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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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[-] mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org 3 points 5 months ago

@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!! ❤️

[-] felichsdakatze@mastodon.social 2 points 5 months ago

@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.

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago
[-] felichsdakatze@mastodon.social 1 points 5 months ago

@Rustmilian
That says works on Linux, Windows and Mac. I'm after android to android. Screen casting from phone to tablet essentially. Am I missing some fine print?

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[-] BennyHill@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

It requires you sign in to a Microsoft Account for it to TRY TO work

ftfy, i wanted to give it a shot one time and it literally didnt work, at all. all of Microsofts cross device features are a hot mess, like how you are supposed to be able to share the clipboard between logged in windows PCs, never could get that working either.

[-] jozefch@mastodonczech.cz 1 points 5 months ago

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

Windows is turning into another spyware

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[-] b100dian@mastodon.social 1 points 5 months ago

@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
Wasn't MS "Your phone" available for 5+ years? I mean, I know KDE connect is since 10+ years, but how is this news? Change of naming?

[-] Bro666@social.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

@b100dian @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social

Here's the thing: firstly, There are people who don't know things you do. if you already knew about this, this post is not for you. It's for the people who were not aware of the dangers of using Microsoft's alternative.

Secondly: KDE is not a news agency. Their main mission is to inform, sometimes of stuff that is old, but persevering in time, and often their posts will not cover the headlines of the day. But that doesn't matter, because they are not a news agency.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

"Alternative"

[-] federino@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

ahahah loved the picture

[-] anandu@mastodon.social 1 points 5 months ago

@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).

[-] Godnroc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I love hearing about a new tool like this.

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