Post #1754985
2026-03-25 19:48 UTC
@thomas It’s also not about customisation. For example; I maintain a journal in obsidian that is sync to all of my devices through Syncthing. It doesn’t work that way on iOS. As it doesn’t allow background process and Syncthing maintainers don’t want to deal with it. (Understandable)
The only real way to synchronise anything is using iCloud which doesn’t work on Linux (afaik) so you would be shut out of luck. Thankfully, somebody made SyncTrain which gives me 65% there with only drawback that I have to open the app from time to time so it can ask ios for background task.
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@thomas@schoffelen.net 2026-03-25 19:56
@Kyebr I have this same problem with the app I use to backup my photos to AWS S3 on my iPhone - it runs every night, but only if I open the app once every couple of weeks. It’s a difficult one though, as I think I slightly prefer the thought that apps therefore aren’t doing weird stuff in the background without me knowing about it, but it does lead to paper cuts in the experience, for sure.
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@Kyebr@hachyderm.io 2026-03-25 19:56
Alternatively, I could cave and buy a Mac just for the iCloud synchronization (and the inevitable subscription fees once I exceed the free tier). Ps. Sorry for the rant! It’s been a frustrating day. I hope your day is blissfully free of computer trouble.