Send Texts From Your Tablet
This summer we added support for texting from your computer and it was one of our most popular updates. Today we’re bringing this same feature to Android tablets!
Texting from your Android tablet with Pushbullet is really simple. To get started, you will need to have Pushbullet set up on your phone and have SMS sync enabled there. Once you’ve got that set up, just tap SMS in our Android app’s menu on your tablet to start texting any time.
Introducing Pushbullet Pro
Pushbullet has come a long way since we got started two years ago. Our goal has been to create a useful and easy to use app that makes smartphones and computers feel more connected. We’ve been pretty successful, too—we’ve had millions of people sign up so far.
One question we’ve gotten more and more as we’ve gained popularity is, “How does Pushbullet make money?” Today we are answering that question—Pushbullet makes money by offering features worth paying for.
Android App And Browser Extensions Updated
We’ve got another big batch of updates rolling out. Here’s the scoop on what’s new:
Select and push multiple pictures or files.
Pushbullet makes moving things between devices a breeze, except when you happen to want to move more than one at a time. Trying to push a few pictures to your computer can be a real pain when you have to select them one at a time.
With today’s Android update, that’s going to be much easier. You can now select multiple pictures or files to push, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Pushbullet Updated For Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
We’ve updated the Pushbullet Android app for Andoid M, adding support for runtime permissions, Direct Share, and more. Grab the update from the Play Store now!
Probably the most important new feature of Android 6.0 is runtime permissions. Instead of having to approve every single permission an app wants before being able to install it (or update), you can now approve permissions as an app needs them. This is a massive improvement for both users and developers so we’ve added first-class support for runtime permissions to our Android app.
Introducing Portal For iOS
We released Portal for Android earlier this summer. We’re happy to now have it available for iOS as well!
Portal makes getting files from your computer onto your phone as simple as possible, even if those files are very large or you have lots of files you want to transfer.
End-To-End Encryption
Pushbullet now supports end-to-end encryption for Notification Mirroring, Universal copy & paste, and SMS. This has been a popular request for quite a while now so we’re really happy to be adding support for it.
Using Pushbullet to see your notifications and texts on your computer is extremely convenient. In order to enable this, however, Pushbullet needs to forward some of your personal data between devices.
We know how important keeping this information private is, which is why we’ve alway used secure connections (https) like Gmail and Amazon. Secure connections do have a shortcoming for us though, the data is still visible to Pushbullet. To help you protect your privacy and ensure that nobody but you can read your data, we’ve added support for end-to-end encryption.
