Tips/Pairing your phone and PC with KDE Connect

Information

If you haven't downloaded KDE Connect yet, click here.
If you already paired your devices and wants to know how to transfer files, click here.

Introduction

So, you already got KDE Connect but want to know how you can pair your devices? This KDE tip will help you!

Pairing your phone and PC

Note

While we'll be using Android and KDE Plasma screenshots here, the steps should be similar on iOS and Windows.

• First, make sure all of your devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. It won't work if you don't follow this step!
  
  

• Next, open KDE Connect on both of the devices you want to transfer files between.
  
  

• With the app open on your phone, you should see a list of available devices to connect to.
  
  

Pair Devices on KDE Connect for Android

• Select the one you want and click on the Request pairing button.
  
  

Request Pairing Screen - KDE Connect on Android

• You should see a notification pop-up on your computer. Click Accept in the notification.
  
  

Notification with a pairing request with a key

• If you don’t see a notification, just open the KDE Connect app, click on the device you’re trying to connect to, and click on the Accept button.
  
  

Pair request on KDE Connect for Android

If you want to know how to transfer files between your paired devices, click here.

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