Switched to Linux a little over a year ago and it’s been great, but one thing eludes me. What’s the best way to do the following when you don’t use Windows or MacOS?

  1. Manage music collection - on Windows I used iTunes to sync my mp3’s to the phone. Is there a linux solution?

  2. Manage SMS from desktop - I’d like to be able to read and reply to SMS messages on my iPhone from the linux PC right in front of me instead of this rinky dink iPhone soft keyboard. Is this possible?

And how the hell does anyone but a child type on an iPhone anyway, while we’re at it? (rhetorical) Grrrr.

Thanks!

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.socialEnglish
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      3 days ago

      You’re welcome.

      For SMS, someone else touched on KDE Connect, which seems to be a pretty well-rounded solution. I can’t speak first-hand, as I don’t use KDE, but there’s a poorly maintained non-KDE program using the same protocol called mconnect, and from looking at that you get bidirectional SMS & file transfer, browsing your phone like a directory, shared clipboard and notifications, and remote control of your desktop media player from your phone. It does almost everything you might want (except for auto-syncing music a-la iTunes).