Send links etc from Chrome to your Android phone with one click.
Google’s latest addition to the Android and Chrome browser family is an add-on to the Chrome browser that allows you to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your phone to view on the go?
The new Chrome to Phone extension adds a button to your Google Chrome browser that instantly sends the current web page, map, YouTube video, or selected phone number or text to your Android device. Unfortunately for this to work you need to be running Froyo (or Android 2.2).
Dave Burke, Engineering Manager at Google explains the details of how Google envision the new add-on working on the Official Google Mobile Blog
“Suppose you’re reading an interesting article on your favorite news website and need to leave for an urgent appointment. Simply click the extension icon in your browser to send the link to your phone and the device’s browser will automatically open the link, ready for you to view on the go.”
Chrome to Phone also works with Google Maps as Burke explains further.
“Say you’ve looked up an address or driving directions on your desktop. Clicking the extension icon in your browser will push the information to the Google Maps app on your phone. YouTube videos work the same way with the extension. You can also select a phone number on a web page and send it to the dialer on your phone. Selected text can also be automatically copied from your browser and sent to your Android clipboard for later viewing.”
For a demo of how it works click on the play button in the video above
The Chrome to Phone extension is available in English, and Google hope to expand to other languages soon. To get Chrome to Phone, install the extension in your Google Chrome browser and the Android application on your phone from Android Market, and you’re ready to go.
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