Apple’s AirDrop makes weird latency spikes for Wi-Fi wonks, researcher finds

Cupertino wants you on certain channels, and pushes back if you have your own preferences
Networking researcher Christoff Visser has found that Apple devices cause Wi-Fi networks to “jitter” due to traffic generated by the Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) tech that powers the peer-to-peer AirDrop filesharing tool.…The RegisterRead More