https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426374
Bug ID: 426374
Summary: Unable to start KDEConnect on Android Desktop /
Samsung DeX
Product: kdeconnect
Version: unspecified
Platform: Android
OS: Android 10.x
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: android-application
Assignee: albertv...@gmail.com
Reporter: bugs.kde.1...@antifarben.de
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 131541
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=131541&action=edit
Screenshot of the error message notification
I'm using version 1.14.2 from F-Droid but the version selector only has
versions till 1.10. Therefore I selected 'unspecified'.
SUMMARY
When I try to start KDE Connect within the Samsund Desktop Environment (DeX)
I'm getting the error "KDE Connect can't run in Samsung DeX".
All apps except KDE Connect and another (KeePassDX -
https://github.com/Kunzisoft/KeePassDX/issues/245#issuecomment-662502660) are
running fine.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Try to start KDE Connect within an Android Desktop environment (Samsung DeX)
OBSERVED RESULT
error "KDE Connect can't run in Samsung DeX"
EXPECTED RESULT
KDE Connect starts
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Android 10 on Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 (but I'm sure any other DeX compatible
device will also be suitable to reproduce this)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I'm using Samsung DeX (https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/dex/), which gives a
desktop like experience and makes use of Android windowing support.
Samsung has documentation on how to enable window resizing for Android
applications
(https://developer.samsung.com/samsung-dex/modify-optimizing.html):
```xml
<application
android:resizeableActivity="true">
</application>
```
This documentation also has more tweaks and information on how to improve the
desktop experience in case you're interested.
They also have an app testing guide
(https://developer.samsung.com/samsung-dex/testing.html — although some apps
are fine with this guide but won't work on "real" DeX sometimes).
Other applications only had the issue that apps weren't resizeable — for
instance AntennaPod ( https://github.com/AntennaPod/AntennaPod/pull/4343/files
), NewPipe (
https://github.com/TobiGr/NewPipe/commit/ea486e769ff9728c4e5d7dac6028587c39476fa9
) or GitNex ( https://codeberg.org/gitnex/GitNex/pulls/601/files ).
But at least it was possible to start them.
My guess is, that this might be a metadata issue as well but I'm not an Android
developer.
I'm happy to test something if you have an APK and I will try to respond as
soon as possible if you have any further questions.
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