You found an interesting article, and wanted to send it to your mobile phone to read in your spare time. You find a review, a recipe you want to take with you when you shop. There are many reasons why you might want to move webpages from Chrome on your computer to your smartphone. Even without the built-in feature, you can still do it with both iPhone and Android.
How to move an open website from PC to mobile
- Pushbullet widget
- Sync Chrome tabs
- Use AirDrop for Mac and iPhone, iPad
Pushbullet widget
For transferring almost anything on your Chrome PC to your phone, Pushbullet is the perfect choice. In order to use it, you need to install Pushbullet app on mobile device (App is available for iOS and Android) and install Pushbullet extension to Chrome on your computer.
After installation, you need to subscribe to the service for both phone and computer. Right-click on the website you want to send to your phone. On the menu that appears, scroll down to Pushbullet and select your device. The website will instantly appear on your phone as a link in the Pushbullet app.
On Android, you'll get an incoming link notification. On iOS, you need to open the Pushbullet app and look for the link. Any links you have submitted will show up in the app.
Sync Chrome tabs
If you don't want to use extensions and mobile apps, you can use Chrome's syncing feature. Although it is a bit of a hassle, you will not need to install any additional applications or utilities. You only need Chrome on both your computer and phone.
On your phone, you can access your open tabs in the Chrome browser on your PC by opening the settings menu, then selecting Recent Tabs.
On the next screen you'll see recently opened tabs on other devices. Just choose the address you want, and watch it as usual.
Use AirDrop for Mac and iPhone, iPad
If you're a Mac and iOS user, just use AirDrop. On your Mac, open Chrome, go to the website you want to send, then open File> Share> AirDrop.
In the pop-up window, select the device you want to send.
From now on, you can send the open web page on Chrome on your computer to your Chrome phone much easier, no need to send via chat or email anymore, all your work in the browser will not interrupted again.
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