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I dumped 11 popular Google apps on my Android phone for these open-source alternatives. (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I use it for sending files between devices occasionally. KDE connect has never been reliable when switching between PCs, it will only stay connected to 1 at a time and I have to often manually connect it to the others which is annoying to do.

Its file browser/send feature also feels a bit half-baked and takes more clicks than it should IMO.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    I've had the same experience with KDE connect. I've been using linux since 1998 and still can't seem to get KDE connect to actually work properly. However, on the other hand local send works perfectly every...single...time.. with literally zero effort. I mainly use it to quickly send files back and forth between my PC and phone.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    I am using kde connect between a bazzite (desktop) install and a cachy (laptop) and my phone perfectly for the last year Id say. Music control, sending files and timer/alarm status (great for grilling/smoking/baking etc) all working.

    It did used to suck bad though. Like really bad lol.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    It'll stay connected to both laptop and desktop at the same time without issues? Does it auto-reconnect quickly when coming back onto your wifi from mobile data too?

    Maybe I need to give it another try..

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I can't speak to how long it takes as i usually just set my phone down on the charger when i get home and walk away. I've got static IPs for desktop, proper vlans configured. It works over a vpn as well because I've used it to find my phone several times when the Wi-Fi was off (vpn auto connects).

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