KDE Connect 1.29.0

Free Version

Publisher Description

KDE Connect - KDE Connect integrates your smartphone and computer

KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices:

- Transfer files between your devices.
- Access files on your phone from your computer, without wires.
- Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.
- Get notifications for incoming calls and messages on your computer.
- Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad.
- Notifications sync: Access your phone notifications from your computer and reply to messages.
- Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote for Linux media players.
- WiFi connection: no USB wire or bluetooth needed.
- End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe.

Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your computer for this app to work, and keep the desktop version up-to-date with the Android version for the latest features to work.

Sensitive permissions information:
* Accessibility permission: Required to receive input from another device to control your Android phone, if you use the Remote Input feature.
* Background location permission: Required to know to which WiFi network you are connected to, if you use the Trusted Networks feature.

KDE Connect never sends any information to KDE nor to any third party. KDE Connect sends data from one device to the other directly using the local network, never through the internet, and using end to end encryption.

This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Visit the website to grab the source code.

About KDE Connect

KDE Connect is a free app for Android published in the PIMS & Calendars list of apps, part of Business.

The company that develops KDE Connect is KDE Community. The latest version released by its developer is 1.29.0.

To install KDE Connect on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2023-09-20 and was downloaded 4 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the KDE Connect as malware as malware if the download link to org.kde.kdeconnect_tp is broken.

How to install KDE Connect on your Android device:

Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
Once the KDE Connect is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
A pop-up window with the permissions required by KDE Connect will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
KDE Connect will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.

Program Details

General
Publisher	KDE Community
Released Date	2023-09-20
Languages	English

Category
Category	Business
Subcategory	PIMS & Calendars

System requirements
Operating systems	android

Download information
File size
Total downloads	4

Pricing
License model	Free
Price	N/A

Version History

Here you can find the changelog of KDE Connect since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-24. The latest version is 1.29.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 01 April, 2024. See below the changes in each version:

version 1.29.0

posted on 2023-09-20

1.29
* Added MDNS discovery
* Fixed crash opening the Run Command widget settings
* Added more fine grained notification channels
* Added a confirmation before copying contacts
* Long-tapping the "Send clipboard" quick settings tile now opens the app
* Removed the photo plugin

version 1.28.0

posted on 2023-09-12

1.28:
* Improved connection reliability.

1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.

1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.27.1

posted on 2023-07-29

1.27.1:
* Fixed crashes.

1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.

1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.27.0

posted on 2023-07-16

1.27:
* Added back the mouse receiver plugin.

1.26:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.26.3

posted on 2023-07-02

1.26.3:
* Fixed several bugs and crashes related to media controls.

1.26.1:
* Fix infinite loop that would cause high CPU usage.

1.26.0:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.26.1

posted on 2023-06-24

1.26.1:
* Fix infinite loop that would cause high CPU usage.

1.26.0:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.26.0

posted on 2023-06-12

1.26.0:
* Allow having different widgets for diferent devices.
* Add stats about network packets sent and received.
* Add the option to cancel a pairing request after sending it.
* Fix device name set initially not being human-friendly.
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.

version 1.25.0

posted on 2023-05-29

1.25.0:
* Rewrite some of the internals to improve performance.
* Add search by name in the notification plugin settings.

version 1.24.5

posted on 2023-04-26

* Had to remove the MouseReceiver plugin because Google doesn't want us to use the Accessibility API
* Material 3 visual style
* Allow remote access to the whole phone storage in Android 11+, since Android 13 limits the directories that can be selected for sharing
* Use the gyroscope as mouse input
* Per-app language settings on Android 13
* Fix notification spam after connecting
* Fix device not being discoverable after wiping the app data
* Use stronger encryption when available on both ends

version 1.23.2

posted on 2023-03-18

1.23:
* Improvements for Android 11+
* Hide 'Send Clipboard' entry when using the developer-mode workaround

1.20:
* Media controls: Control volume with keys, add more controls for Spotify
* Preserve last modified time on received files
* Better reconnect to networks on Android 10+
* Add developer-mode workaround to autoshare the clipboard on Android 10+

version 1.19.1

posted on 2022-01-24

1.19:
Notification sync: New option to hide desktop notifications if the screen is on.
Remote filesystem access: Fixed file corruption on recent Android versions.
Clipboard: Added more ways to send the phone clipboard.
Remote input: Allow configuring the action for left clicks.
Remote input: Allow composing text before sending, to support dictation and swiping keyboards.
Run commands: Allow adding them to the power menu.

version 1.18.1

posted on 2021-11-30

1.18:
- Display battery status at the bottom of each device
- Add loop and shuffle controls to media control
- Revamped about screen
- Fixes to navigation and cosmetic improvements
- Fixes low battery notification spam for Android 12
- Fixes crashes

1.17:
- Redesign of the app
- Report the phone signal strength
- Allow switching audio outputs
- Extract MMS attachments
- Add basic mouse receiver
- Fix crash

1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.

version 1.17.0

posted on 2021-05-06

1.17:
- Redesign of the app!
- Report the phone signal strength
- Allow switching audio outputs
- Extract MMS attachments
- Add basic mouse receiver
- Fix crash

1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.

1.15:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10

1.14:
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications

version 1.16.0

posted on 2021-01-06

1.16:
- Display a verification code when pairing.
- Fix crashes.

1.15.1:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10
- Several more fixes and improvements.

1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications

version 1.15.1

posted on 2020-11-02

1.15.1:
- MMS support.
- Share plugin asks to configure receiving directory (required in Android 9+).
- Fix trusted networks on Android 10
- Several more fixes and improvements.

1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications

version 1.14.2

posted on 2020-04-21

1.14.2:
- Fix clipboard sync
- Android 10: You can now send the clipboard contents via the notification
- Android 10: Links received will appear as notifications

1.14:
- Added a button to "Continue Watching here" to the remote media plugin
- Added two quick buttons (Send Files/Run Commands) to the notification
- Remote browsing preferences are now per-device
- Fix remote browsing on Linux with recent OpenSSH versions
- Fix sharing large files (> 2.15GB)
- Fix battery level being -1 on some cases

version 1.13.7

posted on 2020-01-13

1.13.6:
- Make FindMyPhone plugin work on Android 10
- Fix pairing when phone language is set to Arabic

1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.13.5

posted on 2019-11-24

1.13.5:
- Fixed crashes.

1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.13.3

posted on 2019-11-20

1.13.3:
- Fixes for SMS and notifications plugins

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.13.2

posted on 2019-09-23

1.13.2:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings crashing :(

1.13.1:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings not working

1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.13.1

posted on 2019-09-19

1.13.1:
- Fixed remote storage plugin settings not working

1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.13

posted on 2019-09-07

1.13:
- Fixes for SMS access
- Performance improvements

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.12.93

posted on 2019-07-05

1.12.93:
- Fix text extraction from notifications

1.12.7:
- Make file transfers cancellable
- Fixed several bugs in file transfers
- Bigger buttons on the slideshow remote
- Hide remote media controls notification for Spotify, since it has its own.

1.12:
- Allow remotely browsing external SD cards. You need to configure the locations that can be browsed.

version 1.5

posted on 2016-12-17

1.5:,- Received shared files now appear in Downloads by default. Added an option to select a different destination (useful for devices with small internal storage).,- Update media index when files are added/removed while browsing the phone remotely. Gallery will now reflect photos removed this way.,- Fixed bug when sending multiple files from certain apps, where only the first one would succeed.,- When sending multiple files, now we group notifications instead of showing one for each.

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