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> Under pressure from the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple is being forced to ditch its proprietary peer-to-peer Wi-Fi protocol – Apple Wireless Direct Li

by bitpush 11mo ago

> Under pressure from the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple is being forced to ditch its proprietary peer-to-peer Wi-Fi protocol – Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) – in favor of the industry-standard Wi-Fi Aware, also known as Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN). A quietly published EU interoperability roadmap mandates Apple support Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 in iOS 19 and v5.0,1 thereafter, essentially forcing AWDL into retirement. This post investigates how we got here (from Wi-Fi Direct to AWDL to Wi-Fi Aware), what makes Wi-Fi Aware technically superior, and why this shift unlocks true cross-platform peer-to-peer connectivity for developers. Apple cant do anything without angering EU.

hshdhdhj4444 11mo ago
Apple can’t do anything <to entrench its monopoly> without angering EU. Ironically one of Apple’s biggest selling points in the last 4-5 years of iPhone releases, the switch to USB-C, was pretty much forced by the EU. So far it appears Apple benefits more than it’s hurt by the EU’s anti-monopolistic decisions.
- ta9000 11mo ago
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- musicale 10mo ago
  > the switch to USB-C, was pretty much forced by the EU. Apple went all-in on USB-C/Thunderbolt for the Mac in 2016. The iPad Pro got USB-C in 2018. Apple had been involved with USB for a long time. The original iMac (1998) was notable for dropping ADB (which Apple had used since 1986) for USB. Apple was also part of the USB-C forum, and rolled out Lightning in 2012 with the iPhone 5, rather than waiting for USB-C (2014). Apple promised 10 years of support for Lightning, commensurate with its predecessor, the 30-pin iPod/iPhone connector which Apple introduced in 2003. This support was important for customers as well as accessory makers.