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Questions tagged [kde-connect]

Use this tag for questions about the KDE Connect software, which is a tool that provides better integration between multiple devices, specifically phones

This tag should be used for questions about KDE Connect, which is an app that provides increased functionality for phone + computer integration, including ringing phones, checking battery level, controlling the computer from a phone, etc.

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How to remove KDE Connect dependecies in Cinnamon or any other DE?

I installed KDE Connect in Ubuntu 14.04 with Unity. Now I want to remove the app and all 60 MB of KDE dependencies. If I don't know those package names, how can I remove all the dependencies and not just the app KDE Connect?
Hrvoje T
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How to sync clipboard in KDE Connect/Android 11?

The very first feature listed on this app is: Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. In Android 10, Google broke that feature and now the phone can receive clipboard contents from the desktop but not send them to the desktop. The…
Auspex
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How to send a file from my computer to my phone using KDE Connect?

I made sure that the Share and receive plugin of KDE Connect is enabled and the software installed both on my Android phone and my Ubuntu 16.04 laptop. However, I can't find how to send a file from my laptop to my Android phone. Sending files from…
orschiro
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KDEConnect Indicator in Ubuntu 16.04 does not show up

I have installed kdeconnect along with the indicator and I have noticed that the indicator does not work in ubuntu 16.04 with unity. I have tried to launch it from dash and terminal unsuccessfully. Based on my troubleshooting I have realised that…
ASO
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Using KDE Connect through Internet

As far as I know, Connect requires to have both PC and smartphone to be in same sub-network. But this is very disapointing for me. Because I have unlimited mobile internet and never use wi-fi at my home. I'm really new with KDE Connect and I really…
Ravil Giniyatullin
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Alternative to Kdeconnect?

I am using Ubuntu MATE and while trying to download kdeconnect, I found that it tries to pull about 150MB of plasma dependencies along with it. Why is it like that? I don't even think breeze and breeze-icon-theme should be a dependency. I am no…
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KDE Connect: how to reverse opening ports in ufw?

OS: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS I've managed to use KDE Connect successfully but I have a question about the ufw settings that are required to allow Kubuntu 16.04 to see my Android. When I installed Kubuntu, one of the first things I did was to activate ufw…
DK Bose
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KDE connect indicator not showing on tray

I installed KDE indicator through Synaptic Package Manager a couple days ago. Everything works great except for a few times where my device wont show up on PC (solved with a reboot) I installed the KDE indicator through the terminal. If I launch it…
Munyaradzi Murapa
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KDE Connect: Can't start media after pause

I am using Kubuntu. I have upgraded KDE Connect to version 1.3.3 and in my Android mobile, I am using KDE Connect version 1.10.1. Everything works fine (including file transfer). But if I pause a video from mobile or PC it doesn't matter, I can't…
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kdeconnect: can't browse files

I installed kdeconnect and indicator-kdeconnect as explained at OMG! Ubuntu! and github: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/indicator-kdeconnect sudo apt update sudo apt install kdeconnect indicator-kdeconnect Everything seems to work properly…
Fergus Incoronato
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How to disable kdeconnectd autostart?

I've tried both copying /etc/xdg/autostart/kdeconnectd.desktop to ~/.config/autostart and editing it and editing it directly but it didn't help. Update: Looks like it's from /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.kde.kdeconnect.service and I don't see any…
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How to send image from clipboard on Ubuntu to clipboard on Android using KDE Connect?

If I copy a text on my Ubuntu 20.04 then it instantly appears on my Samsung tablet's clipboard. But if I copy an image to the clipboard on Ubuntu (using ctrl + shift + printscreen) then the image does not appear on my Samsung tablet's clipboard. How…
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How to get "send/share via gsconnect" actions on nautilus actions in ubuntu 20.04?

Is there a way to add "share via gsconnect" option in nautilus actions?
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kdeconnect-app fails to startup

I am running UbuntuStudio 20.04 and up until recently was able to use KDEConnect without any issues. Now KDEConnect does not start up. If I run kdeconnect-app on a terminal, I get the following error. qt5ct: using qt5ct plugin QQmlApplicationEngine…
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KDE connect obtrusive notifications

I'm running Kubuntu 20.04 and the notifications from KDE connect are very annoying and obtrusive. Firstly I get repeated notifications from unread messages, every time a new message is received, its notification as well as all the notifications from…
Kousik Rajesh
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