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I disliked iOS for specifically being absurd about photos. They are not considered "files" and therefore cannot be synced by Mobius / Syncthing. I don't want to go through the hassle of hosting Nextcloud to get photos from my phone to my laptop when both are located on the same network.

(Not really relevant anymore since I don't own any Apple devices)

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This app is what you want. It can push the photos to NFS or Samba over the network. https://www.photosync-app.com/ Maybe it will help someone who still uses an iPhone.

Why that one specifically? Doesn't say anything about free or open source. I use this one. https://immich.app/

Not your parent poster, but I appreciated that Photosync was a one time purchase, and developed by a German company. Worth it to have a solid backup tool that can push to a Samba share.

I am already using an iPhone, so those things do not typically enter my calculus for selecting apps. I don't like it, but the alternative is using Android, so it's the tradeoff I am making. I know that isn't a very good answer.

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