Bug 417823

SUMMARY

When I "share" something from Android device to paired desktop machine with KDE Connect, NothingApparentlyHappens™ on the desktop end. There is no notification. There is no information how to retrieve the shared object.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Take screenshot on an Android 9 device.
2. Via screenshot notification on the device, choose share using -> KDE Connect
3. Choose paired desktop to share with.

OBSERVED RESULT

There is a notification on the phone that the screenshot was successfully shared, but no corresponding notification appears on the desktop. The file is silently saved under ~/Downloads.

EXPECTED RESULT

A notification on the desktop machine should be shown, disclosing the location of the file and offering relevant actions like opening the file, opening its location in file manager, copying contents to clipboard as appropriate media type, etc.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.67.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1
Kernel Version: 5.5.4-arch1-1
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 8 × AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor
Memory: 15,6 GiB

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

As a log of my user experience, here are the things that I tried before I successfully located the screenshot on my desktop box:

1. Ctrl+V - perhaps the image data landed in the clipboard?
2. Open GIMP, Ctrl+Shift+V - perhaps the app I was trying to paste into wouldn't directly accept an image paste?
3. Check under ~/Pictures/screenshots
4. Check ~/Pictures/Screenshot_*.png, order by mtime in Dolphin to find the newest one
5. Finally check ~/Downloads/Screenshot_*.png - YEAH, THIS IS IT.

Actually at step 5 I had two ideas: check in ~/Downloads, which I did, or check in KDE Connect configuration. If the save directory were something I wouldn't be able to guess, I might have tried several more directories before I would go to the configuration.

I realize that the output location is configurable and also problably documented, but as a user I would like the app to just "serve" me without me having to check documentation or configuration. I believe the workflow of sharing stuff between devices should be as streamlined as possible, without requiring any knowledge from the user beyond the immediate intention. In real life, when you share something with someone you are directly interacting with, you just hand them the thing, they see the thing, and they grab the thing. You don't silently go to their bag and put the thing in one of the compartments without saying anything.