
Firefox has a similar toast notification function, though it's slightly less robust (for example, Chrome allows you to dismiss a notification on your phone from the desktop, while Firefox does not).Ĭhrome Update Brings Rich Notifications to All Windows Users Pushbullet also utilizes Chrome's rich notification system to show you notifications that have been mirrored from your device (more on that later) or sent from the Pushbullet app to your browser. Here are download links for various platforms:

Or even from your device to a friends! We'll explain how to do all of those (and much more) but first you'll need the apps or the extensions. Not only could you push from your desktop to the phone, but you could also push data in the reverse direction: from your phone to your computer. Pushbullet, on the other hand, picked up where that extension left off, allowing users to push text, links, files, maps and more. Way back in the day, Google introduced a Chrome extension called Chrome to Phone that would allow you to push links from your desktop to your phone with a single click.

If you haven't used it recently (or ever), this is a great time to check out all the cool stuff it can do. Pushbullet, the service that acts as a bridge between your mobile and desktop OSes, sets the gold standard for developer updates.
