Samsung's Answer to AirDrop Finally Arrives With the Galaxy S20

[max.ine]

This type of thing should just be a standardised protocol across all devices and OSes

 

[I7guy]

And AirDrop only works on Apple devices lol. There are more Samsung devices out there than Apple devices.

And the point is?

 

[Blacktoothgrin]

It would however be nice if Apple didnt treat PC users like red redheaded step children. That is INCREDIBLY frustrating as I have zero intention of buying a Mac anytime soon if ever.

There is no reason why Airdrop couldnt work via the iCloud PC app. Youre Apple ID is already logged in and authenticated; and its just bluetooth. It's nothing an app like Pushbullet (not being developed for iOS anymore it seems and they pulled the app from the app store) couldnt already do.

That attitude if you dont own another Apple product you're SOL is getting a bit tired honestly.

And before you get into security etc etc, Dell seems to have made an app that can get calls and get/answer texts mirrored from an iphone to a PC just fine on my laptop. There are iOS limitations though of course (texts only come in or go out as SMS not Imessage obviously, the app has to be open on the phone and phone not locked to work so you cant do anything else on the phone, etc) So it IS technologically perfectly possible, Apple is just being Apple.

And after using iPhones since the 3GS, this is someone saying its getting a bit old and inconvenient now to have to find workarounds for Apple's refusal to include anything not an Apple product or anyone on the PC side. I would think you would get MORE iOS users, not less, if you could show more compatibility with every day people's lives; considering Windows still has 90%+ marketshare.

👍 Nice, I’m in agreement with this comment. IMO, Apple won’t budge in with Windows, as it prioritises this kind of exclusive commodity within the ecosystem, but yeah read something recently that Dell is working on something to integrate iPhone with its high end upcoming laptops. I’m sure after this, it will provoke more makers to implement such feature. Still a long way & it frustrates me over time that how unattached my iPhone is with my Lenovo & makes me rely on crisscrossing here & there to get work done.

 

[Asaf Navon]

As someone who is considering purchasing a Surface Laptop, I agree. Apple’s stubbornness is extremely off-putting.

I suggest you consider an iPad pro instead especially if you have an iPhone. Of course it dependes on your needs but for most use cases its a much better choice.