← Back to context Comment by idiotsecant 1 day ago Seems weird there is no 802.n variant to do this very popular thing 7 comments idiotsecant Reply neilalexander 1 day ago That's precisely what Wi-Fi Aware (NaN) is and it is heavily based on AWDL. It's even built into recent versions of iOS and Android. infogulch 1 day ago I've never heard of Wi-Fi Aware, thanks for sharing. Are there any devices/chips that support it today? Gigachad 1 day ago iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though. bee_rider 1 day ago Wait did they actually name it NaN or is that a joke? jiveturkey 1 day ago NAN, not NaN. NaN is parent's editorialization or muscle memory. 1 reply →
neilalexander 1 day ago That's precisely what Wi-Fi Aware (NaN) is and it is heavily based on AWDL. It's even built into recent versions of iOS and Android. infogulch 1 day ago I've never heard of Wi-Fi Aware, thanks for sharing. Are there any devices/chips that support it today? Gigachad 1 day ago iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though. bee_rider 1 day ago Wait did they actually name it NaN or is that a joke? jiveturkey 1 day ago NAN, not NaN. NaN is parent's editorialization or muscle memory. 1 reply →
infogulch 1 day ago I've never heard of Wi-Fi Aware, thanks for sharing. Are there any devices/chips that support it today? Gigachad 1 day ago iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though.
Gigachad 1 day ago iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though.
bee_rider 1 day ago Wait did they actually name it NaN or is that a joke? jiveturkey 1 day ago NAN, not NaN. NaN is parent's editorialization or muscle memory. 1 reply →
That's precisely what Wi-Fi Aware (NaN) is and it is heavily based on AWDL. It's even built into recent versions of iOS and Android.
I've never heard of Wi-Fi Aware, thanks for sharing. Are there any devices/chips that support it today?
iOS 26 supports it. I tried looking in to it and I couldn’t find anything using it yet though.
Wait did they actually name it NaN or is that a joke?
NAN, not NaN. NaN is parent's editorialization or muscle memory.
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