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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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[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 99 points 4 months ago (14 children)

KDE Connect also runs on more operating systems. It's worth mentioning to friends who run Windows.

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 56 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You can even connect e.g. Android devices with each other! No PC/laptop needed!

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This feature is epic. Being able to save a file to my phone from my tablet or vice versa is fantastic.

[–] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

Ahh this one I didn't know! Awesome thanks!

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