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Developer of EteSync here (and a mostly happy user of Syncthing)! EteSync focuses on syncing your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes, not just files (yet). S
by tasn 6y ago
Developer of EteSync here (and a mostly happy user of Syncthing)!
EteSync focuses on syncing your contacts, calendars, tasks and notes, not just files (yet). Syncthing doesn't do any of that. There are also big advantages in having a server when it comes to efficiency, performance, and battery life (every Syncthing user knows it's a battery hog on Android). There are many advantages in having a server, and end-to-end encryption means you don't have to pay with your privacy or security to get them.
- flipbrad 6y agoSyncthing has used 0.5% of my phone's battery over the last 7 days, despite a big photo and video sync job, while instantly syncing every change I make to my KeePass database. I can't speak for other Android users, but "every Syncthing user knows it's a battery hog on Android" definitely doesn't reflect my own experience.
- tasn 6y agoThis has been the number one Syncthing complaint since the beginning. Here are just some of the top search results: https://www.reddit.com/r/Syncthing/comments/g5fe9l/there_are_2_different_syncthing_android_apps/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Syncthing/comments/g5fe9l/there_are... https://www.reddit.com/r/Syncthing/comments/8ra7s7/how_to_avoid_huge_battery_drain_from_syncthing/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Syncthing/comments/8ra7s7/how_to_av... https://forum.syncthing.net/t/android-app-consumes-too-much-battery-when-idle/9954 https://forum.syncthing.net/t/android-app-consumes-too-much-... The solution most people resort to is to just disable syncing when not connected to power (which is what I do). Maybe you are lucky, I don't know, but I've always had terrible battery life with Syncthing, and it's a common complaint.