KDE connect from Ubuntu to Pixel phone

For this I'm using Ubuntu 24.04 and a Pixel 8a but any similar ubuntu version and android phone should work the same.

On desktop you can install KDE connect, or in my case as I use gnome I installed GSConnect which adds to the ubuntu gnome top bar nicely.

I had to add a couple firewall rules to allow kde connect protocol through with ufw:

sudo ufw status  # first checking it's running  
sudo ufw allow 1716:1764/tcp  
sudo ufw allow 1716:1764/udp  

On my pixel phone I downloaded KDE connect

From my desktop > top right dropdown > a new GSConnect option showed and I was able to connect to my pixel.

This then notified my phone and I accepted the connection.

Inside the app on my phone, under some of the default controls are text links to enable additional permissions for things like sms etc. where I enabled the ones I wanted to get SMS access and notifications as that's my primary use, as well as occasional clipboard sharing.

Desktop menu:

Phone app: