369

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.(cdn.masto.host)

posted
*
by
Avatar
KDE@floss.social
in
Avatar
kde@lemmy.kde.social
68 comments
hidereport

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.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/phone-link-requirements-and-setup-cd2a1ee7-75a7-66a6-9d4e-bf22e735f9e3

This means all the transactions between your phone and your PC are monitored and sucked up by Microsoft.

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
Avatar
mox@lemmy.sdf.org
99 points

KDE Connect also runs on more operating systems. It’s worth mentioning to friends who run Windows.

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
jbk@discuss.tchncs.de
56 points

You can even connect e.g. Android devices with each other! No PC/laptop needed!

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
27 points
*

This feature is epic. Being able to save a file to my phone from my tablet or vice versa is fantastic.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
9 points

Ahh this one I didn’t know! Awesome thanks!

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world
25 points

Easiest way for me to transfer my ROMs to my Steam Deck, even while using it in Windows

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
hushable@lemmy.world
10 points

also works on GNOME! (gsconnect)

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
leopold@lemmy.kde.social
6 points

like most apps on Linux, kde connect was never exclusive to any desktop. you don’t need gsconnect.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works
9 points

I was not aware that KDE Connect ran on Windows! This is great to hear for recommendations. Thanks for spreading awareness!

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
loutr@sh.itjust.works
6 points

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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
*The* Paul Brown@social.tchncs.de
6 points

@loutr @Kalcifer

You don’t even need to connect computer anywhere. You can connect, say, your iPad with your Android phone and share stuff from one to another.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Railcar8095@lemm.ee
3 points

Is there a port for M Macs? I’m missing it so much now that I don’t have Linux on the laptop.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Refurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org
-1 points

What’s preventing you from installing Asahi Linux?

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
alyth@lemmy.world
57 points

Look what they need just to mimic a fraction of our power

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
big_slap@lemmy.world
40 points

KDE Connect is one of the most useful app on my phone, and I can’t believe I went as long as I did without knowing about it

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
ZeroHora@lemmy.ml
15 points

Same, I now understand the Apple fanboys, is fucking awesome when your PC connects to your phone and things works.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Lipriv30@lemmy.ml
4 points

How does KDE work in regards to sharing content between computer and phone?

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
KDE@floss.socialOP
4 points

@Lipriv30 @big_slap

That would be one of KDE Connects’ main functions, yes. It makes sharing any kind of file (photos, videos, whatever) easy.

You can also share the content of your clipboard from your desktop to your phone and vice versa. So you would copy, say, a web address on your desktop, and you would be able to paste it into your web browser on your phone immediately.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
27 points

Interesting that they bothered to make this considering KDE Connect already works on Windows

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
19 points
*

I’m sure it might stop working soon enough. For your safety.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Unruffled [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
5 points

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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
7 points

Audio and video sharing would be really handy. I wonder if KDE connect might do this at some point

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Russ@bitforged.space
1 point

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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Unruffled [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
1 point

With phone link I have tested the beta version and you can use your phone camera wirelessly after initial setup. At least I was able to do this using a Redmi Note 9s without any obvious issues, apart from the privacy concerns noted elsewhere.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Lightfire228@pawb.social
20 points

I wonder if KDE connect could leverage the way Syncthing does device discovery and pairing

It works across networks, with no configuration

permalink
report
reply

KDE

!kde@lemmy.kde.social

Create post

KDE is an international technology team creating user-friendly free and open source software for desktop and portable computing. KDE’s software runs on GNU/Linux, BSD and other operating systems, including Windows.

Plasma 6 Bugs

If you encounter a bug, proceed to https://bugs.kde.org, check whether it has been reported.

If it hasn’t, report it yourself.

PLEASE THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE POSTING HERE.

Developers do not look for reports on social media, so they will not see it and all it does is clutter up the feed.

Community stats

  • 1.5K

    Monthly active users

  • 510

    Posts

  • 2.3K

    Comments

Community moderators