Syncthing has been the gold standard for self-hosted file sync for years, and getting Basic Sync on F-Droid finally removes the last barrier for privacy-conscious users who refuse to touch Play Services. The F-Droid repository model means updates come through at the maintainer’s pace rather than Google’s, which is exactly how it should be for a sync tool handling sensitive data. Anyone who has dealt with Syncthing’s older APK distribution knows this is a massive quality of life improvement for the community.

Basic Sync finally landing on F-Droid removes one of the biggest excuses people used for sticking with Google Drive or Dropbox. Syncthing has always been the superior option for self-hosted sync, but the lack of a clean F-Droid client pushed people toward proprietary alternatives. The F-Droid ecosystem just got meaningfully better.