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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.

  • Dark ArcEnglish
    19•2 months ago

    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…

    • @teolanEnglish
      8•2 months ago

      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.

      • LadEnglish
        8•2 months ago

        The app in general is a long way off being a reliable every day use app. So many missing features.

    • @[email protected]English
      7•2 months ago

      Just in case anyone thinks nextcloud is the solution, it isn’t. Can’t do two way sync at all on Android.

    • @CrackaAssCrackaEnglish
      4•2 months ago

      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.

      Autosync

      • Dark ArcEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        Interesting, I’ll have to check it out.

      • @ouchEnglish
        1•2 months ago

        pkg search syncthing shows that it’s packaged, version 1.28.0.

        Any experiences with running cron jobs in Termux? Is it reliable?

    • @[email protected]English
      2•2 months ago

      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.

      • Dark ArcEnglish
        6•2 months ago

        If that’s your takeaway, you’re way off.

        • humble peat diggerEnglish
          -3•2 months ago

          No, I don’t care. If Google android wants to be dicks to consumers. Fuck em - I’ll start buying Chinese os.
          Vote with ur wallet

          • ArxCyberwolfEnglish
            2•2 months ago

            I’ll vote with my wallet by not buying from companies with ties to the Chinese government, thank you very much.

            • humble peat diggerEnglish
              0•2 months ago

              So I would rather Google own your data, so they can actually reach you and screw you?
              China can’t do anything to you due to legal boundaries, - us gov which is in cahoots with big business can and will reach you and screw you