New to Linux, I am on Ubuntu 24.04.

I am trying to have my phone calls go from my phone to my laptop. I did some online searching and found KDE connect. I can recieve and send texts on KDE connect but can’t call

Am I doing something wrong or should I use something else?

Thanks for reading

  • ageek@lemmy.world
    113·
    6 days ago

    Google Fi allows taking and making calls from the Messages for Web portal in the browser but … Google

    • utopiah@lemmy.ml
      2·
      5 days ago

      Interesting, I knew they provide SIM for non eSIM phones (have a JMP SIM on the way with its USB adapter) but didn’t know about that service. Can you please explain a bit more how it works?

      PS: for Europeans who worry about tariffs, mine wasn’t sent from the US, or Canada, but rather Netherlands, FWIW.

      • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        Haven’t used this services but I keep seeing other people talking about it. From their FAQ : https://jmp.chat/faq

        • Q4. How do I make a phone call with my JMP number?

        The easiest way is to make a call from your Jabber app, if you are using a supporting app such as Cheogram Android, Conversations, Snikket, or Movim. Simply add a contact just as you would for messaging and then select the voice call option in your app.

        • Q10. JMP currently only provides numbers in the USA and Canada. These numbers can make and receive both calls and messages with any country in the world.
  • solrize@lemmy.world
    6·
    6 days ago

    Get a SIP account with a VoIP provider and run a SIP client on your laptop. I’ve been using Linphone on Android and it works but isn’t great. It does say it has desktop versions. I haven’t looked into alternatives.

    Phone OS’s usually won’t let you get at the voice stream, to prevent malware apps from tapping your conversations.

    You could alternatively use some Bluetooth hack as someone said. It would help if you were more specific about what you wanted.

    • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world
      22·
      6 days ago

      This is the most solid solution IMO. I use Linphone on desktop with a Twilio phone number over SIP.

      It works. Not that I get to try it often: I consider phone calls a barbaric relic of the past and get by fine without them. I use the number to receive 2FA SMS mostly.

  • renegadesporkAEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

    KDE Connect is great, but the simplest solution would be to just pair your phone and laptop via Bluetooth. Your phone will just treat your PC as a Bluetooth headset.

    Not 100% sure with Ubuntu, but I do this on EndeavourOS and it just worked without any tinkering.