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Not intending to be dismissive, but what’s the use case of KDE Connect for iOS (and indirectly Apple users)? On one hand, as an iOS user and also owning iPads
by bfung 4y ago
Not intending to be dismissive, but what’s the use case of KDE Connect for iOS (and indirectly Apple users)?
On one hand, as an iOS user and also owning iPads and MacBooks, I already get all the notifications across all my devices.
I do also use Ubuntu (rarely) hooked up to my tv as a “cheap” media player.
Reading the KDE Connect descriptions, they all describe ways user can connect this and that and get notifications… but still a bit unclear of the value prop.
Could I now, install KDE Connect, and control my MATE/Gnome desktop, w/o converting it all to KDE? (Yeah, I know I can install packages and pick the desktop env… just asking what’s the value prop of and tell me a story of what I can do with this that I couldn’t before)
- diffeomorphism 4y agoFirst off, it is called kdeconnect, not plasmaconnect. Works just fine with any desktop environment. > I already get notification on all my devices. Really, you get iPhone notifications on your linux laptop? You can just drag and drop files between your devices? Get Mediaplayer controls for your PC on your phone? Chat notifications and replies?..... Inb4: No, but between my mac and iPhone. Yeah, were do you think apple copied these features from?
- aendruk 4y ago> owning iPads and MacBooks, I already get Then it sounds like this isn’t for you. For those of us using Linux, it’s a precious sliver of interoperability.
- konart 4y ago>Could I now, install KDE Connect, and control my MATE/Gnome desktop, w/o converting it all to KDE? Yes, yo just need to install Gnome extension https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1319/gsconnect/ It uses the same protocol. You don't need KDE on your desktop. As for the "why" part: suppose you have both a macbook and a fedora desktop you want your phone (or an iPad) "integrated" with fedora just as well as with macOS? Here you go.
- bfung 4y agoThx, last paragraph is the best explanation! The website (https://userbase.kde.org/KDEConnect#What_is_KDE_Connect.3F https://userbase.kde.org/KDEConnect#What_is_KDE_Connect.3F) nor App Store description gave such a clear, 1 sentence description as you just did. If the project and other people here couldn’t explain it, how does this project have an audience beyond the already tech literate?
- konart 4y ago>how does this project have an audience beyond the already tech literate? linuxmasterrace...