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Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption to its Android, Chrome and Windows desktop app

Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption to its Android, Chrome and Windows desktop app

Continuing its evolution in to a full-fledged messaging service, Pushbullet has added support for end-to-end encryption when using the app to mirror notifications, move text captured by the universal copy and paste clipboard and send SMS messages.

The feature is available to anyone using the latest version of the company’s Android, Chrome or Windows desktop app; Pushbullet promises that its iOS and Mac apps will support the feature in the near future.

Enabling end-to-end encryption is done by going to the settings menu of each device you have Pushbullet installed on and inputing the same password.

Once it’s enabled, Pushbullet won’t be able to see the data you’re sending between your devices.

“End-to-end encryption means your data is encrypted before it leaves your device, and isn’t decrypted until it is received by another of your devices. This means we at Pushbullet only forward encrypted data. By setting up end-to-end encryption, you can be confident that your data is only readable when it’s shown to you,” says the company in a blog post. “The best part of all of this is that protecting your privacy doesn’t mean giving up features. Everything you love about Pushbullet still works great even with end-to-end encryption set up!”

Download Pushbullet from the Google Play Store and the iTunes App Store.

Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption as it continues shift into messaging

Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption as it continues shift into messaging

Pushbullet, once a simple tool for sending files between your various devices, has announced that it now supports end-to-end encryption for additional user privacy, as it continues its march towards becoming a fully-fledged messenger.

Announced in a blog post, the new encryption is applied across notifications that are mirrored between devices, any text captured by the universal copy-and-paste option and any SMS messages that are sent using the platform.

Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption as it continues shift into messaging

Once enabled (achieved by entering a password on each device), it means that data passed using Pushbullet isn’t visible to the service itself or the company – only encrypted data is passed along.

To enter a password for end-to-end encryption, you just need to go to the settings menu on each device. Don’t forget your password though, there’s no record of it anywhere.

For now, the Pushbullet Android, Chrome and Windows desktop apps support the feature, but the company says that it’s working to bring it to iOS and Mac as “soon as possible.” Opera, Safari and Firefox support will then be added later.

While it’s a relatively small (but nonetheless important) feature for users, it’s essential for the future of the company if it’s intent on ploughing ahead into the messaging space.