KDE Connect

KDE Community

About this app

KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices:

- Transfer files between your devices.
- Access files on your phone from your computer, without wires.
- Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.
- Get notifications for incoming calls and messages on your computer.
- Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad.
- Notifications sync: Access your phone notifications from your computer and reply to messages.
- Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote for Linux media players.
- WiFi connection: no USB wire or bluetooth needed.
- End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe.

Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your computer for this app to work, and keep the desktop version up-to-date with the Android version for the latest features to work.

Sensitive permissions information:
* Accessibility permission: Required to receive input from another device to control your Android phone, if you use the Remote Input feature.
* Background location permission: Required to know to which WiFi network you are connected to, if you use the Trusted Networks feature.

KDE Connect never sends any information to KDE nor to any third party. KDE Connect sends data from one device to the other directly using the local network, never through the internet, and using end to end encryption.

This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Visit the website to grab the source code.

Ratings and reviews

Fixed indeed in 1.32.5. Full marks reestablished. Update: With older versions email notifications on my phone would appear on my Linux desktop as well. With the latest version that is no longer the case. The only thing that has changed in my setup (Android and desktop) is the KDE Connect app version. Losing two stars as a result.

The latest version does break things. I got it working again by turning off wifi and then clearing the application memory and data (settings->Apps->kde connect). This should also clear the pairing info. I then turned off a bunch of plug-ins and set it to NOT trust all networks. I then started fresh. Turn wifi back on and you should be good. I started turning the plugins back on and narrowed it down to these three: Mouse receiver Recieve notifications Recieve remote keypress

The constant and persistent notification necessary in order to get the software to work is obnoxious and completely unnecessary. Constantly telling me that it's connected to computer X, Y, or Z has turned the application from something fantastic and useful into a near constant annoyance.

What's new

1.32.5
* Fixed crash in Android 14+

1.32.4
* Fix trusted devices list

1.32.2
* Handle expired certificates
* Support doubletap drag in remote mouse

1.32.1
* Fixed a crash when opening the presentation remote

1.32
* Rewrite the remote file browsing
* Add Direct Share targets
* Send album art from phone to PC