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Nice. This is the best example I give for why Macs are great. Because they think about these things. This is a built in functionality in the Apple ecosystem.

pbhjpbhj 8y ago
FWIW this is in KDE (via kdeconnect) too; I have it turned off. The only use case I personally have is copying passwords. In what way do you use it?
- binbag 8y ago
  Also a feature of Windows 10 afaik. Possibly only an insider preview update.
- kitsunesoba 8y ago
  On my Macs + iPhone the biggest use by far is for TOTP 2FA codes. Open app on iPhone, tap the right code, paste in field on Mac.
- ronreiter 8y ago
  Usually copy pasting links/messages/images between desktop and mobile.
- krick 8y ago
  The difference is, speaking of Apple it's iPhone/iPad + Mac, which is super-useful, I don't even know how can you ask for a use-case, since everything is a use-case: copy anything from your phone to a computer, be it a text, an url, phone number, quote from a book/article you were reading. And speaking of KDE, it's just one KDE PC + another KDE PC, which is basically useless, since it's a rare person nowadays to be walking around with a KDE PC in his pocket. So, yeah, I kinda hate Apple (I like my stuff configurable), but I wonder more and more how long is it until I drop other devices/OS', and buy an iPhone + MacBook.
  - HaHa31 8y ago
    KDE connect has an Android app that does this and most of the other stuff I assume Apple enables; I don't use Apple products, because I use Arch and Android.
    - Jim_Heckler 8y ago
      Yep, KDE Connect is fantastic. I was really thrilled when after installing the mpris extension for Mopidy, I was able to see the current track playing, including album art, and pause/play with zero latency. That's just the icing on the cake of notification and clipboard mirroring.
  - andmarios 8y ago
    No difference, it's KDE + android. Not only it has bidirectional clipboard syncing (so copy a 2FA token from the mobile to the PC) but also other nice features. Like if your phone is ringing, your PC will pause automatically YouTube or play music / spotify tabs on chrome. You can control PC media (e.g. again play music on chrome) from your phone, sync notifications uni or bidirectional, share/browse files, use the phone as a trackpad or keyboard for the PC, answer messages from the PC, etc.
    - krick 8y ago
      Wow, that was a stupid mistake on my part. I don't know why I was convinced it doesn't work with Android. It is indeed really awesome.
  - emilsedgh 8y ago
    And speaking of KDE, it's just one KDE PC + another KDE PC, which is basically useless, since it's a rare person nowadays to be walking around with a KDE PC in his pocket. Nah. It's any Linux computer [0] <-> Android [1]. [0] KDE Connect works on Gnome as well. [1] It can connect to any Android device as it has an Android app. And as other's have commented, it has many more features than just the clipboard. I'm using an iphone now and the biggest thing I miss from Android is KDE Connect which is not available on iOS.
  - 8y ago

pbhjpbhj 8y ago

FWIW this is in KDE (via kdeconnect) too; I have it turned off. The only use case I personally have is copying passwords. In what way do you use it?

binbag 8y ago
Also a feature of Windows 10 afaik. Possibly only an insider preview update.
kitsunesoba 8y ago
On my Macs + iPhone the biggest use by far is for TOTP 2FA codes. Open app on iPhone, tap the right code, paste in field on Mac.
ronreiter 8y ago
Usually copy pasting links/messages/images between desktop and mobile.
krick 8y ago
The difference is, speaking of Apple it's iPhone/iPad + Mac, which is super-useful, I don't even know how can you ask for a use-case, since everything is a use-case: copy anything from your phone to a computer, be it a text, an url, phone number, quote from a book/article you were reading. And speaking of KDE, it's just one KDE PC + another KDE PC, which is basically useless, since it's a rare person nowadays to be walking around with a KDE PC in his pocket. So, yeah, I kinda hate Apple (I like my stuff configurable), but I wonder more and more how long is it until I drop other devices/OS', and buy an iPhone + MacBook.
- HaHa31 8y ago
  KDE connect has an Android app that does this and most of the other stuff I assume Apple enables; I don't use Apple products, because I use Arch and Android.
  - Jim_Heckler 8y ago
    Yep, KDE Connect is fantastic. I was really thrilled when after installing the mpris extension for Mopidy, I was able to see the current track playing, including album art, and pause/play with zero latency. That's just the icing on the cake of notification and clipboard mirroring.
- andmarios 8y ago
  No difference, it's KDE + android. Not only it has bidirectional clipboard syncing (so copy a 2FA token from the mobile to the PC) but also other nice features. Like if your phone is ringing, your PC will pause automatically YouTube or play music / spotify tabs on chrome. You can control PC media (e.g. again play music on chrome) from your phone, sync notifications uni or bidirectional, share/browse files, use the phone as a trackpad or keyboard for the PC, answer messages from the PC, etc.
  - krick 8y ago
    Wow, that was a stupid mistake on my part. I don't know why I was convinced it doesn't work with Android. It is indeed really awesome.
- emilsedgh 8y ago
  And speaking of KDE, it's just one KDE PC + another KDE PC, which is basically useless, since it's a rare person nowadays to be walking around with a KDE PC in his pocket. Nah. It's any Linux computer [0] <-> Android [1]. [0] KDE Connect works on Gnome as well. [1] It can connect to any Android device as it has an Android app. And as other's have commented, it has many more features than just the clipboard. I'm using an iphone now and the biggest thing I miss from Android is KDE Connect which is not available on iOS.
- 8y ago