- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
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.
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Unfortunate it to see it go down, but I prefer this one over the original:
https://github.com/Catfriend1/syncthing-android/releases
Check it out if you still need it on your android device.
The dev also dropped from the playstore over their practices, but builds are still up on their repo.
I’m surprised you’re the only person talking about syncthing-fork and that it’s not the top comment, it’s the only android client I’ve actually used
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.catfriend1.syncthingandroid/
Here’s the f-droid repo for folks who might prefer to get it that way
What specific practices?
No idea, dev didn’t go into detail, just that they closed Google play publishing account.
Thanks Google. No I will not use your Google drive. Fuck off.
Why would google be responsible for this?
They kept declining app updates and running the dev around in circles until they gave up.
You can provide the updates via f-froid and github. So that’s a non-issue.
Is buying Huawei an option?
Dammit I actually use this
Definitely piqued my interest. Did some digging and the main Android app was more-or-less on maintenance mode over the last few years as is.
I use the fork on one of my three Android devices and will likely transition the rest for future updates.
Why let Google play be the reason to stop development? There are many people who use f-droid or download releases or apks from other sources.
Google is trying to force out indie developers, do we really want to listen to them and do as they want?
