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Photo sharing app

This a quick one, I've had a search on google and f-droid. I'm after an app, that allows me to share photos/videos with family fully uncompressed and encrypted, directly, no server required (if possible). Similar to any messaging app like signal but…

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This a quick one, I've had a search on google and f-droid. I'm after an app, that allows me to share photos/videos with family fully uncompressed and encrypted, directly, no server required (if possible). Similar to any messaging app like signal but unhindered. I'm a photographer and print often, so when family send me images, they tend to be very compressed via whatsapp/signal etc. I do ask them to email them instead but lets say, for sheer simplicity most find messaging apps easier/less lazy to use. I do have a homelab/truenas server, so perhaps I could use that to host something and them give all my people an app? Any thoughts, thanks.

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u/Antique_Being_3352

Airdrop or quickshare. This is direct device to device sharing. Fully local on phone only with no cloud or server. All that is sent is 1 to 1 copy.

u/FlyingDragonzOP

Oh I see. I'm rooted and mostly google debloated, so perhaps quick share probably won't work as it's a android built in tool. If I was to re-install it (if required) is it secure though as I don't trust google at all, hence why I was looking for something open-sourced? Thanks

u/Reasonable_Curve_647

LocalSend works and is on F-Droid Or Blip from Google Play store

u/AnimatorThink841

Quick share supports air drop now in latest Samsung phones

u/Technical-Lie--3093

I hope you arent this hard to deal with i other areas of your life........ Quick Share. Get onto it. Its brilliant.

u/dedliege

Blip 100%, but they have to open the app on pc. On phone they get notification to accept files if internet is ON

u/Antique_Being_3352

All it does is connect both devices together directly to share. It is all local. Meaning only the device gets used