Transfer Files using Bump

[jmathai]

I'm always fascinated by Bump. I don't know a single person (of the 100M downloads) that uses it. But those numbers they post make me wonder why.

[scheff]

I have installed Bump twice now, 1 year apart - on my iPhone, then on my Android. Both times it failed to bump files. I wonder if it has inherent issues.

That would account for "100 million downloads!" but not actual active users.

Just now it said "Network unavailable" while I was connected to WiFi. It found a network when I turned off WiFi, but still failed to Bump.

Uninstall.

[alphast0rm]

They just passed 112M downloads [1] apparently, so they're still growing at a really rapid pace.

[1] https://twitter.com/bumptech/status/279002738925379585

[pacmon]

I've had Bump for a few months, but don't use it much. Primarily because it's a pain to get it to actually connect to anything.

I could never get it to bump with my desktop (it's easier to just transfer the files through a network share).

[malandrew]

Bump needs to be something like Card.io. i.e. it needs to be a feature you license for inclusion in whatever app you're building. It never really made sense to me as a standalone app.

[nwh]

> one of the most popular mobile apps of all time

I have literally never heard of the thing, let alone see somebody using it.

[azarias]

I once built an app on their API for a hackday, and I had to film the demo because I could never get the devices to connect via a bump. It would happen like once every 5 tries.

Just installed it again to see the mobile to pc bump, and although the web app picked the device, my phone never got a confirmation. Considering I still have to download the pictures from their servers, Google+ instant upload does a pretty nice job in this department. Until NFC.

[HorizonXP]

Of course, all of this is superseded by NFC. Bump is really only relevant on platforms without NFC. I'm looking at you, iOS.

[andrewfelix]

Wouldn't the computer also need to support NFC? If so apps like this should remain relevant for a while to come yet.

[obilgic]

Im curious, If I can steal the file from the person next to me at the starbucks, If I hit the space bar at the same time?

[ikhare]

We get that question a lot. The answer is no. There is always a manual confirmation step. The user must agree on both his laptop and phone and check if the unique photo matches.

Edit. Auto correct typo

[elliott99]

is the physical bumping part a gimmick or require physical mechanism?

[ikhare]

Physical bumping is important. We use the sensor data on the devices bumping at the time of bump to determine if two devices match.