1.29
* Added MDNS discovery
* Fixed crash opening the Run Command widget settings
* Added more fine grained notification channels
* Added a confirmation before copying contacts
* Long-tapping the "Send clipboard" quick settings tile now opens the app
* Removed the photo plugin
1.28:
* Improved connection reliability.
1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.
1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
1.27.1:
* Fixed crashes.
1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.
1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.
1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
1.26.3:
* Fixed several bugs and crashes related to media controls.
1.26.1:
* Fix infinite loop that would cause high CPU usage.
1.26.0:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
1.26.0:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
1.25.0:
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
* Add search by name in the notification plugin settings.
1.23:
* Improvements for Android 11+
* Hide 'Send Clipboard' entry when using the developer-mode workaround
1.20:
* Media controls: Control volume with keys, add more controls for Spotify
* Preserve last modified time on received files
* Better reconnect to networks on Android 10+
* Add developer-mode workaround to autoshare the clipboard on Android 10+
1.22:
* Fixes the SMS plugin, broken in 1.20
* Drops compatibility with Android < 5
1.21:
* Adds back the remote input plugin
1.20:
* Media control: Control volume with volume keys & add more controls for Spotify
* Share files: Preserve last modified time on received files
* Clipboard sync: Add workaround to share the clipboard on Android 10+ when developer mode is enabled
* Automatically reconnect to trusted networks in the background on Android 10+.
* Removed remote input plugin temporarily
1.20:
* Media control: Control volume with volume keys & added more controls for Spotify.
* Share files: Preserve last modified date on received files.
* Clipboard sync: Add workaround for sharing the clipboard on Android 10+ when developer mode is enabled.
* SMS Plugin: Fixed crashes and improved performance
* Automatically reconnect to trusted networks in the background on Android 10+.
* Separate persistent notification channels based on whether devices are connected.
1.19:
Notification sync: New option to hide desktop notifications if the screen is on.
Remote filesystem access: Fixed file corruption on recent Android versions.
Clipboard: Added more ways to send the phone clipboard.
Remote input: Allow configuring the action for left clicks.
Remote input: Allow composing text before sending, to support dictation and swiping keyboards.
Run commands: Allow adding them to the power menu.
1.18:
- Display battery status at the bottom of each device
- Add loop and shuffle controls to media control
- Revamped about screen
- Fixes to navigation and cosmetic improvements
- Fixes low battery notification spam for Android 12
- Fixes crashes
1.17:
- Redesign of the app
- Report the phone signal strength
- Allow switching audio outputs
- Extract MMS attachments
- Add basic mouse receiver
- Fix crash
1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.
1.18:
- Display battery status at the bottom of each device
- Add loop and shuffle controls to media control
- Revamped about screen
- Fixes to navigation and cosmetic improvements
- Fixes low battery notification spam for Android 12
- Fixes crashes
1.17:
- Redesign of the app
- Report the phone signal strength
- Allow switching audio outputs
- Extract MMS attachments
- Add basic mouse receiver
- Fix crash
1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.
1.17:
- Redesign of the app!
- Report the phone signal strength
- Allow switching audio outputs
- Extract MMS attachments
- Add basic mouse receiver
- Fix crash
1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.
1.15:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10
1.14:
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications
1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.
- Fix crashes.
1.15.1:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10
- Several more fixes and improvements.
1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications
1.15.1:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10
- Several more fixes and improvements.
1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications
1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications
1.14:
- Added a button to "Continue Watching here" to the remote media plugin
- Added two quick buttons (Send Files/Run Commands) to the notification
- Remote browsing preferences are now per-device
- Fix remote browsing on Linux with recent OpenSSH versions
- Fix sharing large files (>2.15GB)
- Fix battery level being -1 on some cases
1.14.1:
- Crashes fixed
- Disabled BigScreen plugin by default
1.14:
- Added a button to "Continue Watching on this device" to the remote media plugin
- Added two quick action buttons (Send Files/Run Commands) to the notification
- Remote browsing plugin preferences are now per-device
- Fix remote browsing on Linux with recent OpenSSH versions
- Fix sharing large files (>2.15GB)
- Fix battery level being returned as -1 on some cases (affected Soduto users)
1.13.6:
- Make FindMyPhone plugin work on Android 10
- Fix pairing when phone language is set to Arabic
1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.13.6:
- Make FindMyPhone plugin work on Android 10
- Fix pairing when phone language is set to Arabic
1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.13.5:
- Fixed crashes.
