#479·PairDrop

[Enhancement] Always online in the background

Author: uzsolt02Created Mar 17, 2026Updated Aug 20, 2026
Labelsenhancement

What problem is solved by the new feature Airdrop on Apple does not need receiving device to be inside an app to receive. Whenever I try to send something from my PC to my phone:

  1. intuitively I open the website on PC
  2. then I need to open my phone and open pairdrop
  3. switch back to PC to send
  4. switch to phone to receive.

The second and third points could be dropped for a more seamless experience.

Describe the feature I would like the web app to be always online in the background so that it sends a notification that someone is trying to send me something then I can accept.

If anyone knows a thirdparty app that does this, that is it keeps my phone client online and visible to other clients on my pairdrop server, please do tell me about it.