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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by kde@floss.social to c/kde@lemmy.kde.social

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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[-] big_slap@lemmy.world 40 points 5 months ago

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

[-] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago

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

[-] Lipriv30@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

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

[-] kde@floss.social 4 points 5 months ago

@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.

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2024
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