1Password and Google Photos and Google Drive. (i.e. piecemeal and badly)
I loved 1Password but can't justify paying for it at the moment. Bitwarden does the job decently for now.
Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
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Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#22Syncthing. 200%
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#23For small files with no hassle, any instant messenger app like Telegram, Google Chat, FB Messenger etc where you can send photos, videos, files to yourself. For massive files at home, I own a Synology NAS hosting a SMB network folder. I drag files in and they transfer at ~1gbps in theory, a bit slower in practive. For massive files on the go, I turn on mobile hotspot then use Total Commander in "Wi-Fi transfer" mode.…
Have you tried LocalSend⁽¹⁾ before?
I share the same experience with Snapdrop-like websites, self hosted or otherwise, where establishing connections would have a 30% failure rate, speeds progressively deteriorate on very large files, and bundling files together would need them to zipped first which can waste time. LocalSend has none of these issues and has been rock solid in my year of use so far, and I also like that it can send plaintext easily, which fills the gap sites like SimpleSavr and Pushbullet would normally cover.
The only caveat is that you need to have the application installed on all the devices you want to use it with (so it's not a true universal AirDrop or QuickShare alternative) but for your own devices, this is fine.
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#24KDE connect (android, macos, linux, etc.) + Soduto (a kde connect client for macos - https://github.com/soduto/Soduto ) is decent for basic file-sharing as an alternative to apple airdrop.
Looks like that repo is no longer maintained and a fork has sprung up:
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#25For Dropbox like stuff I use Nextcloud. Means I can select which files I want to download on my phone. For individual transfers of files a la airdrop I use Tailscale’s Taildrop
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#26KDE connect is trully magical and works on every operating system and has been a core program on every device in our household.
https://snapdrop.net/ is a great solution that unlike KDE doesn't require installation. Along with https://webwormhole.io/ they are my go to for transferring assets between systems.
Both use WebRTC.
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#27Hi, my best solution is Syncthing.
It all happens in the bacground. You define which folders to sync and additionally you can sync with as many devices you wish (e.g. a backup in your own server).
Good luck!
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#28I'm on LineageOS and use the included backup with Nextcloud.
Relatively painless to configure, works quite well.
I also use Nextcloud for photos/videos sync, so in theory I can loose/break my phone and restore everything back on a new one.
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#29Syncthing for background syncing things like my keepass db I always want an offline, updated copy of. Smb over wg for general filesystem access and one-off bulk copies, usually via rsync. Both are served from the same fileserver cluster; the graphene phones and macbooks are all clients. Nextcloud for notes and photos, though I can also get at those over smb if necessary.
I just use syncthing for all of these. Why do you use smb?
Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?
#30KDE connect is trully magical and works on every operating system and has been a core program on every device in our household.
https://snapdrop.net/ is a great solution that unlike KDE doesn't require installation. Along with https://webwormhole.io/ they are my go to for transferring assets between systems. Both use WebRTC.
To be fair, KDEConnect offer way more than a file drop functionality!