# Workaround for Android local discovery

**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/workaround-for-android-local-discovery/20403
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [June 20, 2023, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/workaround-for-android-local-discovery/20403 "2023-06-20T05:46:42Z")
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### Author: ![tomasz86](https://forum.syncthing.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tomasz86](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/tomasz86)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2025, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/workaround-for-android-local-discovery/20403/12 "2025-07-06T19:34:38Z")

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With this change implemented, Syncthing fails to compile for me with the error:

```plaintext
link: github.com/wlynxg/anet: invalid reference to net.zoneCache

```

This happens when cross-compiling for Android arm64 under Windows.

@Catfriend1 Have you got any ideas what the problem may be about?

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