🚧Now that the devices are connected, you can do basic things like Send files, remote input, send clipboard, etc.I let you explore it and enjoy a seamless connection between your Linux computer and Android smartphone.Click on the Filesystem Expose button and then allow KDE Connect to access in system settings.🚧You can see the what you can do by going to the Advanced tab in the GSConnect window.
Setting Up GSConnect on your Linux system
Use phone as a mouse
Newer Android versions won’t allow you to share the home directory or some other directories like Downloads to be shared.Alternatively, you can see the Linux system detected in the KDE Connect mobile app. Click on the computer name to start connecting to it.📋
| Function | Action |
|---|---|
| Move the mouse | Swipe across the screen with one finger |
| Scroll | Swipe with two fingers |
| Left-click | Either tap the screen or use the left-click button |
| Right-click | Either tap with two fingers or use the right-click button |
| Middle-click | Either tap with three fingers or use the middle-click button |
Even though GSConnect is based on KDE Connect, you MUST NOT have KDE Connect installed on your laptop/desktop system, if you want to use GSConnect. If it is installed already, remove it please.
- Use the keyboard button on the topbar to use mobile keyboard with the system.
- Use the Compose Send button on the top bar to type a text and then send it to the system instead of live typing.
- On the settings, you can enable the gyroscope mouse
Conclusion
Now, you need to accept the request inside KDE Connect Mobile app to pair the devices.
- Notification Sync to get phone notification in PC.
- Telephony notification to get phone call notification in desktop.
- Get phone battery charge details from system tray.
GSConnect is an implementation of KDE Connect itself. While KDE Connect may already work on GNOME, GSConnect gives a better experience for GNOME users in my opinion.To send a file from PC to your mobile device, expand the GSConnect button in the system tray and select Share.I would like to list a few more KDE Connect use cases that I didn’t cover in detail:
