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This review examines Syncthing-Fork for Android, a wrapper for Syncthing that enhances the user experience with significant improvements over the original Android UI.
- The user interface provides clear visibility into folder, device, and overall sync progress.
- Featuring the "Syncthing Camera," an optional utility allowing users to take photos collaboratively with friends or partners, which are stored in a shared private Syncthing folder without relying on cloud services. Note: This feature is currently in beta.
- A "Sync every hour" option is available, designed to conserve battery life.
- Users can apply individual sync conditions for each device and folder, allowing for greater customization.
- The recent changes interface enables users to click and open files directly.
- Modifications to folder and device configurations can be performed irrespective of whether Syncthing is running.
- The UI provides explanations regarding the operational status of Syncthing, enhancing user comprehension.
- Addressing previous concerns, the "Battery eater" issue has been resolved.
- The application facilitates the discovery of other Syncthing devices on the same network, simplifying the process of adding them.
- Support for two-way synchronization on external SD cards has been implemented since Android 11.
Syncthing-Fork for Android offers a dedicated Android interface as opposed to the built-in Web UI provided by Syncthing. It serves as an open-source alternative to proprietary file synchronization services, ensuring that users have complete control over their data — where it is stored, whether it is shared with third parties, and how it is transferred online.
The goals of this fork include:
- Collaborative development and testing of enhancements with community input.
- More frequent releases of the wrapper to promptly identify and resolve bugs arising from updates to the Syncthing submodule.
- Configuration options within the UI for users to enable or disable various enhancements as desired.
A comparative overview reveals that:
- Both versions utilize the Syncthing binary compiled from official GitHub sources.
- The synchronization functionality and reliability are contingent on the version of the Syncthing binary submodule in use.
- The fork maintains compatibility with upstream development; improvements may be integrated into the main project when appropriate.
- There are disparities in strategy and release frequency between the fork and the upstream project.
- The wrapper focuses exclusively on providing an Android UI experience.
For further information, please refer to the following resources:
- Website
- Source Code
- How Syncthing writes to external SD card
- Wiki, FAQ, and Helpful Articles
- Issues
- Translation Assistance
Overview
Syncthing-Fork is a Freeware software in the category Business developed by Catfriend1.
The latest version of Syncthing-Fork is currently unknown. It was initially added to our database on 12/20/2024.
Syncthing-Fork runs on the following operating systems: Android.
Users of Syncthing-Fork gave it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
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