> I have not been able to share clipboards with an android and a PC (Win and Linux) without installing an app, or doing some other hacky things How else would

> I have not been able to share clipboards with an android and a PC (Win and Linux) without installing an app, or doing some other hacky things How else would this type of interchange work between disparate systems other than by equipping all systems with a piece of software to bridge the gap? In what way is this a problem and what makes it 'hacky'? When you want to use your Apple-device to interact with something non-Apple you install a piece of software to enable this interaction - that was the premise of a 'smart phone' after all, a device which' functionality can be extended by installing software? This in contrast to a 'feature phone' where all functionality has been baked in by the manufacturer/distributor. You seem to be using your Apple devices more in the way of the latter - using only manufacturer-provided functionality. > I don't want to use a VPN? I want to use my regular home wifi or phone network, like a normal person. I do not want to use 'the cloud' and Bluetooth in ways I do not have control over [1] - as I said, to each his own? [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/26/simple-apple-security-hack-if-you-have-an-iphone-and-macbook-look-away-now/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/02/26/simple-ap...