Chrome to Phone Sends Links, Text, and Numbers to Android Almost Instantly

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

Android (2.2) with Chrome/Firefox: For certain web searches, your desktop is better than Android, but you still want that data on your phone. Install Chrome to Phone and you can shoot links, Maps, and copied text directly to your Android phone.

Chrome to Phone is a two-part installation: an app for your Android phone (version 2.2, or “Froyo,” required), and an extension you can install in Chrome—or, technically, with this Firefox add-on, too. The Chrome and Firefox extensions are one-click utilities, after you register your phone through the Android app and set your preferences in Chrome or Firefox. When you’re on a web page or Maps location that you want to send to your phone, hit the Chrome to Phone button, and your phone will quickly open the link in a browser or the Maps application.

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