Will CouchBase Mobile continue to be unable to sync with CouchDB in the future?

I’m looking to create a mobile app that is able to sync with existing desktop clients that run CouchDB. As far as I understand it’s currently not possible to sync the two with CouchBase Mobile that builds on CouchBase lite 2. Is that state of affairs likely to persist into the future or is there hope that there will be again compatibility in the future?

That’s what SyncGateway is for. Synchronise data between CB and CBL.