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omdrop-owl is a Linux radio backend that brings AirDrop communication to non-Apple devices without requiring Apple's Broadcom Wi-Fi hardware. It uses OWL, a user-space implementation of Apple's AWDL protocol, on a monitor interface while the Wi-Fi station remains connected; the omdrop sender and receiver communicate through the resulting awdl0 interface.
The backend is designed first for the MediaTek MT7925 and advertises AirDrop services through the omdrop tools. It shares the access point's channel, which must be 6, 44, or 149, and plugs into omdrop through helpers installed under /usr/lib/omdrop. The repository includes build and packaging support for Arch, Debian, and Ubuntu, along with hardware profiles and a card-testing script. The MT7925 profile is tested for sending and receiving while Wi-Fi remains connected; Intel AX200 and AX211 support is documented as nonfunctional.
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Brings AirDrop to Linux machines without Apple's Wi-Fi chip. It's the radio half of OMDrop built on Owl, a user-space reimplementation of Apple's AWDL protocol, letting you send and receive from an iPhone without dropping your network.
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