mayfourth / Wifi Direct File Transfer

WiFi Direct File Transfer is an open source application that will enable sharing of data between Android devices running Android 4.0 or higher using a WiFi direct connection without the use of a separate WiFi access point.This will enable data transfer between devices without relying on any existing network infrastructure. This application is intended to provide a much higher speed alternative to Bluetooth file transfer.

Copyright (C) 2012 Teja R. Pitla Contact: [email protected]

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/

Known Issues:

*A client can only begin a file transfer if it is not the P2P group owner. If the client is the P2P owner, it cannot open a TCP socket since the Android WiFi direct API does not provide a mechanism to retrieve the InetAddress (IP address) of any peer other than the P2P group owner. This issue can be resolved upon finding a means to determine the IP address of any given peer in the P2P group.

*Every incoming WiFi direct requires explicit user authorization. This seems to be a limitation on the Android WiFi direct API which does not allow programmatic means of accepting incoming WiFi direct connection requests.

*Transferred files do not match the original files name or extension.

*Scanning for WiFi direct peers sometimes causes random reboots on the Galaxy S2. This is not an issue on the Nexus 7. It is unclearif this is caused by a fault in the program or if it is specific to the device.

*Scanning for WiFi peers randomly takes an unusually long time.

*The server service cannot be shut off via the stop server button.

Upcoming Updates:

*Fix known issues.

*Add progress bar for downloads.

*Revamped GUI.

*Support for file sharing with more than 1 peer.