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Ask HN: What is the best way to pass links between phone/desktop?
I normally email or SMS links to myself, but is there a better way? Ideally I would like to preserve the page location when I share the link.
- u2wger 7y agoI use Telegram messenger to share and save links between devices.
- 8draco8 7y agoFor desktop to phone pass I am using QR Code generator for browser. Just generate the QR Code using some extension and point phone camera at the code.
- kosmodrom 7y agoYou can send a message to yourself on messenger. :)
- jlongr 7y agoFirefox Sync would probably be suitable. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/sync
- gtirloni 7y agoIn Chrome's address bar you have the "send" icon (or whatever it's called).
- stephenr 7y agoIf you’re on macOS and iOS, either iCloud tabs, or Universal Clipboard would work.
- tedmiston 7y agoThis is a good solution if you are willing to sign into the same iCloud account on both devices. On my work machine, I don't use my personal iCloud account. I'm still looking for a good solution for this setup. I often create e.g., a Gmail draft to myself on one device then open it on the other, copy, and delete. But this is tedious. Pushbullet [1] used to be good for this but I don't think it's actively maintained now. [1]: https://www.pushbullet.com/ https://www.pushbullet.com/
- iDemonix 7y agopastebin.com or similar
- phwak 7y agoTake a look at Pushbullet.
- gesman 7y agoGoogle Keep
- ta999999171 7y agoKDEConnct will be interesting to keep your eye on.
- juangburgos 7y agoCreate a whatsapp group and add one person, then inmediatly kick out that person from the group. Then you have a group for just yourself. Call it "links" group. Use this group to paste links. On the desktop use https://web.whatsapp.com/ https://web.whatsapp.com/ to access those links.
- tucaz 7y agoI just add myself as a contact and send links to myself. No groups needed.
- JunaidBhai 7y agoThis can be replicated for Telegram, Facebook or any other IMs too.
- nyuszika7h 7y agoOn Telegram you don’t even need to create a group, you can just use “Saved Messages”.
- dyingkneepad 7y agoYou can also send files this way. I often use Whatsapp Web to send PDFs to my SO. Probably safer than email due to the possible encryption.
- factorialboy 7y agoChrome has a share to device option.
- raleighm 7y agoDrafts by Agile Tortoise for iOS and Mac. Syncs very well.
- psv1 7y agoGoogle Keep or Apple Notes. Sending a message or email to myself feels really weird in a way that's difficult to describe.
- h_amg 7y agohttps://www.pushbullet.com/ https://www.pushbullet.com/ far better than using google keep, whatsapp groups or email
- heavyheavy 7y agoAdd links to Todoist on your phone and have it sync to your desktop Todoist client.
- antoineMoPa 7y agoThere should be a universal copy/paste tool across devices. Imagine how useful...
- slucha 7y agoChrome has the possibility to send links between devices. Click the address bar beside the bookmark icon and the "send this page" option comes up. Its very handy
- cloudking 7y agoChrome > Menu > Recent Tabs Pulls tabs from all devices you're signed into