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Syncthing Android App Discontinued

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397 points opengears | 8 comments | 20 Oct 24 14:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.523s | source | bottom
1. xnx ◴[20 Oct 24 16:01 UTC] No.41896229[source]▶
This is disappointing. SyncThing is one of my reasons for picking Android over iPhone. I hope the author reconsidered. Would any GoFundMe-style donation goal make the hassle worthwhile?
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2. exabyte ◴[20 Oct 24 16:19 UTC] No.41896398[source]▶
One of the top comments has a link to a fork in case you haven't seen it
3. andreldm ◴[20 Oct 24 16:56 UTC] No.41896737[source]▶
When I migrated from Android to iPhone, syncthing was my main pain point. There is Möbius Sync, even though not open source, at least it’s an one-time small payment, which is fair considering the dev license cost. Unfortunately it’s not as reliable as the Android official app or the fork, I guess Apple is very strict with background processing, but hey it’s better than nothing.
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4. atmosx ◴[20 Oct 24 18:01 UTC] No.41897211[source]▶
I'm using Syncthing to sync documents between devices and I own a mac fleet and an iPhone. The Möbius Sync[1] client (no affiliation) works great for me.

[1] https://mobiussync.com/

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5. warble ◴[20 Oct 24 18:38 UTC] No.41897506[source]▶
It works, and well, considering the constraints in iOS, but doesn't compare well with Androids version. Regular sync thing on Mac is awesome.
6. voltaireodactyl ◴[20 Oct 24 19:16 UTC] No.41897780[source]▶
Just discovered the synctrain iOS beta which is extremely promising.
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8. DavideNL ◴[21 Oct 24 18:36 UTC] No.41907019{3}[source]▶
It's on the AppStore now... you can just download it there.