I launched RQuickShare Pi - Quick Share for Raspberry Pi OS ARM64 (receives from Android devices)
Posted by EladBG@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a project I have been working on: RQuickShare Pi.
It is a Raspberry Pi focused fork of RQuickShare, made for Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit on ARM64. The goal is to make Android Quick Share work naturally on the Pi, with a real desktop app experience instead of a generic Linux build that may or may not work properly on Pi hardware.
This is currently v0.0.1 alpha, but it is already public and usable for testing.
What it does:
Lets a Raspberry Pi send files to Android Quick Share devices
Lets Android phones send files to the Raspberry Pi
Runs as a desktop app on Raspberry Pi OS
Supports tray behavior
Can start hidden in the tray on boot
Includes Pi focused install and uninstall scripts
Includes a wiki with setup, boot behavior, troubleshooting, and Samsung notes
Is built and tested on real Raspberry Pi hardware
Important note for Samsung users:
On Samsung phones, "Share with Apple devices" can prevent the Pi from appearing during Quick Share discovery. The wiki documents the setting to turn off if your phone does not see the Pi.
Links:
Website:
https://eladbg-code.github.io/rquickshare-pi/
GitHub:
https://github.com/EladBG-code/rquickshare-pi
Releases:
https://github.com/EladBG-code/rquickshare-pi/releases
Ko-fi support (completely optional):
P.S: If you can't support with Ko-fi but still feel like you want to support this project (and me in general) just star the repository on GitHub! (both of these are completely fine)
RQuickShare Pi is based on the open source RQuickShare project and keeps the GPL-3.0 license and credits. This fork is independent and focused specifically on Raspberry Pi OS ARM64.
I would love feedback from other Raspberry Pi users, especially anyone testing with different Android phones or different Pi setups.
This project was made with much ❤️ for the community.
Aromatic_Pick_2191@reddit
this looks really useful actually! I been struggling with file transfers between my Android and Pi for ages. Usually end up using some weird workaround with cloud storage or setting up samba shares which is overkill for quick file drops
the Samsung note about "Share with Apple devices" setting is gold - I have Galaxy phone and never knew this was blocking discovery for non-Apple devices. gonna test this out on weekend with my Pi 4
one question though - does it handle larger files well or is there some size limit? sometimes I need to move video files that are few GB and Quick Share on Android can be bit finicky with bigger stuff
appreciate the detailed wiki too, makes setup much easier than usual "figure it out yourself" approach
EladBG@reddit (OP)
I'll start off by saying thank you so much for the positive comment!
Regarding your file size question - frankly, I don't know how the app will function under heavy file load - it should work normally but feel free to test it out and let me know as this is version alpha (as you can tell very early haha and unfortunately I haven't had that much time to test all use cases of it since I am a dual major student of computer science and mathematics).
I came across the same issue and just found out that Pi devices basically don't really have a native smooth solution but only through third party services or connecting the phone or android device physically to the Pi to transfer data - I found that extremely primitive in our age of time and decided to rid us of it!
I wanted to make the experience as easy and as smooth for all of the users that will be using this app and I'm already happy to see I wasn't the only one in need of it!
EladBG@reddit (OP)
I'll start off by saying thank you so much for the positive comment!
Regarding your file size question - frankly, I don't know how the app will function under heavy file load - it should work normally but feel free to test it out and let me know as this is version alpha (as you can tell very early haha and unfortunately I haven't had that much time to test all use cases of it since I am a dual major student of computer science and mathematics).
I came across the same issue and just found out that Pi devices basically don't really have a native smooth solution but only through third party services or connecting the phone or android device physically to the Pi to transfer data - I found that extremely primitive in our age of time and decided to rid us of it!
I wanted to make the experience as easy and as smooth for all of the users that will be using this app and I'm already happy to see I wasn't the only one in need of it!
Gloomy_Cicada1424@reddit
Pi as an Android file drop box is actually big brain. Also thanks for adding the Samsung note, that one setting would’ve gaslit people for hours lol.
EladBG@reddit (OP)
First of all, thank you for the positive feedback! I left that Samsung note because I, myself, own a brand new S26 Ultra (recently swapped to it after 4 years with my former phone) and I was losing my mind in the testing with it until I figured the issue out being their new feature breaking it 😭