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Cross-Platform P2P Wi-Fi: How the EU Killed AWDL

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223 points stusmall | 1 comments | 28 Mar 25 13:13 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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joshstrange ◴[28 Mar 25 15:01 UTC] No.43506331[source]▶
So it's lightning all over again? Lightning was better than micro-usb, then USB-C came out and was even better and people get pissy at Apple for creating something better than the standard (and donating some of that back to the standard).

I know this will not be popular here but I really do not like the EU's most recent round of "no, you have to open up this feature".

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lxgr ◴[28 Mar 25 15:27 UTC] No.43506639[source]▶
I absolutely love it. USB-C is easily among my top 3 changes for the better on iPhones in the last 10 years.

If "Wi-Fi Aware" (almost as ridiculous a name as "Bluetooth Low Energy", but that's a different topic) ends up allowing Android to iOS file transfers without any third-party apps or network connectivity – like feature phones could, 20 years ago – that'll make the top three too.

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joshstrange ◴[28 Mar 25 15:31 UTC] No.43506699[source]▶
Apple was bringing USB-C to their entire line well before the EU "mandated" it. They were one of the first to put it on their laptops.
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1. gessha ◴[31 Mar 25 17:45 UTC] No.43537689[source]▶
The only thing they had with USB-C were the tablets. Literally everything else came out after the mandate. Apple also didn't communicate any intent on switching their connectors to USB-C.