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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.

support.microsoft.com/en-us/to

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

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

Microsoft's logo has sprout phangs! And it is sucking all the data out of your phone. The blur reads: Phone Link - We'll suck you phone dry
25 June at 18:38 | Open on floss.social
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KDE

Just in case you hadn't read the terrifying conditions you agree to when you sign up for a Microsoft Account, here are two of the more relevant paragraphs.

So, yeah... KDE Connect is still the better option.

kdeconnect.kde.org/

Screenshot of Microsoft's Privacy Policy page. The text reads: """ Personal data we collect Microsoft collects data from you, through our interactions with you and through our products. You provide some of this data directly, and we get some of it by collecting data about your interactions, use, and experiences with our products. The data we collect depends on the context of your interactions with Microsoft and the choices you make, including your privacy settings and the products and features you use. We also obtain data about you from third parties. """
Another screenshot taken from Microsoft's Privacy policy page: """ Microsoft uses the data we collect to provide you with rich, interactive experiences. In particular, we use data to: « Provide our products, which includes updating, securing, and troubleshooting, as well as providing support. It also includes sharing data, when it is required to provide the service or carry out the transactions you request. « Improve and develop our products. « Personalize our products and make recommendations. « Advertise and market to you, which includes sending promotional communications, targeting advertising, and presenting you with relevant offers. We also use the data to operate our business, which includes analyzing our performance, meeting our legal obligations, developing our workforce, and doing research. In carrying out these purposes, we combine data we collect from different contexts (for example, from ‘your use of two Microsoft products) or obtain from third parties to give you a more seamless, consistent, and personalized experience, to make informed business decisions, and for other legitimate purposes. [...] """
25 June at 18:42 | Open on floss.social
Nil Kraunis

@kde Please add to KDE Connect the ability to make calls from your computer and transfer them to your phone if you wish. That's the only thing holding me back from switching from Microsoft Phone Link to my work Windows laptop

25 June at 18:46 | Open on social.vivaldi.net
Thomas

@kde @kde

Kde connect became an important tool here and luckily I still could use it when I had to transition to mac..

<3

25 June at 18:47 | Open on social.raise-uav.com
abtmtr.link: MOUDLAR AIO

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I can't force Phone Link to run through Tailscale making a mess of my networking even more ​:neocat_evil_3c:​

KDEC 1 Phone Link 0

25 June at 18:52 | Open on shrk.abtmtr.link
tsk

@kde Would be better to post a link to KDE Connect instead.

25 June at 19:06 | Open on infosec.exchange
vampirdaddy

@kde
Well, it‘s not exactly news that Microsoft sucks…. 😜

25 June at 19:09 | Open on chaos.social
ArminRetro

@kde
I have a question
Why kde connect dont add miroring to this app?

25 June at 19:20 | Open on mas.to
mox

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

25 June at 19:25 | Open on lemmy.sdf.org
YourPrivatHater

It also doesn’t work properly.

25 June at 19:27 | Open on ani.social
Natan 🏴‍☠️🐧

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

KDE connect es ya un buque insignia de la conectividad para los amantes del #softwarelibre y si no es por KDE ni sabríamos que Gates ha sacado una nueva basura al mercado.

25 June at 19:35 | Open on masto.es
big_slap

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

25 June at 19:36 | Open on lemmy.world
`Da Elf

@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.

25 June at 19:47 | Open on mstdn.social
Lojcs

This is not new. Has been there for a while

25 June at 19:58 | Open on lemm.ee
jozefch

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social looks like they just want all our data... never enough!

Windows is turning into another spyware

25 June at 20:01 | Open on mastodonczech.cz
woelkchen

Windows is turning into another spyware

Turning?

25 June at 20:08 | Open on lemmy.world
Galapagon

No screen mirroring though 😕

25 June at 20:02 | Open on sh.itjust.works
Chewie
woelkchen

KDE Connect and Phone Link only have partial feature overlap. I prefer KDE Connect but to claim that either is a proper alternative for the other is wrong, unless I missed that KDE Connect supports casting the phone’s screen to PCs and launching phone apps from there.

25 June at 20:08 | Open on lemmy.world
federino
Internet Rando

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

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!! ❤️

25 June at 20:51 | Open on mastodon.seattlematrix.org
Treczoks
Felichs

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

I only stumbled onto KDE connect in f-droid about a month ago.

It's the fastest way to transfer large files from device to device.

I just wish I could show my phone screen on my old tablet.

25 June at 21:24 | Open on mastodon.social
Lightfire228

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

It works across networks, with no configuration

25 June at 21:27 | Open on pawb.social
Matcha 🍵 ~happy🏳️‍🌈pride~
alyth

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

25 June at 21:43 | Open on lemmy.world
AVincentInSpace

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

25 June at 22:30 | Open on pawb.social
Godnroc

I love hearing about a new tool like this.

26 June at 0:36 | Open on lemmy.world
Helkriz

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I use KDE connect (always connected) and #LocalSend sometimes #plainapp depends on my need and mood. Does the job and reliable than link(I've used it, bad experience).

26 June at 1:28 | Open on mastodon.social
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