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Announcement by the creator: https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002

Unfortunately I don’t have good news on the state of the android app: I am retiring it. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version.

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!

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Just got into using Syncthing for my home network, was thinking I should add it to my phone. Makes sense it dies the instant I consider it

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I'm a fucking albatross, I know... Or whatever that sailor's curse bird is I forget. A crested wank.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

The way i understand it, this stops maintenance for Syncthing, but Syncthing-fork in fdroid will continue its development and support as usual. Both show if you do a Syncthing search in fdroid. The fork is more up to date with features.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol, I was also looking at installing it last weekend.

I guess this thing is on the same connection as my stock choices.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

My advice is to be less like me

It seems to be working for other people

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Consider yourself lucky, I feel the pain of seeing the end of years of a loving relationship.