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Shoutout to https://localsend.org/ https://localsend.org/ - it can even open a local webserver if needed.
by reactormonk 10mo ago
Shoutout to https://localsend.org/ https://localsend.org/ - it can even open a local webserver if needed.
- aagha 10mo agoI prefer https://pairdrop.net/ https://pairdrop.net/ ; nicer interface
- 85392_school 10mo agoTo continue the thread, my favorite is https://drop.lol https://drop.lol
- serial_dev 10mo agoI’m using FilePizza when I need it, saw it on HN recently. All this AI magic allegedly taking our jobs, but we still can’t transfer files from one device to another, or print a document reliably. https://file.pizza/ https://file.pizza/
- doublerabbit 10mo ago> we still can’t transfer files from one device to another Nor send text message with images.
- stronglikedan 10mo agoOr react to images sent by those that can.
- throwaway290 10mo agoIs replying not enough? I always feel like react is a lazy way to avoid replying
- kulahan 10mo agoA text is already a lazy way to avoid speaking.
- recursive 10mo agoOne level of laziness should be enough for anyone.
- throwaway290 10mo agoidk, for me text is more hard. talk is easiest. voice messages is top lazy and I hate them.
- stronglikedan 10mo agoreactions are richer than a word
- throwaway290 10mo agowhat about two words
- Forgeties79 10mo agoA well placed react can be quality comedy. Also very easy way to communicate to somebody you saw what they sent/are doing what they asked.
- mulmen 10mo agoWhy would a text message support images?
- catlikesshrimp 10mo agoDrop.lol works in android-firefox. File.pizza isn't, for me.
- eitally 10mo agoI've been very happy with Blip. My use case is to share processed photos from my MacBook to my Pixel to use for Social sharing. It's super-fast, especially when the devices are on the same LAN.
- Hnaomyiph 10mo agoTo continue to continue the thread relaysecret.com and relaysecret.com/tunnel Found it on hn years ago, still use it all the time. Perfect replacement for Firefox send, rip
- sellmesoap 10mo agoWhat about b.o.b.? https://bob.osau.re/ https://bob.osau.re/
- worldsavior 10mo agoIt's slow as suffering in hell.
- quadsteel 10mo agoReally? It has been by far the fastest and simplest option I've found and use across all my devices these days. Not that I looked very deep though, like pairdrop and such. So what's better than this?
- layer8 10mo agoLocalSend requires the devices to be on the same local network. TFA is about file sharing using a direct device-to-device wireless connection.
- rollcat 10mo agoWe've had ad-hoc WiFi for about 3 decades, but that requires a level of device access that no gatekeeper will agree to anymore.
- gumby271 10mo agoWell, one gatekeeper. Wifi direct/aware seems to work fine outside of iOS and Mac os.
- layer8 10mo agoIt is now supported bey iOS as well, thanks to the EU: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/WiFiAware https://developer.apple.com/documentation/WiFiAware
- jeroenhd 10mo agoWiFi Direct has been in Android for at least a decade, maybe even a decade and a half: https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/wifi/wifi-direct https://developer.android.com/develop/connectivity/wifi/wifi... The code was added to Android with Android 4.0 back in 2011. You can check for WiFi Direct networks manually in Settings > Network & internet > Internet > Network preferences > Wifi Direct. If you live in a city, you can probably find one or two printers in the neighbourhood advertising a WiFi Direct channel you can use to print over.
- wiseowise 10mo agoNot the same.
- energy123 10mo ago+1. Easy to use and works on every platform. Also supports sending plain text between your devices (into clipboard of recipient).
- bbx 10mo agoOne of those apps that "just works". Been using it recently to share files between an Android phone and my Mac. Turns out it works better than Airdrop itself when I couldn't send a file from my iPhone to my Mac. Great user experience as well.