DS finder

Name: DS finder
Rating: 2.6 (119 reviews)
Author: Synology Inc.

Utilities

Free

119 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Synology Inc.
Language

EN
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Size

72.2
MB

*You must own a Synology NAS to run this app, and be running the latest DSM 6.0 or above version to get the complete set of features.* DS finder allows you to set up and manage your Synology NAS, sends you NAS-related notifications, and opens your door to the world of Synology apps. And yes, all these features can be accessed directly from your phone, so wave goodbye to complicated setup and management with DS finder! ．DS finder only supports installing DSM on most models (rack mount models, desktop models of FS and XS series, and EDS14 excluded).

Ratings & Reviews

2.6

out of 5

119 Ratings

Navigation Difficult But Better Than Nothing
12/06/2022

MsKilla13
Suddenly the app has really bad navigation problems recently. For example, I can’t get Package Center to display properly and so I can’t download apps to the server using my phone. The Package Center window is either too tiny where you can’t see the text or it blows up super huge but then won’t let you scroll up and down or sideways when you go to search use the search bar. The window just gets stuck. What a drag because the app would be so great if it fully worked. There also is not an option to use the app in Landscape mode like in other desktop remote systems (portait mode is so difficult to use). It would be a big game changer if they updated the app to include optional landscape.
Navigation Difficult But Better Than Nothing
12/06/2022

MsKilla13

Suddenly the app has really bad navigation problems recently. For example, I can’t get Package Center to display properly and so I can’t download apps to the server using my phone. The Package Center window is either too tiny where you can’t see the text or it blows up super huge but then won’t let you scroll up and down or sideways when you go to search use the search bar. The window just gets stuck. What a drag because the app would be so great if it fully worked. There also is not an option to use the app in Landscape mode like in other desktop remote systems (portait mode is so difficult to use). It would be a big game changer if they updated the app to include optional landscape.
There’s a workaround for using the desktop
10/28/2020

Tburgueso
The new iPad version of DSM Mobile is a bit strange. The DSM desktop is larger than the iPad screen. Top-level DSM windows can’t be moved or resized on the DSM Mobile desktop, so parts of a window may be off-screen, making vital parts of a DSM app’s GUI inaccessible. My previous review concluded that the iPadOS app was therefore useless, but I have found a workaround. If you tap on the DSM window’s full screen decoration, the program (File Manager, Package Manager, and so on) will completely fill the DSM desktop space as bounded by the iPad’s screen, and will recompute its geometry correctly for that space. Therefore, all of the program’s controls will be laid out within the space, and will be accessible. I don’t find that to be as intuitive as being able to resize and move desktop windows, and to scroll those windows’ contents horizontally and vertically, but the one-window-at-a-time full screen model is completely usable; I just need to get used to it. The GUI of the iPhone iOS app is significantly different, and its lack of support for landscape mode encourages the use of the built-in tools rather than an attempt to do any work in desktop mode.
There’s a workaround for using the desktop
10/28/2020

Tburgueso

The new iPad version of DSM Mobile is a bit strange. The DSM desktop is larger than the iPad screen. Top-level DSM windows can’t be moved or resized on the DSM Mobile desktop, so parts of a window may be off-screen, making vital parts of a DSM app’s GUI inaccessible. My previous review concluded that the iPadOS app was therefore useless, but I have found a workaround. If you tap on the DSM window’s full screen decoration, the program (File Manager, Package Manager, and so on) will completely fill the DSM desktop space as bounded by the iPad’s screen, and will recompute its geometry correctly for that space. Therefore, all of the program’s controls will be laid out within the space, and will be accessible. I don’t find that to be as intuitive as being able to resize and move desktop windows, and to scroll those windows’ contents horizontally and vertically, but the one-window-at-a-time full screen model is completely usable; I just need to get used to it. The GUI of the iPhone iOS app is significantly different, and its lack of support for landscape mode encourages the use of the built-in tools rather than an attempt to do any work in desktop mode.
Desktop mode needs to be fixed
11/13/2019

Originator 88
Since you can’t do things like fully operate packages from the mobile version you need to open desktop mode. Unfortunately I can’t get it to work in landscape mode and I also can’t zoom in and out so it’s difficult to use. The biggest thing that needs to be fixed is that it zooms in when you touch a text field (and brings up the keyboard) but there’s seemingly no way to zoom back out after.
Desktop mode needs to be fixed
11/13/2019

Originator 88

Since you can’t do things like fully operate packages from the mobile version you need to open desktop mode. Unfortunately I can’t get it to work in landscape mode and I also can’t zoom in and out so it’s difficult to use. The biggest thing that needs to be fixed is that it zooms in when you touch a text field (and brings up the keyboard) but there’s seemingly no way to zoom back out after.
Can’t update packages using app
03/30/2021

RSnake
DS Mobile won’t allow you to scroll down to disable packages so that you can update when said packages require you to disable others first, making it far less useful. For instance if I need to disable three packages to update nodejs, I can’t scroll down far enough to turn them all off. Either make it automatically disable said packages for the user and then re-enable them upon update, or let the user scroll down, or both. It’s like the devs have never had to use this app...
Can’t update packages using app
03/30/2021

RSnake

DS Mobile won’t allow you to scroll down to disable packages so that you can update when said packages require you to disable others first, making it far less useful. For instance if I need to disable three packages to update nodejs, I can’t scroll down far enough to turn them all off. Either make it automatically disable said packages for the user and then re-enable them upon update, or let the user scroll down, or both. It’s like the devs have never had to use this app...

Fixed Issues 1. Fixed an issue where signing in to DSM using a QuickConnect ID might cause the app to crash. 2. Fixed an issue where users might be signed out after reopening the app. 3. Minor bug fixes.

Version 3.5.9

Dec 2

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