Feature request: Set project directory on Android

[locrianz]

This was originally a comment in #127 but then I thought better of it and decided it would be better as a feature request.

I'd love to be able to set the project directory on Android like I can on desktop, so that I can sync files with Syncthing and not have to mess around with hosting a server.

This project looks great so far, but this one change would make it absolutely incredible for me.

[Wavesonics]

Ya this has been on my list for a while. I'll get to it soon hopefully!

[arielsbecker]

Came here looking for the same. (Already checked #127).

This is my idea for a good use case:

• Have this app installed on both my desktop and phone.
• I work mostly on my desktop, but when I really need inspiration, I like to grab my bike, go in the middle of nowhere, and start typing while I touch grass.
• So once I'm back home, I would like to automatically sync via Syncthing, or push the changes to my own git server.
• So finally I have all the changes on my desktop, and I can keep working from there.

[Wavesonics]

yup this should be supported in the next version! Hoping to get it out in about a week.

[monospacedmagic]

I just went through the git history and noticed that you did implement this in v1.8.0, but decided to remove the feature in v1.8.1. Can you elaborate a little bit on what made you decide to remove the feature for the time being? A related code comment mentions that you were considering that maybe a different directory picker could solve the problem. I wish I could help more. 😅

[Wavesonics]

Ya I got it working, but it requires a special permission that Google has to individually approve for release on Google Play. I went through the application process, and was denied.

Google has really locked down app access to the public filesystem on Android in recent versions of Android.

So It looks like I won't be able to provide this feature on Google Play builds of the app. It should still be possible for side loading and FDroid builds, but I will need to do some work to actually produce different builds for GooglePlay VS the other distribution channels out there.