For context AWDL is responsible for AirDrop, AirPlay, etc
“Apple shall implement the measures for Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 in the next major iOS release, i.e. iOS 19, at the latest, and for Wi-Fi Aware 5.0 in the next iOS release at the latest nine months following the introduction of the Wi-Fi Aware 5.0 specification”
https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202512/DMA_100203_1536.pdf
What are your guys thoughts?
Also a fun diagram of airdrop protocal (which shows adwl)
4 Comments
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
I am in the US so no idea is this will carry over and effect me here. I left android fully in 2023. I was using an iPad for work since 2018, and I never remember anything on Android working as well as AirDrop does on iOS/macos/tvos. Which was part of why I left Android.
If this WiFi aware works as well as airdrop I am down, but I have a feeling it will not.
Oiselarius@dice.camp · 3 pts · 1y
@nokturne213 @Deemo @apple_enthusiast there is room to criticize Apple, particularly under Cook, but their stuff just works mostly the way it should.
unskilled5117@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
Very interesting in depth read, thanks for posting! Looking forward to interoperable Airdrop-like functionality, would love to airdrop between my iphone and linux laptop.
eutampieri@feddit.it · 1 pts · 1y
I’m fine with Apple being asked to support a standard. What I’m not fine with is if Apple drops AWDL (which frankly, I doubt)