Device Connect vs Sharing
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Device Connect
Device Connect Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop similar to KDE Connect. Features: * Lightweight and fast * AES-256 encryption with password * Upload files from phone to desktop * Open files and web URLs from phone on desktop * Download files from pre-defined directories at desktop to phone * Show phone notification on desktop * Execute pre-defined commands on desktop * Periodically running sync tasks (directories, contacts, SMS, clipboard)
Sharing
Share files and apps using browser. you need the other device to be connected to the same network. Files sent from browser to the app can be found in Sharing/ folder in your internal storage. You will need to send this app to the other device in case you sent an app with split apk files. Make sure you use hotspot to get faster speeds transferring files. All thanks goes to Hamdy El-Menshawy for the UI design specially the web side App made by Ammar64
| Feature | Device Connect | Sharing |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityMessaging | ProductivityFile ManagerMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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