[Ribbit-Developers] Share Nearby

[W4CKX]

Yes
Unfortunately, 'Nearby share' is exclusive to Android.

At a later time, we need to find a method that works across iOS and Android.
Maybe WiFi Direct and a QR code...?

On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 9:37 PM Rich Clingman <richclingman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Awesome!
>
> I've not heard of it, but I did some quick research...
>
> "How does Nearby Share work?
>
> Like Apple’s AirDrop, Nearby Share uses a Bluetooth connection to create a
> peer-to-peer Wi-Fi network between the devices. That means you don’t need
> to be connected to Wi-Fi or data pack to use Nearby Share. You do have to
> turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, however. The big advantage of Nearby Share is
> that it will still work even when you are completely offline."
>
>
> https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/techook/what-is-androids-nearby-share-and-how-does-it-work-6550212
> /
>
> That answers my "Imagine" scenario on the PWA About page.
>
> I also saw an article that said you can share apps from the app store.
>
> Rich
>
> On Aug 18, 2023, at 8:07 PM, W4CKX <w4ckx at pekt.org> wrote:
>>
>> Rich.
>>
>> Thank you for the Demo PWA app. It's very encouraging.
>>
>> I was able to transfer the PWA app between 2 smartphones (Google Pixel
>> phones) in airplane mode:  using 'nearby sharing'.
>> See attached picture.
>>
>> That's very encouraging to be able to share the app with other users in a
>> cellular/Internet denied situation.
>>
>> I will need to test it some more. It seems to be using Bluetooth to share
>> a download link, then WiFi direct to do the bulk transfer.
>>
>> Pierre W4CKX.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 7:52 PM Rich Clingman via Ribbit-Developers
>> <ribbit-developers at lists.openresearch.institute> wrote:
>>
>>> After an awesome conversation with Pierre, I've made a changes to the
>>> PWA and redeployed with the name ribbit-pwa-test.
>>>
>>> The home page now tells some about the technology and how to test that
>>> their browser/device will work with the PWA.
>>>
>>> https://ribbit-pwa-test.k0ozk.com/
>>>
>>> With the code at
>>>
>>> https://github.com/richclingman/ribbit-pwa-test
>>>
>>> If someone goes to the old site https://rattlegram.k0ozk.com/, they'll
>>> be given the new locations.
>>>
>>> Rich Clingman, K0OZK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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