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by klabb3 975 days ago
You should know that WebRTC is not ideal for this use-case, it has inherent performance and discovery issues. All web-based solutions are flawed until hypothetically the browsers and/or WebRTC step up their game. Fine for a pdf or something, but try it with large files and you’ll very likely have a bad time.

I must say LocalSend seems pretty great (even though they’re a “direct competitor” to my app https://payload.app/ )

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I was able to copy 4GB+ files over WebRTC from Safari (iOS) to Firefox (Linux) without hiccups. The speed is not great though most of the time.
any plans for android app in future?
Yeah for sure. Lack of mobile the biggest downside right now.

Send an email and I can put you in the announcement list (1-2 posts per year tops).

Have you looked at Tauri mobile or it isn't capable yet?