In addition, Portal is integrated into Android’s built-in file browser. Or, if you prefer, you can browse through your transfers within your phone’s files instead by locating the “Portal” folder. The app also allows you to browse, open and share the files you’ve transferred. Afterward, you simply drag a file to your web browser and it’s transferred to your phone. Using the Android app, you’ll then scan a QR code that displays on the website in order to connect the two devices. To get started, you first download the Portal app from Google Play, then visit. There are also no file limits in place, so you don’t have to worry about whether or not a file transfer will work with Portal. That makes it especially useful for things like loading a video onto your phone ahead of your flight, for example. However, that also means that Portal is better at handling very large files or many files at one time.įiles moved with Portal are transferred much faster over Wi-Fi because there’s no uploading and downloading as with Pushbullet, CEO Ryan Oldenburg explains. That means both your computer and phone have to be connected to the same network in order to use the app, while Pushbullet doesn’t have this limitation. While the company’s flagship app Pushbullet also supports file transfers, what differentiates Portal is that it uses your local Wi-Fi network to make the file transfer.

Launching first on Android where it’s able to more deeply integrate with the OS, Portal is designed to make it easier to move files – even large files – between your computer and your Android phone. Pushbullet, the company that makes a handy utility that moves notifications, links and files between devices, is out today with a new app called Portal, which focuses on file transfer alone.

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