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Oh damn, they can do it just like that? I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?
by timeimp 8y ago
Oh damn, they can do it just like that?
I thought FaceTime was a P2P thing... but it appears group FT requires Apple's servers?
- snuxoll 8y agoIt never was (or only was for a short period) thanks to patent trolls.
- saagarjha 8y agoIIRC, this was because of a lawsuit with VirnetX.
- _bxg1 8y agoVery few communication services are truly P2P; it's way more likely to have syncing issues and is virtually impossible without at least a handshake. Even Signal, which does have syncing issues due to being mostly P2P, requires a server for the initial handshake.
- acchow 8y agoEspecially on mobile, where you want to conserve battery life.
- fizx 8y agoEach person only uploading one copy of video in a multiparty situation is a huge win for quality on mediocre connections.
- TrickyRick 8y agoSkype used to be "P2P" where one party would act as the host in a group call.
- martinraag 8y agoTrue for audio, not video.
- tinus_hn 8y agoP2P calls and video calls are patented. I don’t think anyone offers them anymore since the Virnetx cases.
- madeofpalk 8y agoEven for completely P2P things, you can still have server-driven feature flag, which Apple definitely makes extensive use of.