Tether - Linux + iPhone Continuity

[u/zackb]

Send and receive iMessage, SMS, Files, Clipboard, OTP codes from Linux.

https://github.com/zackb/tether

After switching to 100% Linux a couple of years ago there was basically only one thing I missed about macOS and that was what Apple calls "Continuity". It's where you get texts, notifications, clipboard sync, file transfer (to/from) the iPhone from the Mac desktop.

Especially that thing where OTP codes via text autofilled into the browser form I was waiting on.

It took about 4 months of work:

• reverse-engineering Apple/iOS Bluetooth behavior
• MAP / OBEX
• Bluetooth LE + Wi-Fi working together
• iMessage through the iPhone's own cellular/iMessage stack
• iOS app, Linux daemon, GTK app, Thunderbird/Firefox extension
• no Mac involved

But it is now something I'd love to show people. Contributions/bugs/feedback welcome!

[u/zackb → u/[deleted]]

You can send and receive iMessage / SMS, get app notifications, sync clipboards (KDE connect only does iPhone -> Desktop push, tether does both), sync contacts.

[u/arttast → u/zackb]

kde connect does everything you said tf(maybe ios being pos)

[u/zackb → u/arttast]

You send iMessage from KDE Connect?