[teebot]

Interesting feat is only one person needs the Xim app installed for all to participate

[0x0]

I'm guessing the app has a small built-in webserver - or perhaps relays through a 3rd party webserver - and the others join up in their browser using some kind of websocket like transport? Wonder if they direct the others to the app user's phone's internal wifi IP?

[pmelendez]

I just downloaded it and tried it. It is not P2P but cloud based. They said on the FAQ that those "Xims" (galleries) would expire after a while.

[duaneb]

Doubt it's p2p, they probably just ship around a public url.

[Istof]

that would make sense but they keep more control when they use the cloud instead of a built-in web server

[philjackson]

Actually, it wouldn't make that much sense. You couldn't guarantee that two phones were on the same network.

[Istof]

either way they have to be on the same network, cloud or no cloud, but anyways, most phones nowadays are connected to the Internet...

[philjackson]

To use a local webserver, they would have to be on the same network (unlikely). To use the cloud based service, they would have to be on the internet (likely).

[Istof]

my local webserver is internet accessible (like many)

[jbob2000]

Not really, you just get a URL to send to your friends

[ponyous]

And who doesn't have a browser? I can't think of any better solution than this.

[pyrocat]

High quality photos means a big data hit, for those that don't have unlimited data. It also puts your photos in the cloud, which may not be desirable.

[Istof]

the web is available everywhere unlike the apps... (the app could even be web based)