sr093906 / dcnnt-android

Android client for https://github.com/cyanomiko/dcnnt-py

Device Connect

NO WAR

Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop similar to KDE Connect. Android client for https://github.com/cyanomiko/dcnnt-py

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)

Quickstart

Prerequisites

0. Phone and PC must be in same broadcast domain, e.g., same Wi-Fi.
1. Server part of dcnnt must be installed on PC. Check: dcnnt --help, install: https://github.com/cyanomiko/dcnnt-py#install
2. Client app must be installed on phone.

How to pair devices (easy way)

1. Start server on your PC in pairing mode with dcnnt pair command. Pairing code of 6 digits will be printed in terminal (example: 123-456).
2. Launch app on your phone.
3. Select Devices entry in navigation menu.
4. Tap Search button.
5. Input pair code in dialog on phone.

How to pair devices

1. Start server on your PC with dcnnt command.
2. Launch app on your phone.
3. Select Settings entry in navigation menu.
4. Set password in Device password field.
5. Select Devices entry in navigation menu.
6. Tap Search button.
7. Tile with PC info (UIN, name and IP address) will appears in list under the Search button. Tap it.
8. Set device password, that defined in conf.json file in password field of self section.
9. On PC - go to devices subdirectory of dcnnt configuration directory ($HOME/.config/dcnnt by default).
10. Edit configuration file of the device (${uin_of_the_device}.device.json): set password from step 4 to the password field (about config files: https://github.com/cyanomiko/dcnnt-py/blob/master/doc/config.md).