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> If Android had USB sync, I'd consider converting. But swapping one cloud ecosystem for another just doesn't work for me, I want to keep my data offline. Uuuh
by y4mi 9y ago
> If Android had USB sync, I'd consider converting. But swapping one cloud ecosystem for another just doesn't work for me, I want to keep my data offline.
Uuuh,it does last time I checked. You can even create backups with debug enabled. Nobody uses it though because plugging the phone to the PC is annoying.
You are also not required to use the Google drive services for file syncing. Setting up an owncloud server gives you pretty much the same benefits and interactions that gdrive provides
- mjevans 9y agoAndorid phones (the modern ones anyway) do support the MTP protocol... but it's horrid if you're trying to do something like transfer large files for storage of any type; it's like it was written with the old 4GB file limits in mind.
- interfixus 9y agohttps://syncthing.net/ https://syncthing.net/ I never think about it. If it's on my phone, it's on my PC.
- peterburkimsher 9y agoWhat do you use to manage your music library? I don't just need a backup option, I need apps that can manage my music/contacts/calendar databases.
- tgragnato 9y agoOwnCloud / NextCloud includes native support for CalDAV and CardDAV (using SabreDAV internally). You can synchronize your music library too.
- bane 9y agoIf you really need to transfer files to-from your phone just install an ftp server or something on it and remote into it. I do it all the time and it's great. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.serversultimate&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapp...