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I've been using the fdroid syncthing-fork version for a long time now and haven't had any issues at all... Doesn't mean it'll last forever but it's been getting the job done for me even in its current state.
... And can't remember my original reason to use the fork instead lol
I was not even aware of this fork let alone a long timeline of existence. I am adding this onto my weekend project list. Thanks for the recommendation.
I switched to the fork as soon as I read this news. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes:
Sadly it's unusable on Android 15. All of the interactable functions are crammed up into the status bar and cannot be touched.
Yeah I Have the same problem and wondered why no one switching to the fork mentions that :D But I guess android 15 is not very widespread jet.
Wdym cannot be touched?
OK, I switched to that one now, thanks for pointing it out and explaining it.
Syncing with my phone was my main use for syncthing. :(
Aww, too bad
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I switched to the fork as soon as I read this news. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes:
Just install it in parallel with the mainline app,
export your existing configuration to the default storage location, import it in syncthing-fork (it'll detect the export file automatically),
and you're done. Uninstall the official app so they don't compete for the daemon and port.
On f-droid the fork seems to be behind the original, but I expect I will if it continues updating.
The fork is much better anyway.
It moves the sync options into each sync folder/job. Lots more flexible. Now my photos sync on any network and any charge state, while less important things (downloads, etc) only sync when on WiFi and charging.
Syncing with my phone ~~was~~
ismy main use for syncthing. ~~:(~~:)
We shall persevere! It doesn't seem like it's really needed any updates anyway...
Only updates it should need are for weird changes Google decides to make to Android.
Hell, at this point if someone forked the fork, and charged a small fee for the Relay Server hosting, I'd happily pay.
Syncthing is such a wonderful project. RIP. But for us already being spoiled by syncthing, it might be a good time to self host services to handle, sync and serve our own data like photos, contacts and more.
This is just about the android app version. The desktop version still works and continues to live.
I installed from fdroid, I expect it to be still available as far as it will work...
And I guess somebody will build and keep publishing it just not on google play, which is anyway a cesspool nowadays, so no big deal.
Apparently publishing malware and the likes is quite easy, but publishing well-established foss software isn't.
I've let my google developer account expire quite a while ago after they kept asking for more and more stupid stuff. Nowadays if you don't get paid a lot for it you must be either a masochist or a bit stupid if you upload to google play.
the fork version works fine. if that dies, i'm hopeful some new fork will emerge. syncthing is well known and used by many, so i think as long as the original software is alive, there'll be a way to use it on your phone. heck, there's ways to run syncthing on a pocketbook e-reader, lol