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Re:Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux by kvemkon on Saturday August 29, 2026 @02:13PM (#49492003)
That's what I thought at first but then discovered:

> universal clipboard is synchronized over internet, it is not done trough cable connection. it uses apple continuity service, what you put into UC is uploaded into apple cloud,..

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice/issues/...

That's why I'm a bit confused now.

> don't let the "KDE" fool you

Being GNOME2-then-MATE user, it really would.

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Re:Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux by inigyou on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:09PM (#49493358)
It's a project by KDE, but it doesn't require you to use the KDE desktop environment. I'm sure it integrates with that but it doesn't require it.
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