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Best way to transfer files and messages between Android phone and linux laptop locally (no cloud)? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago by Osm@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/55097116

Hi everyone,

I currently use Telegram to send photos, PDFs and text messages between my Android phone and my Debian laptop. It works, but everything goes through a third-party server, and I would like a fully local, privacy-friendly alternative.

What I need: Send photos, PDFs and other files in both directions (phone ↔ laptop) Send short text messages or clipboard content Works locally

Thanks for any advice and experience!

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[–] hololive@ani.social 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Is Syncthing on android still trustworthy? The main developers abandoned the project, now it's a 3rd party that maintains the fork. I know it's open sourced, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's safe now.

[–] squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi 5 points 4 days ago

Try BasicSync on Android. It's trustworthy as far as I know.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I sure hope so, been using the fork since before the official one was abandoned due to some improvements in the fork that saved battery life. But I guess no way to know in a small FOSS project?