# Connect to Server feature missing in Android (F-Droid) app

**URL:** <https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112>\
**Category:** Installation & Configuration\
**Created:** [November 11, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112 "2025-11-11T16:16:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![starboy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@starboy98](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/starboy98)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112/1 "2025-11-11T16:16:39Z")

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I’ve just installed Collabora Office on Android (GrapheneOS) and iOS. I’m trying to connect my devices to my Collabora server.

In the iOS app, there is a “Connect to Server” feature. In the Android app, I do not see any way to connect to a server. I’ve tried the following from the F-Droid repo:

1. Collabora Office Snapshot v25.04.99-873 (I actually see two of these in F-Droid. The only difference between the two is the file size - 258.2 MiB vs 160. I installed the 258.2 MiB)
2. Collabora Office v25.04.6.2

I’ve granted the Android app network permissions. What am I missing? Is the Android app local-only?

Settings:

 ![Screenshot_20251111-110223](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/f/f183be91cfcef8d66e21ab8181bbe51fcfe30c6f.png)

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**Author:** ![starboy98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@starboy98](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/starboy98)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112/2 "2025-11-11T16:19:41Z")

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Here is another screenshot (I can only upload one at a time). Not seeing anywhere to connect to a server:

1. +icon lets me create new files
2. Folder icon lets me open local files
3. Hamburger menu only shows
  1. Settings, which has no server connection
  2. About

 ![Screenshot_20251111-110213](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/collaboraonline/original/2X/b/b6fbde243dea79bbdf635255db1228f3223faf83.png)

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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112/3 "2025-11-12T11:25:53Z")

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Hi @starboy98 Welcome to collabora online forum

That’s not actually a feature in either the iOS or Android Collabora Office app. What you’re seeing on iOS is the “Connect to Server” option that belongs to the **iOS file browser** , not Collabora Office itself.

On Android, you can achieve a similar result using **file providers**. For example, if you want to access files over WebDAV, you can use an app like DAVx⁵ to make your WebDAV server browseable within Android’s file picker.

So, this functionality is provided by the operating system, not by Collabora Office. Neither the iOS nor Android app has a built-in way to connect directly to a **Collabora Online** server and use it remotely.

Thanks  
Darshan

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**Author:** ![darshan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.collaboraonline.com/darshan/32/2230_2.png) [@darshan](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/u/darshan)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.collaboraonline.com/t/connect-to-server-feature-missing-in-android-f-droid-app/4112/4 "2025-11-13T07:11:53Z")

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Closed on November 13, 2025, 7:11am UTC