Title says it all. I’ll go first:

I don’t really have any on my computer (all I use that for is Vim, Firefox, and Git), but on my phone: Orbot (basically Tor as a VPN on your phone).

Edits: Added link, fixed formatting

  • ValiantDust
    73•2 years ago

    KDE Connect

    I can share files, links and clipboard items between my phone and my computer. Use my phone as remote control while watching stuff. I see phone notifications on my computer and don’t miss calls when my phone is in silent mode while I’m at my PC. It has made my life so much smoother.

    • DanielOPEnglish
      6•2 years ago

      Out of curiosity can KDE Connect act as a Find My alternative?

      • ValiantDust
        9•2 years ago

        I’m not sure, because I don’t really know, what Find My can do (I think it’s an Apple app, right?) What you can do with KDE Connect is make your phone ring to locate it. You can’t access the phones location. I hope that was remotely helpful.

          • ValiantDust
            2•2 years ago

            I wish I could take credit, but I’m afraid I actually did not intend this pun. Thanks for pointing it out though, it really is funny.

      • @1henno1@feddit.ch
        6•2 years ago

        Sadly not as AFAIK you need to be connected to the same network as the device (at least on iOS)

      • MentalEdge
        3•2 years ago

        You can make your phone ring, but connect works over wifi, you have to be on the same LAN for the connection between devices to work.

    • @ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
      4•2 years ago

      Out of curiosity, is this linked to a PC running a Linux distro, or Windows/MacOS?

      Edit:
      To clarify, I meant this as, “Are you using this with a PC running Linux?” vs. whether it was available across different OSes. Sorry for the confusion, but thanks for the replies that address both interests!

      • ValiantDust
        4•2 years ago

        In my case Linux. But as far as I know there is a Windows App as well. Though I can’t tell you if it’s any good. Maybe there is something for MacOS, too, but I’m not sure.

        • @ALostInquirer@lemm.ee
          3•2 years ago

          Thanks! I was asking as I’ve heard of some jank with the Windows app (which, kind of to be expected given it’s having to adjust to a different OS), and I think there is a MacOS version too, but haven’t read as much about it & its quality.