Why localsend and other sharing apps are so much slower than shareit?

I hate shareit. It's full of ads and nonsense, but it's much faster than any other alternative?

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gravitywell@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 240d (4 replies)

Have you tried: Wormhole or KDE connect

ErenOnizuka@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 239d

+1 for KDE Connect

claim_arguably@lemdro.id · 3 pts · 239d (1 reply)

I use KDE connect for connecting my PC, but I'm talking about sharing big files with friends using android.

0xd34d@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 239d

KDE connect can connect to another android device that is also running it and on the same network.

Brunette6256@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 239d

Wormhole or croc

Ditti@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 239d (4 replies)

If we're talking about sharing stuff between Android devices, then what about Quick Share?

skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 238d (2 replies)
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Ditti@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 238d (1 reply)

Fair enough, I hadn't considered that as OP hadn't stated whether they were using Play Services. But point taken.

skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 237d
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claim_arguably@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 239d

Can't select some folders with it.

superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 239d

Not sure if its the case for you, but I also experienced local send being slow. I turned off encryption and it was 10x faster. Not sure if that helps.