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About this app
⚡ Revival of the app which was abandoned years ago.
✅ Safety warning: Please always ensure that you have backed up your data by other means and that this backup is up to date before using this app. The app is still in early development.
⚠️ We assume no liability for data corruption or loss, although we make every effort to deliver quality.
This is an Android app which you can use as a client to access Syncthing shares offered by remote devices. It works similar to file sharing apps accessing their server.
This is a client-oriented implementation, designed to work online by downloading and uploading files from an active device on the network instead of synchronizing a local copy of the entire folder. Due to that, you will see a sync progress of 0% at other devices which is expected. This is useful for devices where you don't want to download the entire contents of a shared folder. For example, mobile devices with limited storage available where you like to access a syncthing shared folder. This is quite different from the way the Syncthing-Fork app works.
Please note that for technical reasons you can't reconnect via relay connection for some minutes after the app was closed. This may happen due to removing from the recent apps list, force close or an interrupted connection to remote device. This constraint does not apply for connections directly established through the local network.
Source code: https://github.com/researchxxl/syncthing-lite
Licensed under MPL-2.0.
What's New in v2.0.0.1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Re-release of v2.0.0.0
- No code changes except GitHub reference
Version history
Nov 22, 2025 · 17.2 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 2000001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Re-release of v2.0.0.0
- No code changes except GitHub reference
SHA-256 751b99407724c9e1ff0aaaf893135959167e1ef49241d0a4ae24763e3fb2c0d7
Oct 2, 2025 · 16.7 MB · Android API 23–36 · code 2000000
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 5f670eb69f39f76acc58406173a371201be8d5acbeddffc88bdc1fbea88043d3
Aug 13, 2025 · 16.3 MB · Android API 21–36 · code 1300000
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 ba7ea8e15c1e6f7f8e80e573d09758484c26db5b6df6d03fc004d0132bf83c05
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 2.0.0.0 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Syncthing-Lite first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
751b99407724c9e1ff0aaaf893135959167e1ef49241d0a4ae24763e3fb2c0d7
Signing certificate
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