1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.13.2:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings crashing :(
1.13.1:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings not working
1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.13.1:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings not working
1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.12.93:
- Fix text extraction from notifications
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.12.9:
- Enable controlling Android media players remotely.
- Bug fixes, too many to list!
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
1.11:
- Fixed keyboard input on Pie
- Fixed high CPU usage
- Added privacy options for notifications
- Allow multi-line notifications
1.12.6:
- More fixes for remote file browsing.
1.12.5:
- Fixed remote file browsing from Gnome.
1.12.4:
- Re-enabled the SMS plugin.
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
- Shares from desktop can be cancelled
1.11:
- Several improvements to file transfers
- Fixed keyboard input on Pie
- Allow multi-line notifications
- Added privacy options for notifications
- Fixed issue that could cause a high CPU usage
NOTE: This version doesn't support SMS due to Google's new policy!
1.12.3:
- Fix crash on Android 4
1.12.2:
- Fix plugins not loading on some phones
1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.
- Shares from desktop can be cancelled
1.11:
- Several improvements to file transfers
- Fixed keyboard input on Pie
- Allow multi-line notifications
- Added privacy options for notifications
- Fixed issue that could cause a high CPU usage
Note: if file browsing doesn't work for you: you need to upgrade to version 1.3.2 of the desktop app.
1.10:
- Added a slideshow presenter plugin
- Added acceleration to remote input cursor
- Added a widget for the run command plugin
- Added a settings menu
- Support 'stop' on media controls
- Enable the "find device" feature to be triggered from Android
- Enable deselecting all apps from the notification settings
- Fixed remote file browsing (needs desktop version 1.3.2!)
- Many bugs fixed
1.10:
- Added a slideshow presenter plugin
- Added acceleration to remote input cursor
- Added a widget for the run command plugin
- Added a settings menu
- Support 'stop' on media controls
- Enable the "find device" feature to be triggered from Android
- Enable deselecting all apps from the notification settings
- Fixed remote file browsing (needs desktop version 1.3.2!)
- Many more bugs fixed
1.8.4:
- Should fix crash in some devices
1.8.3:
- Added a dark theme option.
- Add a share button for received files.
- Fixed a crash in the Media Control plugin.
1.8.1:
- When receiving an image, show it in the notification.
- Show album art in the media notification and lock screen.
- Show connected devices first.
- Visual improvements for the Media Control plugin.
1.8.2:
- Reverted change that made KDE Connect stop working on some devices.
1.8.1:
- When receiving an image, show it in the notification.
- Show album art in the media notification and lock screen.
- Show connected devices first.
- Visual improvements for the Media Control plugin.
New in 1.8:- Add MPRIS media control notification- Fixed crashesNew in 1.7.1:- Support for Android 8 and 8.1.- Direct Share.- Support for Android's discrete permission model.- Support for desktop-to-phone keyboard input.- Support replying to messages from some chat apps.- Pull to refresh on the devices list.
New in 1.7.1:- Support for Android 8 and 8.1.- Direct Share.- Support for Android's discrete permission model.- Support for desktop-to-phone keyboard input.- Support replying to messages from some chat apps.- Pull to refresh on the devices list.
1.6.6:- Fixed crashes.1.6.3:- Fix multipart SMS not working.1.6.2:- Make sure we don't use the data network.- Fixed remote browsing the device on some phones.1.6.1:- Fixed bug where received shared files would lose the extension.1.6:- Accept or reject pair requests directly from the notifications.1.5:- Received shared files now appear in Downloads by default. Added option to select destination.- Update media index when files are added/removed while browsing the phone remotely.
1.6.5:- Fixed crashes.1.6.3:- Fix multipart SMS not working.1.6.2:- Make sure we don't use the data network.- Fixed remote browsing the device on some phones.1.6.1:- Fixed bug where received shared files would lose the extension.1.6:- Accept or reject pair requests directly from the notifications.1.5:- Received shared files now appear in Downloads by default. Added option to select destination.- Update media index when files are added/removed while browsing the phone remotely.
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.