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Syncthing Android App Discontinued

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397 points opengears | 2 comments | 20 Oct 24 14:51 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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Symbiote ◴[20 Oct 24 18:06 UTC] No.41897261[source]▶
Does anyone know how long I could expect the current Syncthing Android app to continue working?
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suprjami ◴[20 Oct 24 18:53 UTC] No.41897618[source]▶
Please read the article before commenting. It is clearly stated.
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1. yjftsjthsd-h ◴[20 Oct 24 20:00 UTC] No.41898069[source]▶
Is it? I see

> The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version.

but not even a hint as to whether that APK is likely to work in say 2027.

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2. Groxx ◴[20 Oct 24 21:02 UTC] No.41898431[source]▶
The app will work until Google decides to remove APIs it uses, which hasn't been put on a roadmap yet AFAIK.

This is just removing it from the play store, which is much picker about API use than the OS. The APK will continue to exist and run fine (though not developed, try a fork).