AirDrop is a method of transferring files wirelessly from one device to another device, it is an Ad-hoc service in the IOS operating systems, introduced in IOS 7 and Mac OS Lion using AirDrop, users can transfer photos, videos and other supported documents to other Apple computers and Apple mobile devices without the need of wireless and mass storage devices.
“IOS and OS X use different AirDrop protocols and are currently not interoperable.” AirDrop makes file sharing a lot much easier, especially for family’s Apple users. It is easy to transfer files from your Mac via AirDrop to any others’ Apple devices. That means you can easily copy over those pictures, files and Docs to any Apple device without use storage space on a shared photostream, but AirDrop does more than just share files. You can share just anything; from a nice game you found in the App Store to any web page like Facebook, Twitter, RenRen just go through AirDrop. AirDrop transfers information using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You need an iCloud account to share with Contacts. You can turn AirDrop on or off and control with which you can share content using Airdrop.
To share files with AirDrop, both users need one of the following devices using iOS 7:
• iPhone 5
• iPad
• iPod touch
AirDrop settings
1. Swipe up from the bottom of any screen to reveal Control Center.
2. Tap AirDrop.
3. Choose from one of the following:
• Off: Turns off AirDrop.
• Contacts Only: Your iOS device is visible only to your contacts.
• Everyone: Your iOS device is visible to all nearby iOS devices that use AirDrop.
Sharing with AirDrop
When AirDrop is enabled, you can share content from apps such as Photos, Safari, Contacts, and more:
1. Tap Share or the icon.
2. If necessary, tap the content or additional items you want to share.
3. Tap the name of a nearby AirDrop user or the iOS device.
4. The other user receives an alert with a preview of the content you want to share, and can either accept or decline.
5. If the other user accepts, the content will open in the application from which it was sent.
File sharing is a way of making files available to others to modify and download. There’re many different types of file sharing out there. I really like how you described AirDrop file sharing through mobile phone. File sharing is not only used through computer but also through mobile phone. File sharing makes the job easy for people working in a group to share and modify the same file. However, we need to be careful regarding its legality. If people distribute material with permission of the creator, it’s not illegal. However, when they distribute material without permission of the creator, they violate copyright law and thus subject to penalties under the law.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post! I like how you focused in one product in particular and added graphics to further describe the product. It seems everyday there are more and more services available to facilitate sharing files and with the rate of popularity of mobile devices there is a lot of interest on companies to develop good systems to target users of mobile devices or to add to their stack of products to attract more potential consumers. I still remember where we could only use cellphones to text. If we think about it is incredible how fast technology is changing the way we communicate and interact with each other.
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