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How do you guys manage your iOS device(s)? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I don't have an iPhone but my daughter does.

For music I don't sync anything to her phone. I run a navidrome server and set up an account so she can stream whatever she wants whenever. I think she uses isub as her streaming app. It does allow you to download and cache files from the server to play if you are offline

As for sms, I don't know of any way to sync in Linux, but if you use Windows, the phone link app works, as several of my coworkers have set it up. I know it installs some piece of software on the iPhone you want to sync to, maybe you could do that and try running the phone link program with wine?

I also know kde connect has a link for iOS. It's not perfect but it will do the sms linking thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

KDE connect for iPhone does not have sms sync. And it requires the app to be in the foreground for any features to work.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Ahh sorry. Again, I don't use an iPhone.