OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation
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Re: OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation
#2This is great, especially considering that AirDrop is used for instance by Hong Kong protesters to bypass the great firewall [1].
[1] https://qz.com/1660460/hong-kong-protesters-use-airdrop-to-b...
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#3I wish we had something like AirDrop to work between android and iOS devices.
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#4I wish we had something like AirDrop to work between android and iOS devices.
There it is
Re: OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation
#5I wish we had something like AirDrop to work between android and iOS devices.
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.
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#6I wish we had something like AirDrop to work between android and iOS devices.
https://snapdrop.net works pretty well if you're on the same Wi-Fi network.
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#7I 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.
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#8Re: OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation
#9I 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.
I guess you mean something that is first party on both platforms? Otherwise SMS-like communication is obviously a solved issue (Signal/WhatsApp/Messenger et al).
Does Android have something similar to iMessage?