Pushbullet Debuts Remote Files Feature To Get At Your Stuff From Any Device

Pushbullet Debuts Remote Files Feature to Get at Your Stuff from Any Device

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Published 9 Dec 2015

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Pushbullet has another tool to add to its already helpful belt. The latest feature is called Remote Files; it lets you connect to and download documents and other content from and to your Android device. You can also be on a computer and browse request files stored on your smartphone. For now, it only works with Windows. The computer also needs to be online. So it’s ideal for desktops that tend are left powered on.

family 3 — Connect to a remote computer, and download files to your device.

Fortunately, the basics of the tool are free for everyone. Without a Pushbullet subscription. You’re limited to how many files you can request back and forth per month. While the technical implementation is rather neat. Most users seeking this sort of function. Might be better off using a cloud service. Like Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive, your files are always available from the cloud instead of directly from another.

The Story behind the Story: Pushbullet has long been one of those must-have tools for Android. But the user base grabbed their pitchforks once the company announced a new paid service. We talked to Pushbullet’s CEO, who said the move was necessary to earn more revenue. To justify that cost, they may need to crank out even more features that Pushbullet die-hards can’t live without.