Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by fuzzythinker » Thu, May 23, 2024, 7:28 AM UTC

seltzered_ wrote: post #16

KDE 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.

Soduto just stopped working one day (retried unpair/pair multiple times) so I'm just using KDE connect on Mac too.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by egberts1 » Thu, May 23, 2024, 7:38 AM UTC

sdoering wrote: post #17

thefz wrote: post #13

Syncthing?

This. Two Windows machines, Android and iOS (via paid Moebius Sync)

Unable to find Moebius Sync in Apple App Store in US.

Ahhh. Möbius Sync.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/m%C3%B6bius-sync/id1539203216

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by conradfr » Thu, May 23, 2024, 8:23 AM UTC

For a file or two I use "Wifi file explorer" that creates a temporary http server to browse from my computer.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by rcarmo » Thu, May 23, 2024, 8:24 AM UTC

spoiler wrote: post #30

outofpaper wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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!

Yep, but snapdrop is universally useful. I have a private instance for my kids to toss files across their phones and laptops (or to me for printing).

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by renegat0x0 » Thu, May 23, 2024, 8:29 AM UTC

To send files I use smb with file manager.

To send files over the internet I use nextcloud.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by livueta » Thu, May 23, 2024, 2:01 PM UTC

RandomGuy45678 wrote: post #29

livueta wrote: post #11

Syncthing 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?

Because I can't fit hundreds of tb of stuff on every endpoint and don't like having to manage either adding or removing dirs from Syncthing or moving things in/out from preexisting sync dirs. IME Syncthing is also less performant on hundred-gb scale copies.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by aborsy » Thu, May 23, 2024, 2:38 PM UTC

egberts1 wrote: post #32

sdoering wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This. Two Windows machines, Android and iOS (via paid Moebius Sync)

Unable to find Moebius Sync in Apple App Store in US. Ahhh. Möbius Sync. App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/m%C3%B6bius-sync/id1539203216

Still, in some countries it’s not available.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by aborsy » Thu, May 23, 2024, 2:39 PM UTC

Synology NAS, and Tailscale tail drop.

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by Kunsang » Thu, May 23, 2024, 5:31 PM UTC

I am using OpenMTP for fast file transfers and file management https://openmtp.ganeshrvel.com/

Re: Ask HN: Those who use an Android and macOS, how do you manage sync?

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Post by nutrie » Thu, May 23, 2024, 7:14 PM UTC

sdoering wrote: post #17

thefz wrote: post #13

Syncthing?

This. Two Windows machines, Android and iOS (via paid Moebius Sync)

Moebius doesn't sync unless the app is in the foreground, or at least I haven't figured out how to make it work. I don't sync much to iOS, just KeePassXC db and some other stuff, but still, it's annoying.