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Comment by emilsedgh | Hacker News Reader

I miss my Android phone because of KDE Connect. I wish it was available on iOS.

It seems to provide a lot of the functionality of macOS Continuity[1], and then some. It's a shame we can't hook into that stuff on iOS, since it's already capable of doing a lot of this.

1. https://www.apple.com/macos/continuity/

The Apple "experience" includes lots of little niceties that only work with Apple software running on Apple hardware (or, for those who live dangerously, a "Hackintosh").

The touchpad on my 2013 MacBook Pro doesn't click properly anymore, and I don't much care for the newer models, so I ended up buying a ThinkPad X1 Extreme (running Linux). Unfortunately, it's meant giving up lots of little things like iMessage integration, AirDrop, Continuity, synchronization with iCloud, etc.

Yes, several of these features have alternatives that do work nicely on Linux, but the experience usually isn't as seamless, especially on the iOS side. And while most of the bits above could probably be reverse engineered, I can totally understand why open source developers (many of them volunteers) might not be enthusiastic about spending their time improving compatibility with a closed platform that won't reciprocate.

You can try Feem WiFi on iOS.

Feem can share files and send texts/links between devices without passing through the internet. (Uses LAN)

Works on multiple platforms.

Thatd not what KDEConnect does at all.

Well...it's one of KDEConnect's functions. I use that, too, but it's not in my most-used KdeC functionality.

What I mean is that it does so much more. Comparing it to a software that does only file transfer does not do justice to the project, and it certainly is not an alternative.

My words exactly.

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