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I remember reading somewhere Apple had/has to make AirDrop interoperable due to EU's DMA.
by rescbr 11mo ago
I remember reading somewhere Apple had/has to make AirDrop interoperable due to EU's DMA.
- raw_anon_1111 11mo agoWell since absolutely no one buys Pixeld to a first approximation and mostly in the US. Looking at different sites it’s from 3-6% marketshare. I doubt this was done for the DMA.
- input_sh 11mo ago> Developers will be able to integrate alternative solutions to Apple’s AirDrop and AirPlay services on the iPhone. As a result, iPhone users will be able to choose from different and innovative services to share files with other users and cast media content from their iPhones to TVs. https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/questions-and-answers/interoperability_en#benefits-for-business-and-end-users https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/questions-and-answe...
- raw_anon_1111 11mo agoYou realize that doesn’t say what you think it says in your own quote of the citation? Apple has to allow alternate solutions on the iPhone - not that they have to allow AirDrop interoperability.
- concinds 11mo agoThat's a different thing, but the EU did force Apple to implement Wi-Fi Aware which is what allows Google to do this.
- gumby271 11mo agoBut this works with the existing airdrop client on the iOS side right? Did Apple change airdrop to use wifi aware, and now Google can build the airdrop protocol on Android?
- input_sh 11mo agoFeel free to click on a PDF directly below that quote, I don't have to serve you everything on a silver platter. I promise you you will find what you're looking for right there.
- raw_anon_1111 11mo agoSo you posted a citation supposedly refuting my comment then when you are called out about it instead of admitting you misinterpreted your own citation, you say “look somewhere else”…
- input_sh 11mo agoSo instead of admitting you were wrong and that DMA did indeed strongarm Apple into doing this, you're doing what? Arguing I should've given you a different quote with that info instead of a primary source I've already linked to you? Weird man, weird.
- raw_anon_1111 11mo agoWell first you were wrong - and your quote shows that you didn’t understand what you were quoting. The EU never forced Apple to have interoperability with AirDrop. It had to support the standard WiFI protocol to allow other apps to be installed on the iPhone that could duplicate its functionally. It’s “weird” that you don’t see the difference. It’s also weird that you could take the time to deflect and respond twice and not find the quote that backs up your (false) assertion.
- tencentshill 11mo agoSo is Airdrop now less secure or private? I don't trust any standard Google had their hands in.
- dlcarrier 11mo agoI don't think it's possible for it to get less secure or private.
- rescbr 11mo agoEh... there is an open source AirDrop implementation, it's 6 years old now. https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop
- wiseowise 11mo agoFirst time I hear about Google tech being insecure or not private. Sure they siphon all the info THEMSELVES, but never have I heard about them implementing insecure protocols.
- thewebguyd 11mo ago> but never have I heard about them implementing insecure protocols. That's because they don't. Google takes security seriously. There's a reason GrapheneOS is only supported on Pixel devices currently as well, because of certain hardware security features. Nothing you do with Google is private from Google but it's certainly designed to belong only to Google, your data is one of their most important assets. Of course they are going to secure it and prevent others besides themselves from getting or using it. It's the most common misconception with Google, that they "sell your information." They don't, they never have. They use your info, aggregated with all other Google users, to sell targeting for ads. They don't sell the actual data.
- zelphirkalt 11mo agoIt is more precise to say, that they sell the idea, that they know better due to the fact that they have the data about you.
- amelius 11mo agoHow long until Apple disables it outside of the EU?
- jack_tripper 11mo agoThey won't, they'll just do another Green-Bubble/Blue-Bubble shenanigan to signal when Apple royalty is transferring a file with an unwashed Android peasant via a gimped experience.
- brokenmachine 11mo agoThere's teams of people having meetings about how they can degrade people's experience right now.