Foner 0.1.0

The first release of Foner, a KDE dialler that makes and receives calls through a phone paired over Bluetooth.

What it does

• Dial, answer and end calls, also from a desktop notification.
• Mute the microphone, set the speaker level, send keypad tones, and pull the call audio onto this computer.
• Read the contacts and the call history from the phone, and keep them on disk.
• Search contacts by name, by number, or by keypad letters.
• Import and export vCard files.
• Keep running in the system tray, and open tel: links from other applications.

Requirements

Foner needs PipeWire 1.4 or newer with its telephony module, BlueZ, and a phone that is paired and connected over the hands-free profile. The build needs Qt 6.5 and KDE Frameworks 6.8.

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AminBlg/foner/main/scripts/install.sh | sh

Arch users can also build packaging/PKGBUILD, which fetches this tag.

Known limits

• Only one phone on Arch Linux with Plasma was tested.
• Two calls at once, service codes and vCard export are built, but nobody tested them against a phone yet.
• Keyboard-only operation is incomplete. The keypad keys are not reachable with Tab.

docs/STATUS.md has the full list.