Why do people think AirDrop is something special that only exists on Apple devices?

It's literally just file transfer over Bluetooth/WiFi.

Yeah but for cool people only

Android has Local Share since version 7 but nobody knows it exists.

Before this, Android Beam existed and it was easier to use but Google killed that too, you just tapped 2 devices together to initiate a file transfer much faster than bluetooth.



Google effectively killed Local Share by disabling it by default and not advertising it, then having it default to "Contacts Only" when you do turn it on, it will NOT work if you don't have the person you're trying to transfer to added to your contacts synced via your google account, you have to set it to EVERYONE, which already adds 5 or 6 point of friction from what Apple AirDrop offers, something that has sane defaults and used to be turned on by default.



Anyway, every single time I've used it to send files to others, I had to commandeer their phone and enable everything.

You also have to enable bluetooth and GPS because it creates an adhoc wifi and android permission fuckery means it needs GPS enabled to sniff wifi names because that's how google maps offers you accurate location info when you're indoors, I hate it so much but it is what it is.

Forgot to add, all this heavily integrated google stuff means FORGET IT if you're one of those ungoogled android spergs.

Use an SSH server and open an SFTP connection to the other phone if you need file transfers over wifi, good luck freetards.

they know it exists

>Google effectively killed Local Share by disabling it by default and not advertising it,

"nearby share" has been in the pull down options menu for a long time (and in the settings). takes 2 seconds to access and is just as quick.

> it will NOT work if you don't have the person you're trying to transfer to added to your contacts

that's just a lie.



you're a delusional retard that's making up fantasy stories. it's quite clear to anyone not fucking retarded that you've never used android and spend all your time downloading child porn onto your iphone se.

>>93090700 (OP)

Because Airdrop is well integrated, as opposed to other similar options.

>>93090700 (OP)

Cute feet

>>93090700 (OP)

> cool name

basically everything Apple does.

>>93090700 (OP)

Apple gave it a new name.

Same with Retina displays.

>>93090700 (OP)

>on my chinkphone by default:

>Wi-Fi Direct

>Nearby Share

>Mi Share (not to be confused with the one below)

>ShareMe



its so confusing i end up just using ftp/smb between my devices

>>93090700 (OP)

my normie coworkers and family members all of them just use Whatsapp as a glorified cloud storage.

>Anyway, every single time I've used it to send files to others, I had to commandeer their phone and enable everything.

i'll just open a hotspot and ask them to connect to my phone and i use "share via http" from fdroid to generate a qr code to directly download any file im sharing. i dunno if theres any faster way. perhaps maybe with some termux/script fuckery, i can setup a captive portal on my phone so when they connect to my hotspot they would be sent the download link immediately.

Android Nearby Share still requires you to have a Google account. this would of course filter out ungoogled android spergs with paranoid pedophilia.

>>93090700 (OP)

中出し

what he said
