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Syncthing-Fork

com.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork

Wrapper for Syncthing - Open and decentralized file synchronization

Latest documented release2.1.6.012 Oct 2026 · 65.2 MB→
⬇ Download APK2.1.6.0 · 65.2 MBPublisher site ↗

01 / Overview

Is Syncthing-Fork safe?

This is a fork of the Syncthing-Android wrapper for Syncthing that brings major enhancements like: Folder, device and overall sync progress can easily be read off the UI. "Sync every hour" to save even more battery Individual sync conditions can be applied per device and per folder Recent changes UI, click to open files. Changes to folder and device config can be made regardless if Syncthing is r…

Developer
github
Earliest archived version
10 Aug 2026
License
MPL-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

2.1.6.0

Fixes - fix(AndroidManifest): add requestRawExternalStorageAccess - Add local network permission in onboarding Other - Target sdk is now Android 17 - ndk version is now 30 - go version is now 1.27.1

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2.1.5.0

Features enhancement(RecentChangesActivity): modernize recent changes activity Other fix(WebGuiActivity): fix web gui not loading

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2.1.3.0

Fixes - end dangling find process when service stops Other - chore(syncthing): v2.1.3-rc.3 - updated wiki - updated dependencies

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDcom.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork
Latest APK SHA-256183df465d2bbefca43833128dae8a57ba9fdf7a5f815473120acb5faa1efded0
Signing certificateD3:74:B8:DE:50:57:01:31:43:C7:D1:51:5A:01:55:98:C2:DF:40:3B:E8:16:0C:AE:01:A5:8C:22:7E:6E:86:AA
MIN ANDROID23TARGET36ARCHITECTUREarm64-v8a · armeabi-v7a · x86 · x86_64

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 2.1.3.0 (10 Aug 2026), latest 2.1.6.0 (12 Oct 2026).

Permissions changed between 2.1.5.0 and 2.1.6.0: added android.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL
VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture
2.1.6.023+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2.1.5.023+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→2.1.3.023+arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a, x86, x86_64→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexReview the flags below before installing
IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source
SourceOpen-source · fdroid
Permissions20 declared · 7 sensitive
Signaturepresent
Anti-featuresNo known anti-features
Sensitive accessACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAMANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Declared permissions

android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONandroid.permission.ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORKandroid.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEandroid.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATEandroid.permission.CAMERAandroid.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICEandroid.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USEandroid.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERSandroid.permission.INTERNETandroid.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONSandroid.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGEandroid.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGSandroid.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETEDandroid.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONSandroid.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEcom.github.catfriend1.syncthingfork.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