One of the cooler, subtle things that Google showed off at Google I/O was its new Android Cloud to Device Messaging service that�s a part of Android 2.2. The �don�t call it Push Notifications� service allows you to automatically send links from your computer to your Android device.
Everyone is talking about the ability to push Android apps (and eventually music/media) to your devices � and rightly so. But also useful is this link push ability. For example, if you looking at a page on your computer than you want to take on the go (something I do all the time), you can now just use a Chrome extension and with one click, it automatically appears on your phone.
And it�s even more useful with maps. If you�re looking up an address in Google Maps on your computer, you can click the extension and it will automatically push it to your Android device � and open it in the Maps app.
This sort of reminds me of the television show 24. Jack Bauer is constantly telling Chloe O�Brien to send stuff to his phone � and magically it always seems to appear in seconds. With this, that would actually be possible.
Of course, there�s a downside to this too. Imagine a friend or co-worker is at your computer where you have the extension installed. They could easily push you any page. Porn, Rickrolls, etc � imagine the possibilities!
Watch it in action with both a link and a map below.
If you have Android 2.2 (and if you don�t yet, be patient, it�s coming) go to the Chrome-to-Phone Google Code page for instructions on how to make this work. Basically, you just install a Chrome extension and an Android app and you�re good to go. This all works because it syncs through your Gmail address over AppEngine.
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