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		kjksf 26 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blip: Peer-to-peer massive file sharing No. AirDrop is for people who are physically nearby. This allows to send files between any computers anywhere. The other person must be a known contact but it doesn't have to be on the same local network like in AirDrop.

dewey 26 days ago [–]

There’s a new AirDrop feature that also transfers over the internet: https://allthings.how/how-airdrop-over-internet-works-on-iph...

thejazzman 26 days ago | [–]

> To start AirDrop over the Internet, initiate the AirDrop as you normally would

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this is hardly the same thing?

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