Talk:AirDrop

Technical language[edit]

" In order to get AirDrop to work, both Macs have to use the same network interface." Technically a "network interface" is the physical hardware or virtual implementation on the device. Surely this should read " In order to get AirDrop to work, both Macs need to be on the same network" ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.19.227.5 (talk) 10:59, 26 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that sentence on unofficial AirDrop support needs to be expanded. From one side there is Apple Wireless Direct Link support on Hackintosh, from the other side there is a way to enable AirDrop on Ethernet and standard (non AWDL) wireless on incompatible Macintosh computers. Would it be more appropriate to split this paragraph in to two parts covering both issues separately? Darashyer (talk) 00:16, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Remember the main point of AirDrop is that the devices don't need to be on the same network, just in close proximity. Mugwump55 (talk) 05:37, 1 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Clarified. 74.221.14.130 (talk) 19:17, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison to other operating systems and Critisism/Benefits of AirDop[edit]

Could you add comparison to Windows Phone and Google Nexus Android, please? I believe all other operating systems allow file sharing with ANY device (except iPhone maybe, but that is Apple's fault)

If I had iPhone, I could ONLY share photos with other iPhones. Not even with Macs.

88.195.98.186 (talk) 11:29, 23 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction[edit]

AirDrop is a Wi-Fi ad-hoc service in Apple's OS X operating system, introduced in version Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion". Using AirDrop, users can share files with other supported Mac computers running OS X 10.7 or later without the need of a Wi-Fi network or any configuration and without the need of USB mass-storage devices.

Could somebody clear that up? Does it use Wi-Fi or not? Is this pure ethernet? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.238.20.215 (talk) 14:07, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AirDrop on OS X uses Wi-Fi to create a direct connection with other (supported) Macs and therefor the Mac does not need to be connected to any Wi-Fi network for AirDrop to function. Bubbly (talk) 01:58, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Security[edit]

Given the attack recently described in the news, a security section should be introduced. Godot (talk) 18:15, 13 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. -- Beland (talk) 19:22, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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