<i>"it is unlikely that a non-Apple device has hardware support for adhoc wireless connections between devices. This makes implementation of AirDrop directly on non-Apple devices practically impossible without additional hardware. Instead we’ll implement a proxy..."</i><p>I get what they mean here, but it has been done. It does require a Wi-Fi card with support for monitor mode and frame injection. OWL did it with an Atheros AR9280.<p>Open drop also requires extracting keys from an Apple device if you want Apple interop.<p>See OWL:<p><a href="https://github.com/seemoo-lab/owl" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/seemoo-lab/owl</a><p>And Open drop:<p><a href="https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/seemoo-lab/opendrop</a>
I appreciate the hard work and expertise. But I absolutely do not get the point in reverse engineering a protocol that has been actively closed off. We can all come up with a universal airdrop RFC instead. That effort would be better spent.<p>It's not some magic, it will be a very simple protocol.
How about making it work on Macs first?<p>Airdrop is the one component that is completely hit or miss for me.<p>So convenient when it just “works”. Infuriating when it doesn’t.
you can try elapp dont know how they do it but it works on iOS Android Windows and Mac<p><a href="https://www.elapp.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.elapp.com/</a>