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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. (cdn.masto.host)
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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.

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.

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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 95 points 5 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 26 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

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

[–] BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

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

[–] hushable@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

also works on GNOME! (gsconnect)

[–] leopold@lemmy.kde.social 6 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Bro666@social.tchncs.de 6 points 5 months ago

@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.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

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.

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 5 months ago

What's preventing you from installing Asahi Linux?