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Best phone sync (lemmy.world)
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Edit: Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to try sticking with syncthing and try the fork of the UI and see if that keeps everything working.

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I want to sync files between my linux PC and Android phones (mostly for Obsidian notes).

Can anyone recommend a good real-time sync?

I've been trying syncthing, but despite turning off battery optimization for the app, it rarely sees the phone as connected. I don't want to have to remember to check syncthing every time I edit a note.

I use resilio for syncing between PCs but it looks like it has a high battery usage on the phone, as if it is frequently polling for changes.

I use FolderSync for occasional scheduled syncs (e.g. updating my MP3s from the server to my phone), but a scheduled sync either is frequent enough to affect battery or it risks sync conflicts.

Cloud services such as OneDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive don't show up as big battery drains, so I assume that they use change notifications from the OS instead.

Are there any real-time 2-way sync apps for phone that don't have big battery drain and are not for cloud providers?

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[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Just hide it in your OS notification settings

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

But in this way I don't get any notification if something goes wrong

[-] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

I think any issues would show in "other"

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Daaaaamn, was that so easy to just disable "Syncthing active"?
Let's try! Thanks

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

For me that can be more specific. If I select the offending notification (either in the settings for notifications history or directly in the notification area) I can disable that specific type of notification. For instance deals from Amazon or eBay or something like connection established from tailscale.

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Are you sure that there are different type of notification for Syncthing? Have you disable the persistent one and still received a failed sync one (or something else)?

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Tbh no I am not sure for synching. But I thought it was the case there as well.

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