@RL_Dane you're a happy #KDEConnect user - does yours still automatically reconnect after say, sleep / switching WiFi networks? It appears that I have to now issue a kdeconnect-cli --refresh before it reconnects.
There's half a dozen bug reports about it not automatically reconnecting since November time.
Ich benutze KDE-connect total viel, aber allermeistens als Fernbedienung, wenn wir den großen Computer-Monitor zum Filme und Serien-Gucken nehmen (wir haben keinen Fernseher).
My music stopped playing, the phone rang, I answered it.
After speaking for a few minutes, I hung up and the music started up again.
It took me a second to realize that the music wasn't coming from my phone, it was coming from my computer.
#KDEConnect is groovy, y'all. It pauses your music when a phone call comes in. (MPRIS-compatible player required, of course, but even mpv on the command line can do that)
Alla fine, ho sistemato quell’ #applicazione (e l’ho caricata), quindi ora sul vecchio #Android ho sempre #KDEConnect a fare da #touchpad, ma in più ho questo #WebView in primo piano: a tutti gli effetti un #browser#web totalmente funzionante eccetto per il non essere cliccabile, che mi riproduce qualsiasi cosa io voglia. 🤭️
Ecco i #tostapane volanti sul mio #Huawei tutto #spacc, sotto c’è il touchpad #virtuale attivo che funge.Tbh, ogni volta che in qualche modo riesco a rimettere in circolazione degli screensaver su un #dispositivo dei miei, penso che il #mondo è diventato proprio #noioso. Solo perché non sono stati più necessari, ecco che i #salvaschermo sono spariti. Spero che prima o poi torneranno #mainstream come lo erano un tempo, e che le generazioni correnti e future possano ricominciare ad apprezzarli. Ho visto questo #video (sotto) su #RokuCity, che mostra come #Roku ha dimostrato che al #pubblico generico gli screensaver piacciono… quindi potremmo bene farli tornare. Per favore. Voglio. Ormai su molti ambienti utente o sistemi operativi non sono nemmeno più supportati in modo adeguato, e questa cosa fa schifo perché metterli significa avere un’ #esperienza peggiore di cosa si aveva 20 #anni fa… 🙏️
Stavo pensando: da ora che ho la tastiera più piccolina per il #PC, e mi sa che mi trovo parecchio meglio ad usare lo #smartphone come #touchpad (per certi versi più comodo del #mouse normale per me) rispetto a quando avevo quella grossa, potrei quasi quasi comprarlo un touchpad #USB… 😁️
E però oh, non si trovano a un prezzo decente, né su Amazon né su AliExpress, eccetto per uno micragnoso brutto minuscolo (che comunque per il #prezzo è un insulto eh)… #mannaggia!!! E persino da alcuni cinesi locali non ho trovato; forse dovrei cercare meglio in tutti, ma a questo punto neanche ho la certezza di trovare qualcosa, figuriamoci di bono. 😩️
Altrimenti, questa è forse la volta buona che trovo un utilizzo pratico per il mio vecchio #Huawei distrutto, che sta nel cassetto a marcire (il vetro c’ha lo #spacc, ma il #digitizer funziona, e al tatto non c’è problema perché c’è una pellicola intatta sopra)… perché certamente col telefono primario, che mi serve per altro ed è pure bello cicciotto non posso andare avanti così. Preferirei comunque un vero touchpad però perché #KDEConnect#lagga, a meno di trovare #app alternative (o forse mi basta collegare il #telefono al PC con il #tethering USB?) 🐁️
#Linux and #KDEPlasma is a massive boost to the desktop productivity experience. Instead of requiring a ton of third party, proprietary apps, a lot of the "regular" or even "not so regular" things I might need/want to do can be done directly from #Dolphin, the file manager (equivalent to #FileExplorer on #Windows, #Finder on #macOS).
From Dolphin, I could:
Convert documents and slides to pdf.
Convert annoying image (jpeg/png) receipts to pdf.
Convert images into any other image formats you'd need.
Resize images.
Combine multiple pdfs into one, or break one big pdf into multiple.
Rotate any images.
Combine any images (into a collage).
Convert pdfs into images.
Combine multiple images into a gif or video.
Access and use your Google Drive (or most other cloud drives) directly from Dolphin.
Compare the difference between multiple text-based files.
Many more other things really on top of all of the other, more basic things you could do built into Dolphin like its amazing search feature, and the ability to compress/uncompress any formats including rar. I thought macOS was better at this vs Windows, but even then what macOS is able to do (from Finder) isn't even 10% of what Dolphin could. Also, Finder's insanely freaking slow, I'd actually take the ancient File Explorer any day.
In case some people here aren't aware of #KDE's app, #KDEConnect already, it's an app that gives you an #AirDrop like experience (among other things), 'cept not just for #Apple devices but #Linux, #Windows, and #Android as well.
You can use it to transfer files of any kind between 2 devices, share your clipboard between devices, etc. On the mobile side of things, it works best on Android, but even on #iOS (most) things work for as long as the app is opened in the foreground.
For all things you can do though, you will need both devices to be connected to the same network. This is easy when the devices are connected to the same WiFi but if you're trying to i.e. share files between 2 phones while outside, you will need to take care of this by for example, connect to the other device's personal hotspot.
Has anybody tried to write something to use the #SteamDeck like a gamepad for a Linux desktop? I wonder if it would be possible to cook up something via #KDEConnect, although I suspect they over WiFi that would be suboptimal. A direct connection via USB would probably be better.
@oblomov if you miss gyro and trackpads, you could try steam controller. Even though it's been discontinued a few years ago, it's still well supported by steam and can be found on ebay in perfect condition
"Has Play Protect removed KDE Connect from your phone? Let us know!
We have noticed a couple of reports recently about Google Play Protect removing KDE Connect from some people’s phones, claiming it was dangerous."
Uncool, wenn Google jetzt anfängt, beliebig Apps von den Benutzer-Geräten zu deinstallieren.
Scheinbar wird KDE Connect bei manchen Menschen deinstalliert (auch wenn es via F-Droid installiert wurde).