Needed copying a pdf file from iPhone to PC. That was absolutely impossible! Tried USB, WiFi and Bluetooth. None of the built in apps or sharing services allowed copying the file over.
From a $3 trillion company this is absolutely intended.
How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
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Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#192Been using Blip between my devices: https://blip.net Checks all the boxes in the article except the first one, but I don't mind signing in
Just tried blip after reading this comment, works pretty well. Super fast and easy. Only 500dl in Android so far, wish them success.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#193I made my own site for this. https://filepush.kevincox.ca/ It uses WebPush notifications to set up a WebRTC data channel. So full E2EE with no website-run server in the middle (unless you need TURN). The actual domain is just a static site. It is similar to a lot of the other WebRTC based solutions but it works better for me because the push notification means that I only have to navigate to the site on one device. T…
Do you have the source available for this? This is something I'd quite like to selfhost as well :)
https://gitlab.com/kevincox/filepush
I should probably add a link to the source on the site.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#194Syncthing works on Android, and for between-own-devices cases fits well. Typically, you just have to sync Download (for Android at least it's where 99% of useful files go) across your devices. It's a bit challenging for an average human to setup though. I do however share the frustration: basic operations (not just sharing) with files are stupidly complicated, and became worse with newer Androids.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#195I regularly have to send files to customers, from a few megabytes to a few gigs. It's incredibly hard. Mail? Goes to spam. WeTransfer? Mail clients break URL. Download from my website? Some stupid browser will display the zip data onscreen. Send the link through messenger? Messenger breaks the link. SaaS gallery? Some file managers can't open the zip file. I've been doing that for two years now. Still don't have a 10…
Google Drive? Starts at $2/mo for 100GB.
That would be blocked in a lot of large companies. IT blocks common cloud storage urls to prevent employees from storing company data on third party servers.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#196Earlier quoted context omitted.
I ended up writing encrypted netcat.
What's the point? Just add encrypting filters at both ends of the pipe.
The difference is small. Mine runs as a server and accepts transfers one after another, it's a bit more useful, because I send files regularly. It doesn't accept a transfer if the client fails authentication. Sometimes I send files between random machines ad hoc, having one tool (one file) makes it easier to setup, and not all have netcat installed, especially windows, but some linuxes too.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#197Any hackers left here? Why no one mentions netcat? # send cat file | nc -l -p 8888 # receive nc IP-OF-SENDER 8888 > file this works as long as both computers are connected to the same network, for example the internet
Assume that both devices are behind a different NAT with no inbound ports publicly accessible, which is a very common scenario - e.g. a phone behind a cell provider's carrier-grade NAT and a computer on a firewalled corporate network.
The median user controls 0 public IPv4 addresses.
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#198Needed copying a pdf file from iPhone to PC. That was absolutely impossible! Tried USB, WiFi and Bluetooth. None of the built in apps or sharing services allowed copying the file over.
From a $3 trillion company this is absolutely intended.
I bet at some point there was entire team of people in Apple each paid >>200k USD with the goal "Make impossible a transfer of a single file out of an Apple device to a non Apple device, and for every incoming file from non Apple device pretend you don't know where it was saved and what it is even. Make it look like an incident."
Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#199Earlier quoted context omitted.
From a $3 trillion company this is absolutely intended.
I bet at some point there was entire team of people in Apple each paid >>200k USD with the goal "Make impossible a transfer of a single file out of an Apple device to a non Apple device, and for every incoming file from non Apple device pretend you don't know where it was saved and what it is even. Make it look like an incident."
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Re: How to copy a file between devices? (2022)
#200I must be missing something, but right-click -> share already works just fine? Share with kde connect, select your windows, linux, iOS, android whatever device, done. The only restriction is that both devices are connected to the same WiFi. Why are you looking for cloud solutions for a local transfer?
If they're connected to a vpn that allows client to client communication that also works you just have to specify the ips in the setup screen since auto detection won't work.