From 696e16a73472847a0ce6213d9f9e9b8e0ca1ce22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:04:04 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[news]:=2020231018=20An=20Int?= =?UTF-8?q?eresting=20Bluetooth=20App=20for=20Linux=20Just=20Appeared!?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/news/20231018 An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md --- ...g Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md | 101 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/news/20231018 An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md diff --git a/sources/news/20231018 An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md b/sources/news/20231018 An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..60c99246ba --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20231018 An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +[#]: subject: "An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared!" +[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/bluetooth-app-linux-overskride/" +[#]: author: "Sourav Rudra https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972/lctt-scripts-1693450080" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +An Interesting Bluetooth App for Linux Just Appeared! +====== +All things Bluetooth with this brand new app! +A new app for Linux has shown up that could be a one-stop app for all your Bluetooth needs. + +Called ' **Overskride** ', it is **an open-source app** making an appearance with its first release. Even though it is in a work-in-progress state, it offers some decent functionality. + +Allow me to take you through it. + +### Overskride: What to Expect? + +![][1] + +Overskride will appeal to the Rust-heads out there, as it is **primarily written in the Rust programming language** with **a GTK4/libadwaita flavor** to it. + +According to the developer, it is meant to be **a straightforward Bluetooth and Obex client** _(planned for future)_ that works irrespective of the desktop environment or window manager being used. + +![][2] + +Some key features include: + + * **Trust/Block devices.** + * **Ability to send/receive files.** + * **Set connection timeout periods.** + * **Support for configuring the adapter.** + + + +Looking at the screenshot above, you have got about every essential option to customize the Bluetooth device, and the connection, including the adapter name. + +Of course, considering this is the first release of the app ever, one should not set high expectations. So, there would be room for improvements. + +For now, here's **a little sneak peek of Overskride** to check what it offers. + +I set it up using the provided Flatpak package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with GNOME 42.9. It didn't seem to have any issues with running on this setup. + +Overskride was able to detect my smartphone, with various options to configure it. + +![][3] + +You can add the device to the trusted list or block list, rename it, and send a file as well. + +I gave the **file transfer feature** a try, but before I could do that, I had to allow access to user files using [Flatseal][4] so that it could read the files on my system. + +![][5] + +The transfer began after I accepted the file transfer on my phone. The speeds were okay, and the file did get there in one piece, without any issues. + +![][6] + +I must say, for its first-ever release, the developer has presented us with a useful utility. I am excited to see what kind of improvements its future releases will offer. + +The developer [was asked][7] by a Reddit user if there are any plans to **support for showing the battery percentage of wireless headphones.** In response to that, the dev mentioned that it is tricky to do so, as every device follows a different specification, which makes such a goal harder to achieve. + +**Suggested Read** 📖 + +![][8] + +### 📥 Get Overskride + +For now, Overskride is only available via its [GitHub repo][9] as a Flatpak package. Or, you can compile it from source. + +[Overskride (GitHub)][10] + +I hope the developer publishes it on [Flathub][11] once it gets to a stable release to make it accessible for users. + +* * * + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://news.itsfoss.com/bluetooth-app-linux-overskride/ + +作者：[Sourav Rudra][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/sourav/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Overskride_1.png +[2]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/04/Follow-us-on-Google-News.png +[3]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Overskride_2.png +[4]: https://itsfoss.com/flatseal/ +[5]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Overskride_3.png +[6]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/10/Overskride_4.png +[7]: https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/17a5m99/full_release_of_my_bluetooth_app_d/k5b3ybg/ +[8]: https://news.itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png +[9]: https://github.com/kaii-lb/overskride +[10]: https://github.com/kaii-lb/overskride/releases/ +[11]: https://flathub.org/en