Phone Link is Microsoft’s late and closed source alternative to KDE Connect. It requires you sign in to a Microsoft Account for it to work.
This means all the transactions between your phone and your PC are monitored and sucked up by Microsoft.
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#kdeconnect is really awesome. The only negative point is that it won’t allow you to send multiple files simultaneously. We have to send each file separately. If possible, please provide it soon.
@kde@lemmy.kde.socialThat’s my problem with KDE. Probably the one most useful feature it could implement, it doesn’t have.
KDE Connect mounts your phone as a network folder in Dolphin. You could copy multiple files and paste them into a folder in your phone through Dolpin as a workaround.
Interesting that they bothered to make this considering KDE Connect already works on Windows
The only unique (I think?) thing about phone link is that it enables you to use your Android phone camera as a webcam, which can be handy if you don’t have a quality webcam. I think its only in the beta version though.
I’m not sure if this is a Pixel feature or if its available across all of Android, but there is an option when you connect over USB to connect your phone as a webcam - but that is of course tethered instead of being wireless.
Audio and video sharing would be really handy. I wonder if KDE connect might do this at some point
I’m sure it might stop working soon enough. For your safety.
Does KDE connect actually work with SMS on Windows now? Last time I used it, I couldn’t text people, only reply using the notification if they texted me and I happened to click on it quickly enough. Pretty useless.
it is absolutely useless on all platforms
Thanks, you have saved me the time of trying it again.
@kde@floss.social why isn’t it called KDE Konnect instead of Connect?
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Not anyone know that KDE connect works on all devices, Android to android, Linux to Windows and all combinations.So no need to use something like a bad copy from Microsoft.
I’ll just leave this here:
Look what they need just to mimic a fraction of our power
closed source - true alternative to KDE Connect - false requires you sign in to a Microsoft Account for it to work - true
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Phone link is SHIT, it only works sometimes and never when ya need it to
so exactly like kde connect then
And it will never not connect even when you dont want it to
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On one hand, *lame!!* Die in a fire, copycats
on the other hand, *cool!* it’s not my imagination that kdeconnect is the best phone app ever. thank you to all involved!! ❤️
Based.
And yes, KDE Connect ftw
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Which, funny enough, is Precisely Why I run KDE Connect.
Also, I don’t let my androids fraternize with Windows machines, I’d have to boil them all later because, ew.
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Wasn’t MS “Your phone” available for 5+ years? I mean, I know KDE connect is since 10+ years, but how is this news? Change of naming?@b100dian @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Here’s the thing: firstly, There are people who don’t know things you do. if you already knew about this, this post is not for you. It’s for the people who were not aware of the dangers of using Microsoft’s alternative.
Secondly: KDE is not a news agency. Their main mission is to inform, sometimes of stuff that is old, but persevering in time, and often their posts will not cover the headlines of the day. But that doesn’t matter, because they are not a news agency.
This is not new. Has been there for a while
It’s been there for years, I think at least since before 11 was released…
KDE Connect also runs on more operating systems. It’s worth mentioning to friends who run Windows.
also works on GNOME! (gsconnect)
like most apps on Linux, kde connect was never exclusive to any desktop. you don’t need gsconnect.
I was not aware that KDE Connect ran on Windows! This is great to hear for recommendations. Thanks for spreading awareness!
It works on all platforms, I work on mobile apps so I have quite a few Androids and iPhones, as well as a linux laptop and a Mac mini. It works seamlessly between all of those.
Is there a port for M Macs? I’m missing it so much now that I don’t have Linux on the laptop.
https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde?tab=readme-ov-file#on-mac-or-windows
Weirdly shows not officially supported on github.
Thanks for the other links!
They probably mean they don’t provide support via the official channels due to the support being experimental, instead you’d report bugs directly to the kdeconnect-mac repo.
What’s preventing you from installing Asahi Linux?
You can even connect e.g. Android devices with each other! No PC/laptop needed!
Ahh this one I didn’t know! Awesome thanks!
This feature is epic. Being able to save a file to my phone from my tablet or vice versa is fantastic.
Easiest way for me to transfer my ROMs to my Steam Deck, even while using it in Windows
It also doesn’t work properly.
Number one reason right here.
I have gotten Your Phone to work maybe a half a dozen times. KDE Connect just works, full stop.
I have had nothing but problems with kde connect for years