It's KDE Connect Indicator to the rescue. With KDE Connect Indicator installed on your Ubuntu 16.04 machine and it's helper app installed on your Android Device, you will be able to view your cell phone's text messages on your Linux Desktop and you can reply to them from your Desktop too. But wait there's more! You can send files from your Desktop to your Phone and vice versa, you can use your phone as a remote touchpad and keyboard, control your media files, and even ring your phone to help find it if it's lost.
To get it install and work you do the following:
1. Install the KDE Connect App on your cellphone with this LINK
2. Then run the following commands in a Terminal window.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:varlesh-l/indicator-kdeconnect
sudo apt update
sudo apt install indicator-kdeconnect kdeconnect
That's it you're done with the installation. Now you have to pair your computer with your android device (cell phone)
To pair KDE Connect Indicator with your Android device:
1. Click "Request pairing" from the KDE Connect Indicator on your desktop and accept the request from your Android Device.
OR
2. Select the desktop device from the KDE Connect app on your Android device, tap "Request Pairing" then, on the desktop, click "Request Pairing" in the KDE Connect Indicator menu.
You are now done! If you get a text message on your phone it will show up on your linux desktop. You can also transfer your photos or any file to/from your cell phone to your desktop with just a few clicks.
A Video Review of KDE Connect Indicator.
NOTE: This will install several Dependencies, here is a list of them:
The following NEW packages will be installed:
humanity-icon-theme indicator-kdeconnect kde-cli-tools kde-cli-tools-data kdeconnect kinit kio kpackagelauncherqml kpackagetool5 kwayland-data kwayland-integration libdbusmenu-qt5 libfakekey0 libfam0
libkf5archive5 libkf5attica5 libkf5auth-data libkf5auth5 libkf5bookmarks-data libkf5bookmarks5 libkf5codecs-data libkf5codecs5 libkf5completion-data libkf5completion5 libkf5config-bin libkf5config-data
libkf5configcore5 libkf5configgui5 libkf5configwidgets-data libkf5configwidgets5 libkf5coreaddons-data libkf5coreaddons5 libkf5crash5 libkf5dbusaddons-bin libkf5dbusaddons-data libkf5dbusaddons5
libkf5declarative-data libkf5declarative5 libkf5globalaccel-bin libkf5globalaccel-data libkf5globalaccel5 libkf5globalaccelprivate5 libkf5gpgmepp5 libkf5guiaddons5 libkf5i18n-data libkf5i18n5
libkf5iconthemes-bin libkf5iconthemes-data libkf5iconthemes5 libkf5idletime5 libkf5itemviews-data libkf5itemviews5 libkf5jobwidgets-data libkf5jobwidgets5 libkf5kcmutils-data libkf5kcmutils5
libkf5kdelibs4support-data libkf5kdelibs4support5 libkf5kdelibs4support5-bin libkf5kiocore5 libkf5kiofilewidgets5 libkf5kiontlm5 libkf5kiowidgets5 libkf5notifications-data libkf5notifications5
libkf5package-data libkf5package5 libkf5parts-data libkf5parts-plugins libkf5parts5 libkf5pty-data libkf5pty5 libkf5quickaddons5 libkf5service-bin libkf5service-data libkf5service5 libkf5solid5
libkf5solid5-data libkf5sonnet5-data libkf5sonnetcore5 libkf5sonnetui5 libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libkf5textwidgets-data libkf5textwidgets5 libkf5wallet-bin libkf5wallet-data libkf5wallet5
libkf5waylandclient5 libkf5widgetsaddons-data libkf5widgetsaddons5 libkf5windowsystem-data libkf5windowsystem5 libkf5xmlgui-bin libkf5xmlgui-data libkf5xmlgui5 libkwalletbackend5-5 libphonon4qt5-4libpolkit-qt5-1-1 libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5waylandclient5 libvoikko1 qtwayland5 sonnet-plugins sshfs ubuntu-mono
B O N U S A P P
If you're like me, you miss notifications all the time on the desktop, so here's a nice Indicator App that will hold the last 5 notices for your viewing pleasure.
RECENT NOTIFICATION INDICATOR.
Here's how to install it:
Type the following commands into a Terminal Window.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jconti/recent-notifications
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install indicator-notifications
