Make sure you use the same Google or Facebook account you used when you installed Pushbullet on your phone. The first time you open the app it will ask you to log in. Once done, open it from the Unity Dash by searching for “pushbullet”.
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Install PB for Desktop using your preferred method. Don’t install the app if you can’t handle the odd bug or glitch! The developer cautions that the app is currently somewhere between beta and stable quality-wise. If you plan to skip using the browser and instead use the PB for Desktop app, you’ll need to download the proper installer GitHub project page.ĭownload Latest version of PB for Desktop Once installed you should click on the toolbar icon and log in using the same Google or Facebook account you used when you installed Pushbullet on your phone or tablet. If you’re using Mozilla Firefox (or a Firefox-based web browser like GNU IceCat) you should install the official Pushbullet Firefox add-on: If you’re using Google Chrome, Chromium, or Vivaldi you should install the official Pushbullet Chrome extension: Using the Official Pushbullet Browser Extensions
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The Android app will then offer on-screen instructions to walk you through the configuration and set up required to allow (among other things) notification mirroring and Remote Files. You’ll need to log in or sign up using a Google or Facebook account. Install the official Pushbullet app on your Android device from Google Play: PB for Desktop features:įirst things first, you need to install the Pushbullet app on the Android phone or tablet you want to interface with, regardless of which method (1 or 2) you plan to use to see them on Ubuntu. PB for Desktop can, however, display other notifications you send, such as links, files and the like, and integrates nicely with the official Pushbullet web app. It lets you see app alerts, SMS messages, WhatsApp notification, etc. This is one of the most useful features of Pushbullet. I set out to implement the core user experience of receiving native notifications on the basis of a lightweight wrapper.”įor an app based on letting you see notifications there is, as of writing, one big “drawback”: it doesn’t support Android notification mirroring. Its developer says he created the cross-platform app out of an “ unwillingness to run Chrome for receiving non-native notifications. It’s billed as a free and open-source desktop client for Pushbullet, and is totally unofficial, too. The Alternative Method: The Unofficial AppĪ new app called PB for Desktop offers an alternative to the browser-based add-on method. Naturally there are (plenty) more features offered through the browser extensions, including link sharing, device browsing and more, but we’re solely focusing on the ability to see notifications in this post. This is not always practical, and the notifications you’ll see are (by default) browser-based notifications and not native system ones.Ī neat workaround for Firefox users is to install the Pushbullet add-on and then enable the notify-osd extension we told you about recently – all Pushbullet notifications will then show up as native Ubuntu notifications. The drawback here is that your browser needs to be running to catch and display notifications. The official (and recommended) way to use Pushbullet on your desktop is via the browser, by way of a free Chrome extension or Firefox Add-on. There are two main ways to get Pushbullet notifications to show up on your Ubuntu desktop. Pushbullet is a popular service that lets you quickly share links, files and messages between your smart devices and your regular desktop OS.īetter still, the free service also lets you see Android app notifications on the Ubuntu desktop! Native Pushbullet notifications on Ubuntu
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