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To be fair, AirDrop requires you to be on the same network as well, as otherwise the devices don't have any way of communicating. If you're already on the same
by capableweb 6y ago
To be fair, AirDrop requires you to be on the same network as well, as otherwise the devices don't have any way of communicating. If you're already on the same WiFi, it'll use WiFi but if not, it'll connect to each other via Bluetooth (eg, connecting to the same network [a network of two devices]), but the setup of the connection is automatic.
Maybe Snapdrop can do something similar with the new Bluetooth Web APIs.
- vkoskiv 6y agoFalse. AirDrop does discovery via bluetooth, but then sets up an ad-hoc WiFi connection directly between devices to transmit data. No network required.
- felixr 6y ago> sets up an ad-hoc WiFi connection ... No network required. It does need a network, that's why it creates one using an ad-hoc WiFi connection.
- JoBrad 6y agoThe creation of this ad hoc network is seamless, invisible to the user, and doesn’t require _external_ network hardware.
- capableweb 6y ago> False > sets up an ad-hoc WiFi connection > No network required Guess we have different definitions of what a "network" is. I'd call that a network, of two devices.
- avianlyric 6y agoI think the important difference is that AirDrop doesn't require you both to start on the same network for discovery, which SnapDrop does.
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- sgt 6y agoThat Airdrop sets up its own temporary network hidden from view is not really relevant to most users though. For the user, it just works like "magic". All you need are two phones.
- ComputerGuru 6y agoThat was the initial version of AirDrop that had the same network requirement; future releases negotiated an adhoc wifi connection over bluetooth then used that.