Bug 510069 - Add GUI option for customDevices on desktop applications
Summary: Add GUI option for customDevices on desktop applications
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdeconnect
Classification: Applications
Component: common (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: unspecified All
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Albert Vaca Cintora
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Reported: 2025-09-29 19:47 UTC by negativeiq
Modified: 2025-09-29 19:47 UTC (History)
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Description negativeiq 2025-09-29 19:47:16 UTC 
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SUMMARY
The desktop application of KDE connect lacks the ability to manually add devices by IP, which makes it difficult to pair desktop to desktop across subnets.
It is possible to achieve this by manually adding a customDevices line to the config file, but a UI option would make things a lot easier.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set up two computers (Linux / Windows / macOS) on two different subnets
2. Try to pair them to each other

OBSERVED RESULT
No pair by IP option in UI, must edit config file manually

EXPECTED RESULT
Pair by IP button in UI

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
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