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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by rcMgD2BwE72F on Thursday November 20, 2025 @01:02PM (#45995567)
Try connecting to a WebDAV server on File. It's possible but it's shitty. And try using Syncthing on iOS to keep your files synced across devices without having them uploaded to servers you don't control.

Also, on Android, you can choose any file explorer. You're stuck with Files and it sucks (but it looks nice).

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by sussmannbaka on Thursday November 20, 2025 @01:38PM (#45996029)
I don’t have one of those! I do have an SMB share mounted that I’m currently playing music from, though, and it’s working perfectly fine.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by raw_anon_1111 on Thursday November 20, 2025 @09:24PM (#46000533)
The difference is that the Files app works with third party cloud storage providers.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by namtab00 on Friday November 21, 2025 @02:46PM (#46008159)
Next time you give Android a try, you might like Solid Explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.solidexplor...
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by raw_anon_1111 on Friday November 21, 2025 @04:31PM (#46009229)
The one major issue is that it doesn’t work inside other apps. If I save something in Word, it pops up the standard File dialog and every storage provider available for my iOS device - Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, local storage, network drives, and locally connected mass storage devices are available.
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