Hello.

I’m looking for a solution to send text from my PC to my phone, but also the other way around. Big plus if I can send files too in both ways. I already use pairdrop which is nice (while not 100% reliable from my experience) for files, and ntfy is good to send a notification (so basically text) to my phone but the android app won’t let me send from my phone to my pc.

I used to use airdroid a while back, but I don’t want to use proprietary software if I can.

Any idea ?

Solution: snapdrop or pairdrop. For text, right click on PC, long press on phone.

  • GravelPieceOfSword@lemmy.caEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If you want persistent messages, use a messaging app like another poster posted. KDE connect should work, but it doesn’t work for my setup for some reason.

    If you just need transient messages, which is more of my usecase, and lightweight sending, use pairdrop.

    snapdrop and pairdrop app from fdroid for Android, pairdrop website in desktop.

    You can just use the website instead of app on phone too.

    Sending over LAN is local - it doesn’t go outside your own network.

    If devices are on same WiFi, no pairing required.

    You can also send across networks by pairing.

    Project GitHub repository