Hackernews posts about AirDrop

AirDrop is a proprietary wireless file-sharing technology developed by Apple that enables users to transfer files between devices without using internet connectivity.

1. The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop (arstechnica.com)
   597 points by cyclecount 8 days ago | 309 comments
2. AirDrop support for Pixel 10 likely exists because of the EU ruling (9to5google.com)
   100 points by joejohnson 8 days ago | 10 comments
3. Google cracked Apple's AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones (www.theverge.com)
   41 points by CharlesW 14 days ago | 14 comments
4. iPhone Users Can Now AirDrop Files to Android Devices (www.macrumors.com)
   3 points by doener 8 days ago | 1 comments
5. Android Quick Share Support for AirDrop: A Secure Approach to File Sharing (security.googleblog.com)
   3 points by abraham 14 days ago | 1 comments
6. iPhone Users Can Now AirDrop Files to Android Devices (www.macrumors.com)
   2 points by tosh 14 days ago | 1 comments
7. Show HN: SpeedyShare – Cross-platform file sharing with no accounts or tracking (speedyshare.app)
   2 points by benjohnson8 21 days ago | 2 comments
8. Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 (blog.google)
   886 points by abraham 14 days ago | 558 comments
9. Free and Open Source Alternative to Airdrop (www.sharedrop.io)
   228 points by linkdd almost 2 years ago | 154 comments
10. Flatpack field hospitals that can be airdropped to disaster zones (www.theguardian.com)
    222 points by tosh almost 2 years ago | 69 comments
11. Attack of the Week: Airdrop Tracing (blog.cryptographyengineering.com)
    207 points by feross almost 2 years ago | 68 comments
12. Apple knew AirDrop users could be identified and tracked as early as 2019 (edition.cnn.com)
    146 points by giuliomagnifico almost 2 years ago | 17 comments
13. Sharedrop: Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC – inspired by Apple AirDrop (github.com)
    117 points by nateb2022 over 1 year ago | 70 comments
14. Show HN: I made an app people call "Airdrop for Android" (www.ubidrop.com)
    116 points by alexstyl almost 2 years ago | 135 comments
15. China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources (www.bloomberg.com)
    68 points by NN88 almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
16. Apple AirDrop leaks user data like a sieve (arstechnica.com)
    41 points by milkglass almost 2 years ago | 1 comments
17. AirDrop 'Cracked' by Chinese Authorities to Identify Senders (www.macrumors.com)
    20 points by rmason almost 2 years ago | 2 comments
18. Canada airdrops aid into Gaza, says Israel violating international law (www.reuters.com)
    16 points by stared 4 months ago | discuss
19. China Says It Cracked Apple AirDrop to Identify Message Sources (www.bloomberg.com)
    11 points by impish9208 almost 2 years ago | 21 comments
20. Ask HN: Airdrop alternative that works on all platforms?
    6 points by NayamAmarshe almost 2 years ago | 6 comments
21. AirDrop 'Cracked' by Chinese Authorities to Identify Senders (www.macrumors.com)
    6 points by impish9208 almost 2 years ago | discuss
22. How US airdrop of aid to Gaza works, and why they sometimes don't (www.usatoday.com)
    5 points by 1970-01-01 over 1 year ago | 1 comments
23. The EU Wants Apple to Open AirDrop and AirPlay to Android (9to5google.com)
    4 points by thunderbong 12 months ago | 1 comments
24. Show HN: Cross-platform AirDrop, now with Bluetooth [video] (www.youtube.com)
    4 points by spieglt 8 months ago | discuss
25. EU orders Apple to open iOS notifications, Alternate AirDrop and AirPlay (9to5mac.com)
    4 points by ramshanker 9 months ago | discuss
26. PairDrop: AirDrop for Everyone (pairdrop.net)
    4 points by Olshansky 9 months ago | discuss
27. OpenDrop: An open source implementation of the Apple AirDrop protocol (github.com)
    4 points by pushedx over 1 year ago | discuss
28. China says state-backed experts cracked AirDrop (www.taipeitimes.com)
    4 points by ip3c4c almost 2 years ago | discuss
29. China firm reportedly cracks AirDrop using a flaw Apple has known about (www.macworld.com)
    4 points by jayhoon almost 2 years ago | discuss
30. Apple could remove AirDrop from EU iPhones as battle heats up (9to5mac.com)
    3 points by rcarmo 6 months ago | 4 comments
31. Show HN: Drag to AirDrop (sindresorhus.com)
    3 points by mofle about 2 months ago | 3 comments
32. Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop (github.com)
    3 points by nateb2022 9 months ago | 1 comments
33. Show HN: SnapDrop – An AirDrop alternative that works on any moderm web browsers (www.snap-drop.net)
    3 points by jdeng 9 months ago | discuss
34. OpenDrop – An open Apple AirDrop implementation written in Python (github.com)
    3 points by apitman 10 months ago | discuss
35. The AirDrop Conundrum: Passing Custom Models Between Your Apps Now Nixed (www.swiftjectivec.com)
    3 points by goranmoomin about 1 year ago | discuss
36. LANDrop – Major Update – A cross-platform AirDrop-like file transfer tool (landrop.app)
    3 points by yvbbrjdr over 1 year ago | discuss
37. PairDrop: Local file sharing in the browser. Inspired by Apple's AirDrop (github.com)
    3 points by thunderbong almost 2 years ago | discuss
38. Apple knew AirDrop users could be identified and tracked as early as 2019 (www.mercurynews.com)
    3 points by bookofjoe almost 2 years ago | discuss