Kde Connect file system access not working

Shadow_of_eagle

Hello,
I'm relatively new to GrapheneOS and installed Kde-Connect on my Pixel 9a.
I was able to connect It to my laptop and use most features but I was not able to browse the files on my phones from my Laptop.
I tried giving Kde-Connect full storage access and setting up storage scopes. In both cases I was not able to see the files using my Laptop. It was also impossible to write something in that directory.
Does anyone experience the same problem or has an idea what might cause it?
Thanks in advance.

Sorry for any language errors, English is not my native language.

Nikoyay

Shadow_of_eagle I just tested this functionality on Nobara Linux KDE and Pixel 8 with up-to-date GrapheneOS, and it works. I don't remember changing any of the default settings for the KDE connect app, just allowing permissions from its "your-pc" menu, then clicking on the links under "Some Plugins need permissions to work, tap for more info". Make sure you allow permissions through that menu, not the default android permissions menu, since the app might not know it now has that permission otherwise. I have it set up to allow full file access, not Storage scopes.

If everything else fails, try a full reset of the KDE connect app - delete data or even download it again. Make sure it is the latest version (I got mine from F-Droid, KDE's own repo). My app version is 1.33.9

This is assuming everything on your Linux side is set up correctly, which I guess it is, if it's working with another phone. Still, make sure it is up-to-date. Mine is 25.08.0

Oh, and a really stupid thing to check - make sure both your PC and phone are on the same WiFi. I had issues if one is on the 2.4 GHz band, and the other on 5GHz band. If your laptop is old and doesn't support 5GHz, that might be an issue. However, if other KDE Connect features are working between the two devices, this is probably not the issue.
And make sure your phone is awake and unlocked when you try these. Just in case.

Hope this helps.

W1zardK1ng

Shadow_of_eagle its an issue with kde/gs connect
Im on fedora, i do the below to access the device storage. After clicking mount option go to
ipofdevice/storage/emulated/0

dregrinfuces

From what I was able to find out, KDE Connect uses the SFTP protocol which Windows doesn't include. I'm using WinSCP on my Windows machines to provide that protocol. There is a WinSCP app in the Windows Store, but it's charging $9.99 even though it's free and open source:

https://github.com/winscp/winscp

I guess you could grab a copy at that github page. I installed mine with winget via the Microsoft Terminal:

winget install --id WinSCP.WinSCP

Shadow_of_eagle

dregrinfuces
I forgot to specify, that I'm using Ubuntu 25.04 on my Laptop with the Gnome Extension GSConnect.
If I try the same with my Sony Xperia L3 with stock Android 8.1.0 it works. (Not perfectly, but it works)

DeletedUser495

Shadow_of_eagle I hope you are not using your L3 with a sim card in this day and age. It must be obsolete for like 3 years now. I understand you want to transfer your data offline between your device and Linux laptop. Best might be using an intermediary like a memory stick if everything else fails.

Shadow_of_eagle

DeletedUser495
I'm looking for a solution to edit a file from both devices. Currently I use Onedrive, but I don't want to use a proprietary solution any more and setting up a own cloud would be to much for one file.
As I use Kde-Connect anyway, this was the first that came to my mind.

Norkeyout

Shadow_of_eagle You can use Syncthing on you computer and phone for this.

blusterpilgrim

I'm only able browse my phone files with KDE Connect via Dolphin File Manager, the KDE file manager. Installing Dolphin might work for you also.

Shadow_of_eagle

Thank you all for your replies.
I'll probably use Syncthing, but will have a look into the given options for KDE-Connect. At least I can be sure, that it's not generally impossible with GrapheneOS.

Nikoyay

Shadow_of_eagle Another thing to try - get a live USB with a distro running KDE and try to pair it with your phone using KDE connect, just to rule out if your PC is the cause, or it's the phone.