Syncthing-Fork
Syncthing-Fork
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- modify secure system settings
- view network connections
- allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
- full network access
- read sync settings
- run at startup
- prevent device from sleeping
- modify system settings
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App summary
This is a fork of the Syncthing-Android wrapper for Syncthing that brings major enhancements like:
* Folder, device and overall sync progress can easily be read off the UI.
* "Syncthing Camera" - an optional feature (with optional permission to use the camera) where you can take pictures with your friend, partner, ... on two phones into one shared and private Syncthing folder. No cloud involved. - FEATURE CURRENTLY IN BETA STAGE -
* "Sync every hour" to save even more battery
* Individual sync conditions can be applied per device and per folder
* Recent changes UI, click to open files.
* Changes to folder and device config can be made regardless if Syncthing is running or not
* UI explains why syncthing is running or not.
* "Battery eater" problem is fixed.
* Discover other Syncthing devices on the same network and easily add them.
* Supports two-way synchronization on external SD card since Android 11.
Syncthing-Fork for Android is a wrapper for Syncthing that provides an Android UI instead of Syncthing's built-in Web UI. Syncthing replaces proprietary sync and cloud services with something open, trustworthy and decentralized. Your data is your data alone and you deserve to choose where it is stored, if it is shared with some third party and how it's transmitted over the Internet.
Goals of the fork:
* Develop and try out enhancements together with the community.
* Release the wrapper more frequently to identify and fix bugs caused by changes in the syncthing submodule
* Make enhancements configurable in the UI, users should be able to turn them on and off
Comparison between upstream and fork at the time of writing this:
* Both contain the syncthing binary built from the official source at GitHub
* Syncing functionality and reliability depends on the syncthing binary submodule version.
* Fork gets along with upstream and sometimes they pick up my improvements.
* Strategy and release frequency is different
* Only the wrapper containing the Android UI is addressed by the fork.
Website: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android
Source code: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android
How Syncthing writes to external SD card: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/blob/master/wiki/SD-card-write-access.md
Wiki, FAQ and helpful articles: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/wiki
Issues: https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/issues
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User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Incredible app performance and functionality compared to the official version.
- Allows seamless syncing of files between devices.
- Works well for backup purposes, particularly for family photos.
- Good battery life reported by some users.
- Responsive developer support for troubleshooting issues.
- High battery consumption reported, especially with certain configurations.
- Frequent crashes reported on newer Android versions (Android 15 and others).
- User interface can be confusing and lacks clear information about certain features.
- Issues with incomplete sync notifications despite files being synced.
- Stability problems after pausing and resuming operations.
- High battery consumption
- Crashes on newer Android versions
- User interface confusion
- Seamless syncing capabilities
- Developer responsiveness to issues
User reviews
Alan Bowker (Toddimyre), 2024-11-28 
Nevaran, 2024-11-24 
Kelly Higgins, 2024-11-22Similar apps
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