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That wants me to install a binary. I don't want to run any external code on my hardware.

If the constraint is that you don't want to install any software, there are a bunch of these web based AirDrop clones, besides the ones mentioned here are two more:

https://pairdrop.net/

https://snapdrop.net/

I've tried PairDrop, it works well.

try https://sharedrop.io/

This also looks interesting.

My question is similar to the wormhole one.

Does it really need to be 168 files of code to do this? I don't know WebRTC, but wouldn't a single PHP file be enough to create the connection between the two devices?

> I don't know WebRTC, but wouldn't a single PHP file be enough to create the connection between the two devices?

I mean, they could concatenate all 168 files and stuff them into a single <script> tag in the PHP if that would make you happier…

This. There’s even a QR code you can scan so you don’t have to type on the mobile device.

https://webwormhole.io/

That looks like an interesting approach.

Does it really need to be a giant application made from "Go, JavaScript, TypeScript and Python"?

What does all that code do? Wouldn't a single PHP file that acts as the connection between the two devices be enough?

Webwormhole needs those to setup a direct p2p connection.

Php you need intermediaries.

Dropbox.

Is that a "Sign up and install our binaries on your devices" service?

I prefer to not install additional software from 3rd parties on my devices.

You'll have to ask the apple overlords to make and install by default the app you want then.

With an iPhone you’d have AirDrop built in.

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