Literally just use Signal. E2EE and open source
I’m not a user of Apple products. But KDE has developed a tool to share stuff locally.
https://kdeconnect.kde.org/download.html
The requirement is that both the devices should be in the same local network. Give it a try and provide your feedback.
Yes I should check that one out. I’ve had success using Sync to sync other dynamic files that I need to keep up to date but again, it can be a little clunky and it mostly works at the file level rather than random bits of text that aren’t even technically at the level of a file (I don’t think?)
You can share the clipboard. I always do it between mobile and Linux pc. I assume you can’t keep the history of what you copied into the clipboard in Mac or iOS.
Literally the notes app?
I don’t allow iCloud on my Mac.
You don’t have to use iCloud. I assume any major email will let you sync notes.
It does. I store notes related to work on my work email account.
Do you mean in a similar fashion as Calendars and Contacts? Are you sure that’s like a “NotesDav” and not just iCloud?
I don’t know if you count airdrop as continuity, but you could try that. Also, you should be able to iMessage yourself
Ding-ding-ding! This is the way, thank you!
How fo you AirDrop just like highligted text?
Highlight so that this menu comes up that allows you to cut, copy etc. Scroll to the right until “Share…” becomes available. Select that, then Airdrop
I think this might be the way
Full disclosure: i use AirPlay already so I might already be an ignorant hypocrite but I just can’t seem to figure this out without y’all’s help 😭
Bitwarden also has send feature that really comes in handy.
Ya but thats way to clunky and involved. Just want a quick AirDropish kinda thing
I know you said not continuity, but that’s literally what you’re describing. I highlight text on one device, copy, and can paste it on the other device.
Not clunky. Just works.
Otherwise, I guess you could just save a txt file on a network share, access it through the Files app, and use that as your “Universal Clipboard”.
Whoops, perhaps I need to learn a bit more about this Continuity thing. I just perceived it as something where it would constantly be talking between my phone and Mac without any input from me and create a security issue. I absolutely think of iMessage that way and that belief has largely been vindicated but maybe the Continuity is a little more secure and less full of security holes…
Stop asking the same question in the same sub.
Huh?