Release TwinDesk v2.1.0 : No need to be in same network, Phone Calls, Messages, Photos and More · InukaAsith/TwinDesk

TwinDesk 2.1: no shared Wi-Fi needed anymore, Phone Connectivity with calls, photos, messages, files and more

Your phone and your computers no longer need to be on the same Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth LE: TwinDesk finds your phone or your other computer over Bluetooth and connects by itself, at home, at the office, or with no Wi-Fi at all.
Wi-Fi Direct: for big things like files, screens and apps, TwinDesk makes a fast direct Wi-Fi link between the two devices, then goes back to Bluetooth when it's done.
Phone hotspot: one click to connect with hotspot. The phone turns its hotspot on and the computer joins it.
USB cable: plug your phone in and press Allow to pair, no code needed. The connection moves to the cable.
See how you're connected: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot, USB or Wi-Fi is shown right in the app.
Saves battery: when both devices are on the same Wi-Fi, TwinDesk turns its Bluetooth off (you can change this in General).

Works on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Thanks @NacreousDawn596 for the idea (#7).

Calls: answer or decline when the phone rings, mute, hang up, and talk through your computer. Dial pad, contact search and call history.
Messages: read your conversations, see pictures, and send texts from the computer.
Photos: browse your phone's photos, videos and screenshots, and save any of them to the computer.
Files: browse your phone's storage from the computer. Upload, download, drag and drop, rename, delete, make folders.
Shared folders both ways: your phone's folder shows up in Explorer, Finder or your Linux file manager, and a computer folder shows up in the phone's Files app.
Phone as a drive: mount your phone like a USB drive on Windows and Linux.
Control your phone without wireless debugging: mouse and keyboard now also work through Android's Accessibility, even over Bluetooth.
Phone sound without wireless debugging: hear your phone's sound on the computer.

Live file progress: see a progress bar for every file being sent, on every device.
Disconnect, Switch and Take over: quickly switch between your phone and your computers, or take over a computer that's in use.
Second screen toolbar on Windows: switch Extend/Mirror, stop, and go full screen from the top of the screen, like on the Mac.
Clearer pairing: pairing requests now pop up over the window.

Windows: mouse sharing keeps working when TwinDesk is in the tray (#16).
Windows: the cursor no longer disappears after an admin (UAC) prompt (#15).
Windows: scrolling on the other computer no longer scrolls the Windows app in the background (#17).
Windows on ARM: Extend now says clearly why it isn't available (#14).
Windows: support for signed installers (#13, thanks @Jay-Prajapati01).
Linux: Fixed extend issues
Linux: Bluetooth with the phone stays connected instead of dropping.
Cursor sharing over Bluetooth no longer lags.

Thank you to everyone who reported a problem or shared an idea. TwinDesk gets better because of you:

@benzntech: cursor after UAC prompts, mouse sharing from the tray, scrolling leaking into Windows apps (#15, #16, #17)
@NacreousDawn596: the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct idea behind this release (#7)
@IzzulZain11: Extend on Windows on ARM (#14)
@hensamuel: Extend on Linux (#6)
@dt-memyrlabs: the Windows Defender warning (#12)
@ColdMan023: keyboard languages (#10, #11)
@DghostNinja, @ThePenitent1One, @Lart-Iste, @javadhamed-ctrl, @ilkerergungor-cyber: earlier reports (#1 to #5) and @77855Achern (#18), @seshari17(#19) for feature requests (not in this release)

And thanks to @Jay-Prajapati01 (#13) and @erdodo (#8, #9) for their code.

Which Android APK?

TwinDesk-2.1.0.apk: install this one on your phone.
TwinDesk-2.1.0-full.apk: the same app plus notification access and text messages, which Play Protect blocks in downloaded apps. You don't need to install it yourself. Your computer puts it on the phone for you over wireless debugging, and your settings and pairing stay.

Works with older TwinDesk versions too: they keep connecting over Wi-Fi as before.