A phone connectivity applet for the COSMIC desktop panel, powered by KDE Connect.

• Device Management - Pair, unpair, and monitor connected devices
• SMS Messaging - View conversations, reply, and compose new messages with contact lookup
• File Sharing - Send and receive files and URLs, with desktop notifications
• Clipboard Sync - Send clipboard content to your device
• Notifications - View and dismiss phone notifications; desktop alerts for SMS and calls (with privacy controls)
• Battery Status - Monitor battery level and charging state
• Media Controls - Control music playback (play/pause, next/previous, volume)
• Find My Phone - Ring or ping your phone to locate it

Connected requires KDE Connect on both your desktop and Android phone.

Desktop:

# Debian/Ubuntu/Pop!_OS
sudo apt install kdeconnect

# Fedora
sudo dnf install kdeconnect

# Arch
sudo pacman -S kdeconnect

Phone: Install the KDE Connect app from Google Play or F-Droid.

Download the latest release from the Releases page.

Install:

sudo apt install ./cosmic-ext-connected_0.3.0_amd64.deb

Uninstall:

sudo apt remove cosmic-ext-connected

Install:

flatpak install --user ./cosmic-ext-connected_0.3.0.flatpak

Uninstall:

flatpak uninstall --user io.github.nwxnw.cosmic-ext-connected

Requires Rust, just, and system dependencies:

sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake pkgconf \
  libxkbcommon-dev libwayland-dev libglvnd-dev \
  libexpat1-dev libfontconfig-dev libfreetype-dev \
  libinput-dev libdbus-1-dev libssl-dev

just build-release
sudo just install

Then add Connected to your COSMIC panel via Settings > Desktop > Panel > Applets.

Uninstall:

sudo just uninstall

1. Ensure both devices are on the same network
2. Click the Connected applet in your panel - your phone should appear
3. Click your phone and select "Pair", then accept on your phone
4. Important: After pairing, enable the requested permissions in the KDE Connect app on your phone (SMS, Contacts, etc.)

Settings are accessible via the gear icon in the applet. Options include:

• Show battery percentage - Display battery level in device list
• Show offline devices - Show paired devices that aren't currently connected
• File notifications - Desktop notifications for received files
• SMS notifications - Desktop notifications for incoming SMS (with sender/content privacy options)
• Call notifications - Desktop notifications for incoming/missed calls (with name/number privacy options)

Contributions welcome! Please submit issues and pull requests.

See CLAUDE.md for detailed development documentation.

GNU General Public License v3.0 - see LICENSE.

• KDE Connect - The daemon that makes this possible
• System76 / libcosmic - The COSMIC desktop and UI toolkit