Syncthing-Fork APK
App information
Version 1.29.2.0 (#1290200)
Updated 2025-02-18
APK Size 55.4 MB
Requires Android Android 5.0+ (Lollipop)
Offered by Thomas Reiser
Category Free Productivity App
App id com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid
Developer's notes Wrapper for Syncthing - Open and decentralized file synchronization
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What's new in Syncthing-Fork 1.29.2.0
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Download the latest Syncthing-Fork application, version 1.29.2.0, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Productivity app is developed by Thomas Reiser and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 1.29.2.0, 1.28.1.1, 1.28.0.0, 1.27.6.0, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
* 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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Translation: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/syncthing/android/catfriend1
App permissions
Syncthing-Fork 1.29.2.0 APK requires following permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 4.4/5 based on 5+ reviews
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1 ★ doesnt seem to work, i can run the normal syncthing fine but this fork version gets stuck at the "all files access" after asking for storage permission and the option to turn on in android settings is greyed out. Export config also fails. so theres nothing i can do to proceed.
1 ★ Unusable. I can't even pass the first run wizard, because I can't enable the all files access permission, it's grey and not switchable. Looks like version from F-Droid works, so use F-Droid instead GPlay. Unfortunately F-Droid version doesn't work too on my Pixel 4 with Android 11. And anyway, this version is unusable on my phone, how I can increase the score?
5 ★ Sorry for the issues you are having in the store dude. I am using the github version and there is an issue with syncthing not running properly in the background (refuses to scan large 30k files folder properly). It only seems to work while I have it open, according to the scanner logs. Unsure of what to do in order to diagnose and log this issue and then post it. Reply: I will cry then
5 ★ Do not download the app from play store. Use fdroid instead. Because there is no request for fine location permission in play store version which is needed for detecting wifi networks.
5 ★ Excellent app. Much needed fork of the official Syncthing Android version that allows you to send & receive from an SD card via the Android/Media directory.
5 ★ Great free and open source solution! Takes some knowledge to set up, but in the end, it does everything I need! I'd love to see a notification feature, such that if a connection hasn't been made in xx hr/days, I will be notified to fix the issue. Lost some data recently when my SD card corrupted and I didn't realize syncthing service hadn't been running on my server.
1 ★ granting storage permission doesn't work on two different devices... the non fork version works. please fix!
5 ★ Found this while looking for a fix for Syncthing not working on Android Q Beta, but really like all the updates. First, yes this fork does fix the issues with Syncthing not working on the Beta. The Android interface instead of the webgui works really well, very slick. The whole app runs fast. Really hope this fork and all the great work here gets incorporated directly into official Syncthing. On Pixel 3.
3 ★ It's not intuitive to use. I cannot set up it correctly at the first time, I need to try several time to work on it to get both devices sync. Reply: Hi Thomas, My first impression of your app is complex. I think you could simplify the sync set up process or create an instruction step visually, or if you got that document available, perhaps, your app can hint us to there.
5 ★ There was a relatively long running issue with minimum free disk space setting not working on my Pixel 2 XL phone and hoping for a fix I decided to try this fork of the app. Unfortunately, this didn't solve the problem UNTIL by hope I emailed the developer with details of the issue. The developer is AWESOME...he replied very quickly and dove right into figuring out what the problem was and actually fixed it in a very short amount of time. With the setting now working as expected, I am up and running smoothly! This is one of my most favorite and useful apps yet!
5 ★ This app is magical. It SECURELY syncs (think backups) files, folders, drives, entire computers/phones regardless of physical location. We have 3 phones, 2 laptops and 1 PC. Syncthing runs on all 5. Each phone & laptop is backed up (all user, program, browser & app data) to desktop via syncthing. A Keepass password database is synced between all 5. A "phone folder" is synced among the phones. The "laptop folder" is...yep! "My folder" syncs on 2 phones & 1 laptop. All behind-the-scenes! :-)
5 ★ Excellent app. Easily finds other devices and works perfectly in a multi device environment. Some have complained about problem with permissions for SD card. It would be nice if the app could handle that, but an easy workaround is to use Android\media\AppFolder for saving files.
4 ★ Great, better than the original, mostly because it includes everything the original has, and then some. My only real gripe is that the icons in the dark theme are dark too. Thats kind of an oversight. Otherwise, good work!
5 ★ Everything I've said about regular Syncthing applies here too. Peer-to-peer, encrypted, no intermediary, easy to use. Forums are a great help when you forget to follow the destructions. Developers are smart and helpful. Works and works and works.
5 ★ The SyncThing tool is great. And this client is awesome. It just would be better if there is an option to have SyncThing run all the time while connected to AC power, and hourly when running on battery.
Previous versions
Syncthing-Fork 1.29.2.0 APK for Windows (#1290200, 55.4 MB)
Syncthing-Fork 1.28.1.1 APK for Windows (#1280101, 49.2 MB)
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