Syncthing for iOS

[tomasz86]

@hazymat

Re the last couple of posts - I’m sure most users of SyncThing aren’t interested in Android vs. iOS debate. Fact is that the growth of SyncThing depends on getting as many users and platforms to adopt it as possible. (If indeed growth is seen as good here, which it may not be I suppose.)

Sorry about that, the whole discussion is obviously a little off-topic here. Personally, I think something like https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-lite but for iOS could be a very viable alternative, as then the developer doesn’t need to worry about most of the OS restrictions. Someone skilled and interested enough is still needed to roll up their sleeves and do the actual work though.

[hazymat (Mat Smith)]

@tomasz86

something like GitHub - syncthing/syncthing-lite: A Sync Browser: a browser app for Syncthing-compatible shares but for iOS could be a very viable alternative

Thanks - I’m going to take a look at that myself as I wasn’t aware of it

[Augustin]

I live in France, I use syncthing on my Android phone for pictures backup on my computer and it is running just fine.

I would like to do the same for my wife phone, bit she has an iphone and doesn’t plan to change.

Do someone know why Mobius sync is not available in my country ?

[tomasz86]

@Augustin

Do someone know why Mobius sync is not available in my ?

https://github.com/MobiusSync/MobiusSync/issues/27

If you’ve got more questions about Möbius Sync, please use their support channels. It’s a proprietary application and we don’t provide support for it here (unless your problem is related to Syncthing proper that runs inside it).

[calmh (Jakob Borg)]

@Augustin

pictures backup on my computer

Is this even a use case enabled by Möbius, assuming you could get it installed and running?

One reason I’m not particularly interested in doing an app for iOS is that my understanding is that this is not possible. (As is, by doing a Syncthing wrapper; clearly, an app could be written in Swift etc to do this, specifically.)

[Augustin]

That is how I use syncthing on Android, and I assumed that Mobius would allow me to do that on iOS. But since I can’t install it, I don’t know if it works like the Android client.

[gadget]

From the Möbius Sync FAQ:

Syncing my photos and videos

Because iOS manages photos and videos within the Photo Library, they are not accessible to Syncthing to synchronise directly as files.

We understand that the ability to synchronise photos and videos captured on your iPhone or iPad to other Syncthing-enabled devices is a highly desirable feature and is planned for the future.

Two-way sync of photos and videos is even more difficult and is further down the roadmap.

[WangzhaohuiSunnny]

By change the some code,i am glad that we have build a version for the IOS.it can run on the iPhone normally. if someone interesting it, pls connect with me.

[schnappi]

I am all about freedom, and it is certainty not mandatory, but I encourage anyone who buys the (excellent) third party iOS app to consider making a corresponding voluntarily donation to the developers of Syncthing.

[alfred]

Do you have any update on this?

[sunny (sunnyChina)]

Hi, sorry for my delay feedback. i miss the previous accout and make a new one. i am in Beijing China,for network reason,i can not access the out internet normally. in the project, we change the file system releated code and app can run on the IPhone.