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Seems weird there is no 802.n variant to do this very popular thing

• neilalexander 6mo ago
  That's precisely what Wi-Fi Aware (NaN) is and it is heavily based on AWDL. It's even built into recent versions of iOS and Android.
  • infogulch 6mo ago
    I've never heard of Wi-Fi Aware, thanks for sharing. Are there any devices/chips that support it today?
    • Gigachad 6mo ago
      iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though.
  • bee_rider 6mo ago
    Wait did they actually name it NaN or is that a joke?
    • jiveturkey 6mo ago
      NAN, not NaN. NaN is parent's editorialization or muscle memory.
      • bee_rider 6mo ago
        Oh; I thought maybe it just didn’t have an 802 type name so it might have just been a little joke. Anyway, good to know we can use our NAN signal to send signal NaNs!
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