tech234a (u/tech234a)

tech234a commented on iOS 26.2 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities, 2 actively exploited macrumors.com/2025/12/12/... · Posted by u/akyuu

loloquwowndueo · an hour ago

Someone above said that the 18.7.3 you can install as beta is in fact the production build. Disable beta access after that update.

tech234a · an hour ago

Correct, both are the same build (22H217). BetaWiki has this build labeled as both the RC and the actual release: https://betawiki.net/wiki/IOS_18

tech234a commented on iOS 26.2 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities, 2 actively exploited macrumors.com/2025/12/12/... · Posted by u/akyuu

schmuckonwheels · 3 hours ago

Pro tip for anyone wanting to avoid liquid [gl]ass and install iOS 18.7.3: Apple is actively hiding 18.7.3 on most iPhones, despite the update showing on iPads. Perhaps a mistake, perhaps an attempt to force 26 onto users.

Simply select "iOS 18 Developer Beta" under beta updates (might need a developer account) and it will allow you to install it. The update currently offered is the production release.

tech234a · an hour ago

It is also available as a public beta, which you can register for at https://beta.apple.com/

tech234a commented on Tell HN: Want a better HN? Visit /newest · Posted by u/alecco

dang · 16 days ago

We tried that once and it failed, because the median random submission is so much lower-quality than the rest of the frontpage. People reacted much as they would to finding kitchen compost in their breakfast cereal.

tech234a · 16 days ago

Maybe this could be an option to enable in profile settings?

tech234a commented on The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/cyclecount

sorenjan · 18 days ago

Qualcomm has confirmed it's coming to Snapdragon phones soon[0], which maybe hints that it's dependent on the SoC drivers? Samsung uses a mix of Snapdragon and their own Exynos, but I can't see them not releasing it to their Snapdragon phones when others do, and then they pretty much have to release it to their Exynos phones too.

[0] https://www.notebookcheck.net/Qualcomm-confirms-Quick-Share-...

tech234a · 18 days ago

An implementation of AWDL on Linux requires a Wi-Fi card that supports "active monitor mode with frame injection". [1] I looked into using it with an Intel Wi-Fi card I had and it appeared mine wasn't supported. I'm guessing the situation is similar on Android in terms of SoC support.

[1]: https://github.com/seemoo-lab/owl?tab=readme-ov-file#require...

tech234a commented on The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/cyclecount

madeofpalk · 18 days ago

People keep mentioning Wi-Fi Aware with this, but so far haven't seen anyone actually prove that this is the case.

Apple undoubtedly added Wi-Fi Aware support to iOS https://developer.apple.com/documentation/WiFiAware, but its not clear whether iOS actually supports AirDrop over Wi-Fi Aware. Apple clearly hasn't completely dropped AWDL for AirDrop, because you can still AirDrop from iOS 26 to earlier devices.

Note that the Ars Technica article never directly makes the claim that Apple supports Airdrop over Wi-Fi Aware. The title is two independent statements - "The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Android can support AirDrop" - that's true.

> Google doesn’t mention it in either Quick Share post, but if you’re wondering why it’s suddenly possible for Quick Share to work with AirDrop, it can almost certainly be credited to European Union regulations imposed under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Again, they're just theorising. They never directly make the claim. Would love on Hacker News for someone to do some Hacking and actually figure it out for real!

tech234a · 18 days ago

I'm fairly sure the article is wrong.

For example, someone found strings in Google's implementation that mentioned AWDL: https://social.treehouse.systems/@nicolas17/1155847323390351...

Also people have mentioned having success Airdropping to macOS devices, which are not listed as being supported on the Wi-Fi Aware page.

tech234a commented on Ubuntu LTS releases to 15 years with Legacy add-on canonical.com/blog/canoni... · Posted by u/taubek

benatkin · 22 days ago

This gives me a good sense of how old these versions are:

https://documentation.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-for-developers/refer...

14.04 LTS has Python 3.4 as well as Python 2.7.

tech234a · 22 days ago

The last patch for Python 2.7 was released in 2020 (https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2718/)