D11773: New plugin: Find this device

[Matthijs Tijink]

mtijink added a comment.


  In D11773#237060 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D11773#237060>, @kossebau wrote:
  
  > In D11773#236515 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D11773#236515>, @mtijink wrote:
  >
  > > Wouldn't it make more sense to integrate this into the existing "Find my phone" plugin?
  >
  >
  > Perhaps. Depends if people think there are devices which would just be searched *for* or devices which are just searched *from*. In that case one might prefer to have the plugins separated, as proposed initially here.
  >
  > For one, any mobile device is candidate both for being searched for and searched from, given their mobile nature :)
  >  On the other hand, not any connected device and its users should be able to trigger the Find feature for any other connected device (think device for visitors/kids which should not be able to locate host's/mum's phone, but the other way around you want to be able).
  >
  > That's why I proposed this as separate plugin, to allow separate enabling in which direction the Find feature works.
  
  
  Why wouldn't you want to ability to find a device? It'll never hurt you if you don't use it, and it gives you less plugins in the list.
  
  And if you don't want someone to be able to find a phone, why would you even connect? That doesn't make sense.

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