Syncthing-Fork

Wrapper for Syncthing - Open and decentralized file synchronization

New in version 1.28.0.0

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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Version 1.28.0.0 (1280000) suggested Added on Oct 25, 2024

arm64-v8a armeabi x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access location in the background
  
  This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- access precise location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- view Wi-Fi connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
  
  Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- read sync settings
  
  Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- ask to ignore battery optimizations
  
  Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
- android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- modify system settings
  
  Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
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Version 1.27.9.0 (1270900) - Added on Aug 15, 2024

arm64-v8a armeabi x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access location in the background
  
  This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- access precise location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- view Wi-Fi connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
  
  Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- read sync settings
  
  Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- ask to ignore battery optimizations
  
  Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
- android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- modify system settings
  
  Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
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Version 1.27.7.0 (1270700) - Added on May 17, 2024

arm64-v8a armeabi x86 x86_64

This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- access location in the background
  
  This app can access location at any time, even while the app is not in use.
- access approximate location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your approximate location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location.
- access precise location only in the foreground
  
  This app can get your precise location from location services while the app is in use. Location services for your device must be turned on for the app to get location. This may increase battery usage.
- view network connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
- view Wi-Fi connections
  
  Allows the app to view information about Wi-Fi networking, such as whether Wi-Fi is enabled and name of connected Wi-Fi devices.
- take pictures and videos
  
  This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
- allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
  
  Allows the app to receive packets sent to all devices on a Wi-Fi network using multicast addresses, not just your phone. It uses more power than the non-multicast mode.
- run foreground service
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
- run foreground service with the type "dataSync"
  
  Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "dataSync"
- have full network access
  
  Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
- android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- read the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
- read sync settings
  
  Allows the app to read the sync settings for an account. For example, this can determine whether the People app is synced with an account.
- run at startup
  
  Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
- ask to ignore battery optimizations
  
  Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
- prevent phone from sleeping
  
  Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
- modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
  
  Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
- android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
- modify system settings
  
  Allows the app to modify the system's settings data. Malicious apps may corrupt your system's configuration.
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