Photon

about

description

<p><i>Photon</i> is a cross-platform file-transfer application. It uses http to transfer files between devices.You can transfer files between devices that run Photon. No wifi router is required, you can use hotspot.</p><p>Features include e.g.:</p><ul><li><b>Cross-platform support:</b> For instance you can transfer files between Android and Windows</li><li><b>Transfer multiple files:</b>You can pick any number of files.</li><li><b>Pick files faster:</b> Most of the apps use file_picker for picking the files. But for android it caches files before retrieving the paths. If the file size is large it will result in considerable amount of delay. So I have tweaked file_picker to avoid caching(android) unless it is required (some files need to be cached). No matter how many files are selected ,paths will be retrieved within no time. (Note:Caching issue is android specific)</li><li><b>Smooth UI:</b> Material You design.</li><li>Works between the devices connected via mobile-hotspot / between the devices connected to same router (same local area network)</li><li><b>Uses cryptographically secure secret code generation for authentication (internally):</b> Even though the files are streamed at local area network,files cannot be downloaded/received without using Photon. No external client like browser can get the files using url,as secret code is associated with url. It will be regenerated for every session.</li><li><b>Supports high-speed data transfer:</b> Photon is capable of transferring files at a very high rate but it depends upon the wifi bandwidth. (No internet connection required)</li></ul>

publisher

78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d

first seen

2026-10-08T04:59:55.562599+00:00

last event

2026-10-08 04:59 UTC

install

zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client

source & build

repository

https://github.com/abhi16180/photon

arch flags

android-arm64-v8a

manifest

not fetched yet

releases (kind 30063)

1 release indexed; latest 3.0.0.

assets & verification

Every app, release and asset event is schnorr-verified (NIP-01 id + signature) before it enters the catalog, and assets are content-addressed by sha256. We subscribe read-only to the catalog relay — never write to it.

3.0.0 — photon-arm64-v8a-release-v3.0.0.apk

sha256

72b4a5b2754188d82f2829134dbddd5bb255a28dae23c1d368f116b3e8792e19

size

11.7 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

2018

apk cert sha256

ee28c1ade204e197bddd2bbedf9f605f194e9393356daccefcbca78867fb7e0b

download

photon-arm64-v8a-release-v3.0.0.apk

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