Why trust Greenbotshbullet sends a lot of data back forth in order to sync up your notifications text messages. l that is done of HTT, but it still hits the shbullet servers in an unencrypted form.
So, the company is ramping up its security by adding optional end-to-end encryption. This means your data is encrypted before it leaves your phone, decrypted when it gets to your other devices.
It’s a good layer of security to include, as all those SMS messages notifications contain a lot of personal data. The encryption also applies to shbullet’s ability to copy paste between devices.
To set it up, you need to go to Settings on every device where you’re using shbullet select Enable encryption, then enter a password.
Turn on encryption for a tigher level of security when using shbullet.
For now the encryption works across Android, Chrome, ndows. In a blog post the company says support for iOS Mac are around the corner, with plans for Opera, Safari, Firefox browser extensions in the works as well.
Make sure you have the latest version of the shbullet Android app to try out encryption.
y this matters: shbullet is practically a necessity for Android owners given how well it ties your phone computer together. The addition of end-to-end encryption follows other useful updates, like full sync with one’s SMS conversations. If you haven’t tried it, shbullet is highly recommended if you like the concept of interacting with your phone while leaving it on the desk.
