lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to F-Droid@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoFlying Carpet | Cross-platform AirDrop between Android/iOS/Linux/macOS/Windows via ad hoc WiFif-droid.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up183
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minus-squareNumG@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoAnd the other way around is impossible too? Is it impossible for 3rd party implementations to support the closed AirDrop protocol (through some sort of “hack”, I don’t know)?
minus-squaremoonpiedumplings@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIt’s already been done: https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop There are two problems: Apple is able to make airdop so seamless because they ensure their devices support a special feature, wifi direct: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/428700 Nothing stops apple from just changing how airdop works to break the open source version’s compatibility.
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And the other way around is impossible too? Is it impossible for 3rd party implementations to support the closed AirDrop protocol (through some sort of “hack”, I don’t know)?
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It’s already been done: https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop
There are two problems: