Pair an Android phone with Windows, share the clipboard both ways, send files without a cable and use the phone as a remote.
Install **KDE Connect** on both sides, pair over the **same Wi-Fi** and allow it through the **Windows firewall**. The clipboard and file transfer then work directly, without a cloud account.
Get KDE Connect for Windows (Microsoft Store or the KDE download page) and for Android from the Play Store. The versions do not have to match.
https://kdeconnect.kde.org/download.htmlOn first start Windows asks about network access. Tick **Private networks**. Without that exception the phone never appears in the list.
Both sides list the other device by name. Send a pairing request from one side and accept it on the other - the request times out after a minute.
Open the device in KDE Connect and switch on **Clipboard**, **Share and receive files** and, if you want it, **Multimedia control**. Every plugin is a permission.
Copy text on the phone and paste it on the PC, then send a photo to the PC and open it from the downloads folder. Clipboard sync needs both devices unlocked.
Both devices must stay on the same subnet. A VPN on either device can break discovery, and a sleeping PC cannot receive anything.
Firewall exception missing, different subnets or client isolation on the Wi-Fi. Check all three before reinstalling anything.
The plugin is off on the other device. Enable it on both and unlock the phone once.
You are on 2.4 GHz or the phone is saving power. Use the 5 GHz band and keep the screen on during the transfer.
Old pairing entries hold stale addresses. Unpair on both sides and pair again on the new network.
No. Traffic goes directly between the two devices on your network.
There is, but with fewer plugins. Clipboard and file transfer are the useful parts.
Unpair the device on both sides and uninstall the two apps. No files or clipboard data remain on the other device.
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