I'm not familiar with that, but I'm curious how it can be simpler than what I described using the regular file manager you've probably already got installed. For me, using the defaults of Debian with Cinnamon, the steps are
0. get ssh working
1. type into the location bar of the file browser: sftp:// and then whatever the ssh command would use, e.g.: sftp://root@samsung-0bd2c41
2. there is no step two, you've already got a mounted filesystem
Of course, there's some details hidden in step zero, but if KDE Connect uses sshfs as well, I'm not sure how it gets simpler than this to "expose" (this means mount, right?) the filesystem. Does KDE Connect do it bidirectionally or so? (I wouldn't actually want that, as my laptop is the trusted device of the pair)
Pair your phone once with PC (It also supposedly works with Gnome but i never used it) using a single click via. KDE Connect.
The phone icon shows up in your file manager without you having to do any additional configuration. Click and browse like any networked folder.
Advantage is KDE connect also brings a lot of useful features alongside just accessing phone files. Can share clipboard, notifications (can even reply from desktop), execute commands on pc from phone and vice versa and a lot more
What does pairing mean here? Surely not Bluetooth? How'd that work? Or do you mean plugging in the USB connection and perhaps turning on USB debugging? I don't understand what that first word/step means or involves
Ah wait, probably there's a companion app on the phone side that uses root and one side listens for broadcasts on the network. Is that what you mean? That does sound simpler than setting up ssh indeed
Yep. KDE Connect app exists on Android and does not need root. You connect both of them to the same network. Once they discover each other over network (or you add the ip address manually), click the pair button on one device and accept the pairing request on the other device. They exchange ssh keys etc.. so the connection will work automatically even when you switch networks the next time.
