Unfortunately it doesn't, Localsend relies on a WiFi hotspot or AP to transfer files, what I am trying to build uses WiFi Direct (aka WiFi P2P), these two are not interchangeable nor interoperable.

you are right, linux does support wifi aware although the problem is that afaik Wi-Fi chipset and driver support is still lacking behind so most people can't really create aware networks (I just tried on my machine, I can't)

Bluetooth is slow as hell

Well, it is far from complete and far from usable right now, so right now it is not better. But when it is done it will be because of two things:

1. Wi-Fi direct, instead of using the local network. Wi-Fi direct is P2P, which potentially will make the transfer much faster and the whole thing of setting up a hotspot or requiring the two device being connected to the same network won't be necessary.
2. Deep integration with file managers and desktop environments

Yep I am aware of it but The thing is Linux doesn't support it yet and most android phones still don't support it yet unlike WiFi Direct, so until that day comes WiFi Direct it is

Well, I guess I would need to add an option in the app to share clipboard content.

You know what? You just gave me an idea, a very good idea. Sometimes there are things that are not in file managers, maybe in a particular app, maybe in a browser, and you just want to drag and drop it. I don't like the idea of opening the app, right-clicking on the corners of the window just to enable "keep this app on the top" so that you can drag and drop whatever you want.

Instead, what I would like to see is a keyboard shortcut where a small window opens that stays on top of all the other windows. That you can drag and drop anything to it, or maybe copy-paste anything into it. Maybe a photo, maybe a video, maybe anything. This would work for clipboard content, for video files from other apps that are not file managers.

you are right that it does make it look like nothing more than an idea but honestly that's fine by me and maybe I should mention that p2p peer discovery works right now and yeah that's might not be much but well... we all start somewhere, don't we!

Yes actually I have tried it and I use it to share text between my devices and receive notifications.

The file sharing feature though is unbearably slow.

Through 2 things:

1. The answer is partly in the name, but there is no magic involved. Direct Share uses Wi-Fi Direct (also known as Wi-Fi P2P), which bypasses the middleman and connects the two devices directly to each other, potentially increasing the file transfer speed. However, it is only as fast as the slowest networking stack of the two connected devices. This is in contrast to almost all other solutions (like localsend) that rely on the two devices being connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

2. The other thing is deep integration with most file managers and desktop environments. For me personally, I believe that you should not need to open an app to send a file to your other device. You should be able to simply right-click on any file on your system, and there should be an option that says "Send to". It should not open the whole app. It should only open a mini window or a small window with only the necessary things you need to send the file, which is:

   1. Select the device you want to send to
   2. (Optionally) Click Send

That's all.

idk about other distros but on ubuntu I can't send or receive files using Bluetooth without a 3rd party tool (unless there is a pre installed cli tool that I am not aware of:)

but anyway, if the transfer speed doesn't bother you or isn't a deal breaker for you then fair enough... have a nice day.

Sure thing!

Wtf is going on with printers market

• iris scanner
• Dedicated MicroSD card slot
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Removable/user replacable battery
• Metal backs
• Front firing speakers

A typical example of planned obsolescence what an effective way of killing my plans to get an Asus phone as my next daily driver assuming this is true

Some important context from the article:

A Reddit user claims that the company’s developer liaison on its Telegram channel has no knowledge of any such development. “According to them, the unlock tool server is in maintenance and will resume in Q3,” the person writes; We’ve written to ASUS to clarify the situation and will update this article when and if we hear more.

But here is the thing why do I need to use a tool to connect to a server just to be allowed to unlock the bootloader? I don't and didn't need such a thing to unlock the bootloader of my Samsung Galaxy phone (planned obsolescence ladies and gentlemen)

I don't understand why some are migrating to discord, it is not a reddit alternative in any way shape or form

Same as everyone else I wouldn't pirate floatplane content

Gotta be AdAway this thing is a must especially for root users

You know I just thought about sharing my entire piracy bookmark folder (while excluding some subfolders and/or sites) on Brave Android, is there any way to do so?

Whatever it takes

God damn man I wish Framework did the same coreboot open-source firmware...