Remember the Software Data Cable for Android I mentioned before? That was really a clever tiny piece of app that every Android user should install. Why? Well, you better see my previous post about it here: How To: Transfer Files From PC To Android Phone Via Wi-Fi (And Vice Versa).
If you ever wished you could do almost the same thing on your iPhone or iPad and make your life a LOT easier, well, then, you've got to check out PushBullet.
PushBullet is your Swiss Army Knife for anything wireless
As a long-time Android user who just switched to iOS, I hate it when moving files & information from my computer to iPhone is such a difficult feat. The same frustration you get when you copy contents from your iPhone to your Mac or Windows PC. And that's the problem that PushBullet is trying to solve.
What is PushBullet
In a nutshell, PushBullet makes it really easy to send files, ebooks, links, and virtually any media files from one device to another. Whether you're pushing files from your Windows computer to your iPhone, iPad or Android, the process is absolutely painless. All you have to do is to right-click the file or link and select the destination device and voila, you can instantly go right to that file/link by tapping on the notification you get on your Android or iDevice. And no, you don't have to be in the same wireless network to make PushBullet works.Browse, Access Your Photos From Your iPhone, iPad To Your Computer Over Wi-Fi
And if you have an Android device, you can even automatically “push” all your calls and SMS alerts to your computer so you won't miss important calls and text messages even if your phone is on silent mode or in another room. Unfortunately for iOS, PushBullet doesn't have this feature yet. But given the more open iOS8.0+ architecture, I believe this feature is currently in the works (check out the paid app Notifyr for iOS, it works almost the same).Why is it useful?
PushBullet's homepage already has a detailed information on how it works and how it becomes so handy, but allow me to point it out here.With PushBullet, you can easily:
- Send files from your mobile device to your computer with one click (or the other way around)
- Receive calls, SMS and other phone notifications straight on your computer
And if you're on Android, there are whole lot more you can do with PushBullet like being able to reply text messages straight from your computer.
