In my personal life, I exclusively utilise Apple products. Conversely, at work, I employ a Windows PC and an Android smartphone. The transfer of files between these disparate operating systems is neither straightforward nor practical. However, today I fortuitously discovered the app LocalSend https://localsend.org/, which appears to be an optimal solution. It is free, decentralised, open source, cross-platform and has end-to-end encryption. I am curious whether others use it and would appreciate their thoughts on the matter.
I haven’t used it, but I’m aware of it and expect to use it if the need comes up. It appears to be the best cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.
The source code is released under the Apache-2.0 license and sandboxed versions are available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac App Stores, which are both good signs.
I’d be very cautious about transferring files between personal devices and devices/systems your employer owns and controls.
There is also snapdrop.net as a browser-based cross-platform tool.
(I think I heard about this from Casey Liss on ATP)
It’s a very fair observation. I’ve been given a low-end Android smartphone, but I’ve been allowed to use an iPhone as a work device. I only use the Android phone for calls.
Yes, I use Localsend, mainly for sending items from my iPhone to a windows machine. I find it to be a great little app considering I’m generally cross platform.
I have also used Localsend, just to try it out - not extensively. It worked really well.
I would make sure you understand if your company takes any rights over your phone to protect its data. A company I once worked for had the right to wipe a personal phone used for work if they believed their data and network was compromised. I know they used that right one or two times.
I would also be careful of data protection issues - certainly in the EU and UK GDPR is pretty strict and can be expensive if a company mucks it up.