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I've ditched AirDrop for LocalSend, which is universally cross-platform (iOS, macOS, Linux, Android) and works very well. It's not a complete substitute, it doesn't work in the case of completely casual sharing between devices that are not connected to a shared WiFi network, however.


I did not know that LocalSend had been ported to iOS and MacOS.

I had previously used the built-in webserver for transfers from Android to Apple.

I do have much greater luck with LocalSend transfers when I tether them to my own WiFi prior to transfer.


Yes. The only caveat is that since LocalSend isn't blessed by Apple, it isn't automatically invoked and you have to start it manually to receive.




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