Systems and methods for uploading content items to a server computing system

Abstract

Method, system and computer readable medium for uploading content items to a server computing system. The method including: receiving, at a client application executing on a first device, a request to upload a content item to a server system; establishing a peer-to-peer connection between the client application on the first device and a second device; transferring from the second device to the client application on the first device, the content item, the content item transferred via the peer-to-peer connection; and uploading the content item from the client application to the server system using a different communication channel between the first device and the server system.

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