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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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[-] hushable@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

also works on GNOME! (gsconnect)

[-] leopold@lemmy.kde.social 6 points 1 week ago

like most apps on Linux, kde connect was never exclusive to any desktop. you don't need gsconnect.

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