Alternatives to syncthing for syncing files with android

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• midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The official, maintained syncthing app is available on Android through the Termux ‘pkg’ manager.

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  • SatyrSack@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Just yesterday, I was idly wondering if Syncthing could be run through Termux instead of using questionable Android apps. Neat to see that it’s working, and setup was as simple as any other device.

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  • coffelov@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    How does it work on the background, do i need to always have a termux session on?

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• non_burglar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Synching fork has been passed to a new maintainer for a couple months now. The new github is github.com/researchxxl/syncthing-android.

  If you were using the old catfriend1 version, update your fdroid version and the source will switch over.

  This is all out in the open and is resolved, there have been several app updates since then.

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  • EdibleSource@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There was a lot of suspiciousness around the transfer at first, has that been resolved?

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    • lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The maintainer for the Play Store version recently started maintaining a non-Play Store version as well.

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  • Kangy@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That link returned 404 for me

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    • eli@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It worked for me? Not sure if OP changed it, but it goes to the latest repo just fine.

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• wltr@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What is wrong with the fork from F-Droid? I use it. I see no difference with the original, I’d say it’s even better. If you don’t trust them for some reason, why discard Syncthing as a project? I assume it can be built then. But I have no idea how.

  By the way, I’m happy to use Sushi Train on iPhone. Works very well, and is lovingly polished. Now Syncthing is a centrepiece of my workflow to sync my files.

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  • NullPointerException@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What is wrong with the fork from F-Droid? forum.syncthing.net/t/…/25661

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    • wltr@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Oh, thanks, I missed it. It’s a very long thread. I’ve read only the first 40 messages so far, so I cannot really comment on that. But here is a nice advice from there:

      FWIW It is possible to run Syncthing via Termux — it’s not as integrated but it runs fine.

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• maj@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Foldersync Pro is incredible

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  • dimjim@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s what I currently use, it has a fantastic and easy to use UI. It also lets you migrate your desktop license between distros, which was super helpful while I was distro hopping a bunch in the beginning lol

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    • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Is there any way for it to sync from desktop to Android immediately when a file changes on the PC?

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  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s a fantastic app, but doesn’t do sync like SyncThing or Resilio Sync.

    It can do things similarly if you work at configuring it, but it can never monitor a remote and sync based on file changes there. That’s not a criticism, it’s a function of the file system approach it takes - it can sync with many different file systems, but it doesn’t have a client at the other end - it simply interfaces with that file system. Fantastic actually.

    I’ve used it since about 2010, it was my solution for moving files back and forth for a long time. I still use it for specific things, but I’ve put more effort into ST and Resilio Sync config and management because they’re full-on sync suites.

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• WuxinGoat@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I know this may be contentious but can someone give an update/summary on what’s going on with SyncthingFork on fdroid? And is it correct that SyncthingFork from GooglePlay is ok for now?

  I’ve yet to upgrade from version 1 because of all the noise, is it still at an impasse, or has it resolved?

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  • jjfolken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The original maintainer of Syncthing Fork (Catfriend1) passed the code, keys and stuff to another user, not publicly but behind the scenes.

    This was not well received by the community and the majority jumped to the Google play version (published by nel0x but based on Catfriend1’s code before the handout).

    After some hiccups, nel0x and the new maintainer are joining forces to co-develop and publish the Fork on f-droid and gplay going forward.

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    • WuxinGoat@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Hey thanks, it was that last paragraph i hadn’t kept up with. But i was hoping for something like that.

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• avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Build a Syncthing Android apk yourself. You don’t need to update to every release. I’m still using 1.30 with 2.x.

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  • NullPointerException@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Its only a matter of time before they push a backwards incompatible change that causes older clients to stop syncing, Or a security bug is discovered in the older code.

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    • avidamoeba@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And when they do, you take care of it. Also, if you use Tailscale or equiv, you can stop Syncthing’s exposure to the internet. Then you can stay on a fixed version across clients and limit unexpected breakage that comes with autotomatic updates.

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• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve been using Fork for years. Möbius on iOS has financial support from a 3rd party that uses Syncthing in their own processes, so I suspect it will stay around.

  That said, Resilio Sync is the other most-viable option I know (and use).

  It’s a little less kind to battery with larger folder pairs, and uses more memory since it stores the index in RAM. But it’s robust.

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• machiavellian@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  SyncthingFork?

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  • NullPointerException@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    forum.syncthing.net/t/…/25661

    this doesn’t give me confidence.

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    • machiavellian@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They just changed the maintainers? What in this thread does not give you confidence?

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  • bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’ve sometimes found that it just stops syncing on one phone. And I did turn off battery management.

    I need something that’s reliable.

    I use resilio, but recently it used 20% battery in 6 hours overnight, when nothing needed syncing.

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• florge@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Maybe not quite what you need, but I use Syncopoli to push and pull files between my phone and server.

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• passenger@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What about kde connect? Never used it myself, or syncthing for android either, I use a USB cable and adb for backups

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• irmadlad@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  rsync has an android app.

  FreeFileSync has an android app.

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• KeenFlame@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  If u are using it for obsidian I can recommend self hosted livesync with couchdb

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• baguette@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Someone just shared croc over at sh.itjust.works/post/53548000

  schollz.com/software/croc6

  github.com/schollz/croc

  There is an Android app on F-Droid. f-droid.org/packages/com.github.howeyc.crocgui/

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