Ditto - Cross-Platform P2P Wi-Fi: How the EU Killed AWDL
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This post investigates how we got from Wi-Fi Direct to AWDL to Wi-Fi Aware, what makes Wi-Fi Aware technically superior, and why this shift unlocks true cross-platform peer-to-peer connectivity for developers.

For context AWDL is responsible for AirDrop, AirPlay, etc

“Apple shall implement the measures for Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 in the next major iOS release, i.e. iOS 19, at the latest, and for Wi-Fi Aware 5.0 in the next iOS release at the latest nine months following the introduction of the Wi-Fi Aware 5.0 specification”

https://ec.europa.eu/competition/digital_markets_act/cases/202512/DMA_100203_1536.pdf

What are your guys thoughts?

Also a fun diagram of airdrop protocal (which shows adwl)

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  • eutampieri@feddit.it
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    4 days ago

    I’m fine with Apple being asked to support a standard. What I’m not fine with is if Apple drops AWDL (which frankly, I doubt)