Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10 family

Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by profsummergig on Friday November 21, 2025 @03:01AM (#46002262)

Why is it still so dodgy to share my clipboard between my cheap brand (i.e. non-Pixel) 4-year old Android phone and my Windows 11 PC? It's a failure on both Google's and Microsoft's part.

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by itsCarton on Friday November 21, 2025 @03:23AM (#46002423)

KDE Connect handles that and a ton more very seamlessly imo. Not sure if the solution has to be first-party to qualify as "non-dodgy" but for a third-party solution it's pretty damned good

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by coderedart on Friday November 21, 2025 @06:21AM (#46003434)

Throwing in my support for kde connect. It's just super convenient and it's FOSS + cross platform too. kde should honestly advertise it aggressively. There's nothing like it anywhere else.

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by profsummergig on Saturday November 22, 2025 @04:01AM (#46013304)

Does KDE Connect still require both devices to be on the same network?

That's why I never got around to using it. Hoping it's changed. If Syncthing can share across networks, why not something else?

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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by Nextgrid on Friday November 21, 2025 @05:51AM (#46003251)

Because functional clipboard sharing would make you more productive and so you'll generate less "engagement" and screen time. Neither of those companies benefits.

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