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- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- fdroid@lemmy.ml
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.
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.
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
Thanks Google. No I will not use your Google drive. Fuck off.
Why would google be respomsible for this?
They kept declining app updates and running the dev around in circles until they gave up.
You can provide the updates via f-froid and github. So that’s a non-issue.
Bad news! So what kind of timeline are we looking at before the final version becomes unusable do you think?
Syncthing-fork seems to still be under active development
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/
Dammit I actually use this
Could’ve put the app into maintenance mode instead of archiving it.
According to the author, that has happened quite a while ago and we’re now at the next step.
Someone would have to maintain it. And someone would have to make sure it’s not Jia Tan.
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…
Syncthing-fork still seems to be under active development, at least for the time being
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/
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.
Interesting, I’ll have to check it out.
Just in case anyone thinks nextcloud is the solution, it isn’t. Can’t do two way sync at all on Android.
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.
The app in general is a long way off being a reliable every day use app. So many missing features.
Been working fine for me for a couple years now
Narrator: it is not.
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.
I wonder if you can set it up in termux?
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.