Google just announced some unexpected and welcome news: Pixel 10 owners can now send and receive files with Apple devices over AirDrop.
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"We’re bringing this new experience to Pixel 10 first before expanding to other devices.”
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Moriconi confirmed it was not a collab. “We accomplished this through our own implementation,” he tells The Verge.
Pretty cool. I wonder what led Google to develop this and how Apple will react.
I wonder if Apple will lock it down further. If they did, it could cause some backlash from users of older devices that are no longer receiving updates.
That being said, there is already an open source option that is completely cross-platform in LocalSend.
Because people with iPhones, famously, will refuse to even try to include anyone without an iPhone if it means they need to do anything whatsoever, such as install a new app
No way Apple doesn't pull some Green Bubble type shit in response, like throttling the fuck out of the speed when it detects it's not an iPhone on the other side
19 Comments
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 290d
Pretty cool. I wonder what led Google to develop this and how Apple will react.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 289d
That's interesting because this article from Ars talks about how this is a new standard that Apple was made to adopt as part of the DMA.
voytrekk@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 290d
I wonder if Apple will lock it down further. If they did, it could cause some backlash from users of older devices that are no longer receiving updates.
That being said, there is already an open source option that is completely cross-platform in LocalSend.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 290d
As in, it's Airdrop compatible but OS agnostic?
limerod@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 290d
More like cross platform local wifi based file, clipboard sharing app.
orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 289d
I figured.
artyom@piefed.social · 1 pts · 289d
That great, if you're both connected to the same WiFi network and LocalSend comes pre-installed on both of your devices.
Steve@communick.news · 2 pts · 289d
What does it need to be pre-installed?
akilou@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 289d
Because people with iPhones, famously, will refuse to even try to include anyone without an iPhone if it means they need to do anything whatsoever, such as install a new app
artyom@piefed.social · 6 pts · 289d
Because no one is going to install an app just to receive a photo from you.
trashboat@midwest.social · 2 pts · 289d
I use it all the time between my own devices
Steve@communick.news · -5 pts · 289d
You think it's single use? Only works the one time? Really?
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 288d
Indeed, this is what I use.. Jist i stall Airdrop ffs.
Zero chance of me using Airdop, similary if iMessage was opened, zero chance there as well.
artyom@piefed.social · 8 pts · 289d
LiveLM@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 289d
No way Apple doesn't pull some Green Bubble type shit in response, like throttling the fuck out of the speed when it detects it's not an iPhone on the other side
Canuck@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 289d
Will be interesting to see how this ends up working out. In the meantime, I shall continue using Localsend