Is it a good idea to share files between two Android phones anonymously thru the SimpleX Chat transfer protocol? Or are there easier/better ways?

    • D_Air1@lemmy.ml
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      3 days ago

      Syncthing does work across the internet. It uses nat hole punching to achieve this. Unless your network is behind cgnat / double nat I believe. Me and my buddies use it all the time.

      • Flagstaff@programming.devEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Wait… I thought the whole premise of Syncthing is that the syncing devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. How do you configure it to not need this?

        • NeuronautML@lemmy.ml
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          1 day ago

          You use their servers to find your device and then exchange directly with it. They have discovery servers that link you when you don’t have a fixed ip address.

          Or you can host your own personal discovery server for that.

        • D_Air1@lemmy.ml
          2·
          2 days ago

          i didn’t have to configure it to do anything. paired the devices manually like normal while being on different networks. syncthing figures out the rest.