it…
its a UX probpem insofar as service providers will decide that since they give you a view over the file system, thats enough.
i want file system access, but as a power tool. the 50 clicks through different folders is irrelevant to my most common 5 patterns of use. those should be a single click, or 0 clicks
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#176Of course, AirDrop is absolutely awful. Is the Android equivalent any better?
Airdrop is great when it works.
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> We used to be able to send files over Bluetooth before the iPhone came out. Cross platforms, really? So for example between a Blackberry and a Windows CE phone?
Yes, even "dumb" phones could share files with computers back then. Apple users have no idea how much harm their masters have done to society.
And you could tether, though it was complicated. And slow (1xRTT)
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#178It seems that this is directional, flowing from Android to Apple but not necessarily back (e.g., me airdropping a photo to my parent who uses Android). I'd love for this to work in the other direction as well.
I came to the same conclusion when I clicked the link to try it out, just watching the video now to verify that the flow is both ways.
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In high school (2003-2007) it was super easy for any of my friends and I (varying technical levels) to send arbitrarily large files to each other with AOL Instant Messenger's Direct Connect. Honestly not even sure how a non-technical person would do that nowadays.
The closest I've seen is 'send file over message service or e-mail', but this has a decently low maximum file size. The alternative for larger files is Dropbox or Google Drive or similar and share a link, but there are limits to how full you can have those be, so sending a 5 GB file might be inconvenient if you don't pay for the upgraded service. For anything larger than that again, I don't think I would do anything…
I have upgraded dropbox and google accounts and also a VPS, so it wouldn't be hard for me. But for people who aren't big fucking nerds, nothing exists that's as easy as that. Email's limit is crazy low.