![]() ![]() If you frequently share files, images and links with someone though, Pushbullet is awesome. Under “People,” you can add other people you’d like to push files to, turning Pushbullet into a social app as well – though of course they’ll need to have it installed too for this to work. You’ll be able to seamlessly browse folders and then choose the files you want to ‘push’ to your device. In the Android app, the Remote Files section is where you can access files stored on your computer. It’s also a little annoying that in order to save the file, you’ll then need to open it up in a browser and download it… Fortunately, for image sharing, you can simply push it to your browser of choice and then just right-click to save it. The only downside is that there is currently no option to send multiple files at once – which means you need to repeat the process a few times if you have lots of files to get through. Previously, I would have done the same thing with Dropbox, but this is much quicker. For this article, I took a photo on my phone of my two computers running Pushbullet (this is getting meta) and then “pushed” that image to both machines. The “Devices” tab is also very useful and basically allows you to send messages to your other devices, along with attachments. O2 is the only reason I ever get any messages. It’s rather disappointing that there still doesn’t seem to be a way to compose new messages without responding though, but there’s always WhatsApp Web for that. Best of all is that if you receive a message through WhatsApp, you can respond to it using a pop-up window. Need to work late? Then you can let the wife/husband/parents know with no need to reach for your phone. If you click on the SMS tab in the desktop version, you’ll be able to see all your SMS messages and send new ones straight from your desktop. Also handy is an option to deal with notifications – you can like, dislike, dismiss, etc. You can manually select which notifications you want to share in the Pushbullet app and from there, any new notification you see on your phone will also pop up on your computers. The main feature of Pushbullet is to push your messages and notifications to your menagerie of different devices. Once you’ve done that, you’re good to go! Repeat the process as many times as necessary and you’ll be able to gain access to all of your connected devices through Pushbullet. Then enable notifications and make sure to allow all of the necessary permissions. Once again, sign in with your Google or Facebook account. Launch Pushbullet, allow it to update if necessary, and then tick the check box to allow remote access to files. Then download the app for Windows, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Safari and install. ![]() You can find the official Pushbullet app on the PlayStore and go from there. You’ll then need to set it up on your various devices. You can do this with your Google or Facebook accounts, which makes things nice and speedy. You first need to visit the website and log in on your desktop. The first bit of good news is that it is very quick and easy to setup Pushbullet. So how do you get set up, and is it worth the time and effort? Here’s everything you need to know. The idea is to make your disparate devices work together by unifying your notifications and by making all your devices “act like one.” In short, you can send and receive notifications from pretty much any device and even access files remotely. ![]() Or maybe I’ll switch machines and realize that all the photos I need are on the desktop back home.That’s where Pushbullet comes in. If I miss a notification on my phone, it might still get marked as read and not come through to my computer. While each device on its own might be useful, having too many can actually lead to overload and make it harder to keep track of everything. But there comes a point of diminishing returns. In my case, most of these are intended to improve productivity in some way – to help me work faster and more efficiently. If you’re anything like me, you probably have a ton of different devices kicking around your house. ![]()
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