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> Wifi got a bunch of ambient discovery capabilities a bit back that seems exactly targeted to this stuff. Neighbor Awareness Networking, or WiFi Aware for the
by AceJohnny2 3y ago
> Wifi got a bunch of ambient discovery capabilities a bit back that seems exactly targeted to this stuff. Neighbor Awareness Networking, or WiFi Aware for the trademarked industry packaging there-of. It was built into Android 8. There's also even older wifi-p2p/wifi direct (again, spec vs industry branding for the same thing).
The problem with these is that interop is a nightmare. And interop is exactly what you want to get 99.9% working, otherwise the tech is moot.
Apple, and to an extent Google, can do it thanks to their control of the vertical stack. Open-source... has a harder time about it.
- thombles 3y agoAlso good luck finding a NAN-capable WiFi adaptor that you can plug in to your regular Linux PC, Raspberry Pi, etc.
- smashed 3y agoHow exactly is Apple good at Interop? Their whole market strategy is the exact opposite. They only implement standards when forced by regulations or overwhelming market forces.
- jeffhuys 3y agoHomekit is one
- alt227 3y agoIf you can call a purely apple designed protocol as Interop. Its no different to the lightning connector. Apple designed it, and trademarked it. If you want to play ball you need to pay apple a licensing cut. EDIT: I have just seen they have recently introduced matter support for iot devices. This is a big step in the right direction!
- AceJohnny2 3y agoYou're not wrong, but I meant interop within their ecosystem. The walled garden is a very comfortable place.
- rakoo 3y agoIf you're operating between your devices, that's not interoperability.