Gregory's ServerMicrosoft "innovating":
Meanwhile, KDE Connect be like:
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 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Hahahaha... ππ You mean: this is new to them??? It isn't??π«£ (I don't use Windows for more than 10 years ..)  @vosje62 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social It's 2024 and they are only just allowing this for premium users? π€― Yeah, same here. It said, "Install Windows 98 or better" so I installed Linux. Never looked back. #KDEConnect also let's me control a perfectly serviceable laptop that has a broken keyboard, and transfer clipboards, run commands and control remote media across multiple devices! ππ ππ π βπ£ππ-ππ»π ₯πΈπΏβππ π’π«π± π  Which reminds me - how do I get KDE Connect to allow transferring files on Windows? (Stuck there for technical reasons in the meanwhile, over Linux it works like magic)
 @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I 'member when Microsoft wanted to take Ubuntu to court about Convergence, a thing that was just a twinkle in MS's eye but already working on Ubuntu phones. @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social KDE, GNOME,... are more polished, have more features and are more secure. Very impressive for "hobby projects" - as FOSS is called from M$ fanboys towards me. @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social KDE Connect is such a great system. I love the sms, remote input, media control, it all works so well! Much better than Microsoft's effort ever did before I switched to #Linux full-time @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I am really lucky to view and reply to my SMS from my Android phone using KDE Connect and also to control the media with it. My only issue comes with basic MTP support - for for reliable file transfer I need to use tools like "Android_File_Transfer" or run a Windows WM where I could work with my phone similarly to a flash drive. That is quite sad - not sure what is the reason for that poor implementation of MTP in linux... @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Thanks, I am aware of the sharing option of KDE Connect. Works fine for me. But native MTP implementation for Dolphin would be great - I remember it used to work sometimes and for some phones but no more now... Would be useful for organizing files / folders and copying between computer and phone.  @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social ... but the ability to modify your software is only valuable to developers :p  @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social This blog post is about iPhone support but Microsoft has had this in Windows for a couple years now, especially in cooperation with Samsung. The Apple/Samsung #Sidecar feature in which you can use your computer keyboard to write on your phone or to drag & drop files is still not present in #KDEConnect (there is a input module in the plasmoid setting but I have never seen a button to actually use this; is this Wayland-only?). @frumble @kde@lemmy.kde.social Long press the spacebar on the keyboard on your phone and chose the KDE Connect keyboard (see first picture). Then click on the KDE Connect plasmoid on your desktop, click in the text box (see second picture) and start typing. You can also use your phone and KDE Connect as a mouse and keyboard for your desktop. @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Oh cool, this actually works! There should be a tutorial in the app + plasmoid for this, itβs not trivial.  @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Not a KDE user, but I can confess that #GSConnect works perfectly on @gnome! With KDE Connect on my Android phone of course. π P.S. Don't forget to open some ports on your PC: sudo ufw allow 1714:1764/udp  @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I would never want a Microsoft app on my phone just sounds disgusting. π€’ Some more KDE Connect goodness: during your presentations, use KDE Connect to move through your slides. Or put your finger on the "Pointer", point your phone at the screen and a flaming circular pointer will appear. Higlight what you need by moving your phone.  This is such a cool idea! This is proof that Linux is an OS that loves showing its fun, useful, and creative side! Let's not forget that this feature can be used on computers and phones old and new as well!  @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social πCONGRATS |
@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social Wait, does KDE Connect allow you to share files with your iPhone now? Is it on the App Store?