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Suggestions - App to Transfer Files Between Mobile Devices (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by Uncurious3512@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a (ideally) FOSS app that can help me transfer a large amount of files between mobile devices. The exact scenario I'm trying to solve for is transferring large amount of pictures and videos from a family member's iPhone to my Android mobile phone.

I've tried a few solutions (see below list) but they all had some short coming or issue. I would ideally love something that has a mobile app that can be installed, but that's only because in my experience mobile web browsers tend to timeout / hang when dealing with a large number of file uploads at once.

  • Filerun - Filerun worked the best in my testing and, if there are no other suggestions, I'll probably return to this one, despite it not being FOSS.
  • Pingvin - Worked the next best, but would time out more frequently than Filerun. As long as I would batch the upload to only a few hundred pictures at a time and kept the screen alive, it would handle the upload.
  • PairDrop - Loved the simplicity of this web app and not having to send or deal with share links, however I was unable to get it to send uploads of more than ~100 files at a time.
  • Immich - Honestly, a perfect solution but since I'm only trying to send select pictures between devices, way overkill. Plus, family members were uncomfortable with a solution that gave the perception that it was automatically uploading ALL of their pictures to my server.

Thanks in advance for the suggestions!

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[–] Uncurious3512@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I've looked into Syncthing before but ruled it out due to lack of iOS support. Is that no longer the case?

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think Möbius Sync might work to get syncthing working for iOS.

[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Yup! I use Mobius on iOS to sync everything I want, including random one off file transfers, but mostly to keep my Keepass database and Obsidian vault in sync across devices. It works really well, despite apple making it super difficult to run consistently in the background. As long as you open the app every so often, it’s seamless and reliable.

[–] Uncurious3512@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Neat! That's great news, I'll be sure to try it! Thanks!

[–] munkinasack@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m using Sushitrain/Synctrain on TestFlight. No issues so far

[–] Uncurious3512@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I think going through testflight might be too much of a barrier, but I'll look into it, thanks!