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Roughly in order of FOMO iMessage, AirDrop, Find My Friends, AirPlay, WiFi password sharing, iPhoto sharing

by jitl 2y ago

dismalaf 2y ago
So things any smartphone can do but stuck behind proprietary apps and/or protocols?
- orf 2y ago
  Samsung doesn’t have airdrop: it uploads everything to a bucket and you share a public link to download. Your private stuff. That you want to share to the person next to you. That’s the difference with all of those “any smartphone can do it” features and what’s available on iOS.
  - dqv 2y ago
    That is not correct. It uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct just like AirDrop does. I just shared a video from a Samsung phone to a Motorola phone. Both had Wi-Fi and mobile data turned off. Unless there is some conspiracy where both devices secretly connect to Samsung servers for the exchange, what you are saying is not correct.
    - orf 2y ago
      It depends on how you do it: the QR code, link, long-distance or text-message process does indeed upload to Samsung servers. https://www.samsung.com/uk/apps/quick-share/?srsltid=AfmBOor6lwOefe4RUW_7UGlcloPalOnovUo7Rjq-fKBN5wDnSQCepfNJ https://www.samsung.com/uk/apps/quick-share/?srsltid=AfmBOor...
  - dismalaf 2y ago
    Android Quick Share can share with nearby devices, just like Airdrop, OR can share longer distances with your contacts. How it works depends on how you attempt to share the file and where the recipient is. Also both wifi direct file sharing and Bluetooth file sharing have been things forever. I had a ~15 year old mostly dumb camera that did it. Also the app "Bump" did this many years ago, was on both iOS and Android. Other apps probably did/do as well. I personally think it's useless but it's always been a thing.
tantalor 2y ago
Android has all of these features? iMessage = Google Messages (with RCS), works on web too AirDrop = Nearby Share Find My Friends = Google Maps Location sharing AirPlay = Chromecast WiFi password sharing = WiFi "share network" -> QR code iPhoto sharing = Google photos sharing
- jitl 2y ago
  I’m not saying these features only exist in iOS, but for the most part they’re not mutually compatible between OSs. So everyone needs to be using the same OS to enjoy the feature. For some reason the Android people switched to iOS to use those things with the existing iOS people, rather than the iOS people switching to Android.
  - tantalor 2y ago
    Hence the demand for interoperability

Roughly in order of FOMO iMessage, AirDrop, Find My Friends, AirPlay, WiFi password sharing, iPhoto sharing

by jitl 2y ago

Roughly in order of FOMO iMessage, AirDrop, Find My Friends, AirPlay, WiFi password sharing, iPhoto sharing

dismalaf 2y ago

So things any smartphone can do but stuck behind proprietary apps and/or protocols?

orf 2y ago
Samsung doesn’t have airdrop: it uploads everything to a bucket and you share a public link to download. Your private stuff. That you want to share to the person next to you. That’s the difference with all of those “any smartphone can do it” features and what’s available on iOS.
- dqv 2y ago
  That is not correct. It uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct just like AirDrop does. I just shared a video from a Samsung phone to a Motorola phone. Both had Wi-Fi and mobile data turned off. Unless there is some conspiracy where both devices secretly connect to Samsung servers for the exchange, what you are saying is not correct.
  - orf 2y ago
    It depends on how you do it: the QR code, link, long-distance or text-message process does indeed upload to Samsung servers. https://www.samsung.com/uk/apps/quick-share/?srsltid=AfmBOor6lwOefe4RUW_7UGlcloPalOnovUo7Rjq-fKBN5wDnSQCepfNJ https://www.samsung.com/uk/apps/quick-share/?srsltid=AfmBOor...
- dismalaf 2y ago
  Android Quick Share can share with nearby devices, just like Airdrop, OR can share longer distances with your contacts. How it works depends on how you attempt to share the file and where the recipient is. Also both wifi direct file sharing and Bluetooth file sharing have been things forever. I had a ~15 year old mostly dumb camera that did it. Also the app "Bump" did this many years ago, was on both iOS and Android. Other apps probably did/do as well. I personally think it's useless but it's always been a thing.

tantalor 2y ago

Android has all of these features? iMessage = Google Messages (with RCS), works on web too AirDrop = Nearby Share Find My Friends = Google Maps Location sharing AirPlay = Chromecast WiFi password sharing = WiFi "share network" -> QR code iPhoto sharing = Google photos sharing

jitl 2y ago
I’m not saying these features only exist in iOS, but for the most part they’re not mutually compatible between OSs. So everyone needs to be using the same OS to enjoy the feature. For some reason the Android people switched to iOS to use those things with the existing iOS people, rather than the iOS people switching to Android.
- tantalor 2y ago
  Hence the demand for interoperability