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OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation
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#22I wish we had something like AirDrop to work between android and iOS devices.
iMessage too. It's insane to me that this is still a problem.
That's not a problem. That was precisely Apple's idea: a not interoperable message network.
We had XMPP among others, and Apple decided not to be open. We now also have Signal or Telegram, which are multi-platform.
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#23I haven't looked at the OP yet but as convenient as AirDrop is, I find its reliance on both BT and WiFi confusing. One needs both the devices to be connected to the same network to be able to able to drop stuff.
Few days back my home router broke down and I was unable to send URLs from my iPhone to Mac just because there was no common network.
I wish for AirDrop to be more like Pushbullet.
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#24I haven't looked at the OP yet but as convenient as AirDrop is, I find its reliance on both BT and WiFi confusing. One needs both the devices to be connected to the same network to be able to able to drop stuff. Few days back my home router broke down and I was unable to send URLs from my iPhone to Mac just because there was no common network. I wish for AirDrop to be more like Pushbullet.
You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its own wifi network side channel for the actual transferring of files.
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#25I haven't looked at the OP yet but as convenient as AirDrop is, I find its reliance on both BT and WiFi confusing. One needs both the devices to be connected to the same network to be able to able to drop stuff. Few days back my home router broke down and I was unable to send URLs from my iPhone to Mac just because there was no common network. I wish for AirDrop to be more like Pushbullet.
You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its own wifi network side channel for the actual transferring of files.
Really? I'll give it a try again. It was clearly not working for me when the router was down.
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#26I haven't looked at the OP yet but as convenient as AirDrop is, I find its reliance on both BT and WiFi confusing. One needs both the devices to be connected to the same network to be able to able to drop stuff. Few days back my home router broke down and I was unable to send URLs from my iPhone to Mac just because there was no common network. I wish for AirDrop to be more like Pushbullet.
You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its own wifi network side channel for the actual transferring of files.
Yep. But still it’s kind of annoying to have to enable everything. It’s confusing to people who don’t know this.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
You just have to be within bluetooth distance; AirDrop doesn't require the same wifi network. It does require wifi to be enabled, because AirDrop creates its own wifi network side channel for the actual transferring of files.
Really? I'll give it a try again. It was clearly not working for me when the router was down.
Yes, I’ve used it to send photos/videos I’ve taken to friends while outside in places where there are no wifi networks.
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#28I wonder if it's more reliable than Apple's own implementation for MacOs. It used to be rock solid – and between iOS devices it still is – but between Macs I regularly have to switch both to "Search for an older Mac" to make them see each other, with no explanation why.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Knowing Apple, such an effort would likely be destroyed by an army of lawyers the moment you bring out an app that provides such features. The Apple ecosystem is very closed and Apple will fight tooth and nail to keep it that way. Removing vendor lock-in would, after all, allow users to try switching to another brand without an enormous amount of hassle.
Apple's open-source mDNS/DNS-SD implementation mDNSResponder underlies Android's NSD API, so I could one day see seamless interoperability over Wi-Fi Aware being a thing. I wouldn't bet on it happening, but given Windows (which ships with an mDNS/DNS-SD stack) and Android will be doing it before too long, I wouldn't be surprised to see Apple join the party.
I hope we'll one day see proper support for mdns in Android. Devs shouldn't have to go out of their way to use the special NSD API to provide mdns functionally in their apps. It should just work at the system level, which to be clear, it does not. It's been years and years in this state, so I can't be as positive.
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Really? I'll give it a try again. It was clearly not working for me when the router was down.
Yes, I’ve used it to send photos/videos I’ve taken to friends while outside in places where there are no wifi networks.
I wonder if it's different if you have it set to "Contacts only". It may need to connect to iCloud.