[macOS] Bounce Connect update - Copyable messages, read/unread, smarter contacts and browse files polish
About a month ago I posted my last Bounce Connect update here. Since then I have shipped 1 major update (Bounce38). Here is what actually changed. The biggest additions: Selectable and copyable message text. Message bubbles on Mac now support selecting and copying text directly, plus a right-click "Copy Message" action so you can grab codes, links, addresses, or numbers without retyping them. Notification copy actions. Mirrored Android notifications now support text selection and context-menu copy for body, title, or all. Native macOS banners also got a Copy action alongside existing Reply, Dismiss, and Mark as Read. Read/Unread for messages and notifications. Visible read/unread controls, mark-all-read actions, and preserved local read state when Android refreshes a notification. Smarter contact details. Clicking a contact now opens a detail sheet with per-number Copy, Call, and Message actions. Contacts with multiple numbers ask which one to use instead of silently picking the primary. contacts now support emails too. Safer clear actions. Clearing Messages, Calls, Notifications, or Clipboard now asks for confirmation first to avoid accidental bulk deletion. Android file browser polish. The Mac file browser now supports search within the current folder, sorting by Name, Date, Size, or Type, and a Refresh button. Keyboard shortcuts. Added ⌘N for New Message, ⌘F to search the current tab, and ⌘1 through ⌘8 to switch sections. The problem my app solves is that: Mac gives iPhone users Continuity and iMessage on desktop. Android users get nothing native on macOS. My app is better than KDE Connect because it is built from scratch in native Swift for macOS. It handles WhatsApp calls, bidirectional notification dismiss, and folder transfers over local WiFi at high speeds, things KDE Connect simply cannot do. Other core features include: Smart WiFi Lock, stays active only on trusted networks to avoid battery drain SMS from Mac with dual-SIM support Accept, reject or mute cellular and WhatsApp calls from desktop Dual-SIM reject with message, choose which SIM sends the SMS reply when declining a call Notification mirroring, clear on Mac it clears on phone and vice versa Per-app notification control Continuity link sharing via Safari share menu and Android share sheet Universal clipboard sync Remote Android file browser from Mac Bounce for Chrome (beta), right-click any link, image, or text to beam it to Android AOSP and GrapheneOS support (Fossify, Simple SMS) Android Quick Settings tile 100% local, AES-256 encrypted, no cloud Pricing: $15.99 lifetime (Android app on Play Store, Mac app is free) — bounceconnect.app Since everything runs locally there is no traditional trial, but Google Play has a 2-hour refund window if it does not work for your setup. Changelog: bounceconnect.app/changelog Privacy: bounceconnect.app/privacy.html AI Disclaimer: Human validated About the developer: Built by Deepak (independent developer) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-g-290a76144/
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This looks really great.
Thank you☺️
Does it have a "chat" function between mac and android. Sending text snippets over easily. or does the clipboard have a history of what it receives?
this is one of them things that seems so obvious it should have come with mac OS to begin with. how have you handled the pulling from the android device over the same connection or is that a separate protocol?
Yes both android and mac should be on same network to share the data
This looks great; good job. A minor suggestion here - remove the top left "x" - and move the title to the same line as the time + xmark.
Got it this is bit old screenshot current in the left side it shows the app icon rather than blank box. And yes I like your suggestion as it already has icons i can remove the app name if possible let me see the possibilities. Thank you
Happy to answer questions
Does it show conversations from apps like Whatsapp? I would love to use this to centralize a lot of my different social media and android/apple devices in one place
While connected, yes, you can receive messages and reply to them, but conversation loading is not possible as WhatsApp encrypts their data. However, when connected, you can see whatever WhatsApp messages you receive as a conversation. I retrieve the messages from notifications.
really great job