lemmyreader to F-Droid@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months agoFlying Carpet | Cross-platform AirDrop between Android/iOS/Linux/macOS/Windows via ad hoc WiFif-droid.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down12
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minus-square@rollingflowerlink1•3 months agoLocalsend works reliably via wifi, not sure about this ad hoc wifi, no idea how that works
minus-squareWreckingBANGlinkfedilink3•3 months agoAd Hoc is like the real AirDrop. It creates a Network between the two devices that gets disconnected afterwords. The Advantage is that you dont need wifi or to activate a hotspot.
minus-square@rollingflowerlink1•3 months agoI never heard of that, is this a thing present on AOSP and Linux?
minus-square@Revan343@lemmy.calinkfedilink4•3 months agoAd-hoc wifi networks are old, they just aren’t usually used for much
Localsend works reliably via wifi, not sure about this ad hoc wifi, no idea how that works
Ad Hoc is like the real AirDrop. It creates a Network between the two devices that gets disconnected afterwords. The Advantage is that you dont need wifi or to activate a hotspot.
I never heard of that, is this a thing present on AOSP and Linux?
Ad-hoc wifi networks are old, they just aren’t usually used for much