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Syncthing for Android discontinued (github.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Matt to c/android@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/14305957

Per the GitHub readme:

This app is discontinued. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version. Interactions (issues, PRs) are limited now, and the entire repo will be archived after the last release. Thus all contributions are preserved for any future (re)use. The forum is still open for discussions and questions. I would kindly ask you to refrain from trying to challenge the decision or asking "why-type" questions - I wont engage with them.

The reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app requires even without doing much, if any, changes.

Thanks a lot to everyone who ever contributed to this app!

This is extremely disappointing news. I have been using the Syncthing-Fork version, but since it is based on this app, this may be the end for that app as well.

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[-] Jz5678910 32 points 2 months ago

Unfortunate it to see it go down, but I prefer this one over the original:

https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/releases

Check it out if you still need it on your android device.

The dev also dropped from the playstore over their practices, but builds are still up on their repo.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm surprised you're the only person talking about syncthing-fork and that it's not the top comment, it's the only android client I've actually used

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

Here's the f-droid repo for folks who might prefer to get it that way

[-] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

What specific practices?

[-] Jz5678910 1 points 2 months ago

No idea, dev didn't go into detail, just that they closed Google play publishing account.

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 26 points 2 months ago

Thanks Google. No I will not use your Google drive. Fuck off.

[-] potustheplant@feddit.nl 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Why would google be responsible for this?

[-] humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago

Is buying Huawei an option?

[-] tengkuizdihar@programming.dev 21 points 2 months ago

Could've put the app into maintenance mode instead of archiving it.

[-] ouch@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Someone would have to maintain it. And someone would have to make sure it's not Jia Tan.

[-] Atemu@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

According to the author, that has happened quite a while ago and we're now at the next step.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 18 points 2 months ago

Well that's not good... I'll have to find some other way to keep my phone in sync...

Maybe proton drive's sync is finally good enough...

[-] teolan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

The proton drive app does not have a way to automatically sync a specific directory. It's so infuriating, because they already have this implemented for the pictures.

[-] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago

The app in general is a long way off being a reliable every day use app. So many missing features.

[-] epyon22@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

Been working fine for me for a couple years now

[-] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago

Just in case anyone thinks nextcloud is the solution, it isn't. Can't do two way sync at all on Android.

[-] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

Narrator: it is not.

[-] CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I've been using Autosync for years with good results first with Drive and Dropbox and now Pcloud. Supports a lot of different cloud services though not Proton which is why I haven't started using that yet.

Autosync

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Interesting, I'll have to check it out.

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Syncthing-fork still seems to be under active development, at least for the time being

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

[-] epyon22@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

I wonder if you can set it up in termux?

[-] ouch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

pkg search syncthing shows that it's packaged, version 1.28.0.

Any experiences with running cron jobs in Termux? Is it reliable?

[-] epyon22@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm in the he same boat has worked reliably for a long time for me. Backs up my folders when I get home.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Dammit I actually use this

[-] Shape4985@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

Fed up with companies making good open source projects hard to exist. Even if your shitty google cloud was the only option i still wouldn't use it

[-] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 months ago

Bad news! So what kind of timeline are we looking at before the final version becomes unusable do you think?

[-] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Syncthing-fork seems to still be under active development

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/

[-] pool_spray_098@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Is syncthing-fork going to get long term support, I wonder? I sure hope so. Syncthing is literally one of my favorite pieces of software in my life, and there's a lot of software in my life.

I hope the desktop application also continues to receive full support forever? I love syncthing.

[-] macattack@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Definitely piqued my interest. Did some digging and the main Android app was more-or-less on maintenance mode over the last few years as is.

I use the fork on one of my three Android devices and will likely transition the rest for future updates.

[-] matcha_addict@lemy.lol 4 points 2 months ago

Why let Google play be the reason to stop development? There are many people who use f-droid or download releases or apks from other sources.

Google is trying to force out indie developers, do we really want to listen to them and do as they want?

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