![]() ![]() KDE Connect’s desktop app is written in Qt. So the main differences between GSConnect and KDE Connect are: toolkit, dependencies and desktop environment. ![]() They let Android devices communicate securely with a Linux PC (and vice versa), enabling them to exchange data, surface system features, leverage controls, and more. GSConnect is a JavaScript port of KDE Connect, a Qt-based app that we (and plenty of others) have written plenty of paragraphs about in the past.īoth KDE Connect and GSConnect work in similar ways. GSConnect does not require any KDE or Qt dependencies. It’s totally standalone. ![]() Now, some of you reading this post might be thinking: “ These features sounds familiar…” - and if they do, it’s because they are. ![]() Think of it as a veritable swiss army knife of integration and interoperability. It’s these kind of features that make GSConnect super handy to have around. I don’t have to hunt for and attach a cable, mount my phone, browse the filesystem for the right folder, hope I drag out the correct file out…Īnother example for you: if my bluetooth mouse runs out of battery while I’m working (which, useless trivia alert, it does - too often!) I can use my phone’s touchscreen as a touchpad on Ubuntu and keep on working. I use my Android phone (nothing fancy, just a Moto G 5S Plus with Android 8.1 Oreo) a lot, and I use my Ubuntu PC (running the latest Ubuntu release, ofc) a lot, too.īoth of these are powerful, productive devices, and when they play nicely with each it helps save me time, hassle and effort.įor instance, if I want to send a photo from Android to Ubuntu to edit it in GIMP, I can use GSconnect to do it in just a few simple taps, wirelessly. The simple answer (for me) is convenience. Let’s start by addressing the big ask: why you might want to connect an Android phone to Ubuntu (or any other desktop PC). In this post I show you what features this extension offers and how it works, and show you how to install GSConnect on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or above so that you can try it out for yourself! Connect Your Android Phone to Ubuntu It lets you connect your Android phone to Ubuntu over a wireless network, no USB cable required. GSConnect is a free, feature packed add-on for the GNOME Shell desktop. Next time need to transfer a file from your phone to PC don’t bother emailing it to yourself: use GSConnectĮasy: all you need is a modern Linux distro like Ubuntu and an open-source GNOME Shell extension called ‘ GSConnect‘. ![]()
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