Portal app makes phone-to-computer file transfer a drag-and-drop effort

posted by Daniel P. / Jul 09, 2015, 6:43 AM

Portal app makes phone-to-computer file transfer a drag-and-drop effort

Transferring files or folders wirelessly between your phone and computer should be effortless, said the famed devs from Pushbullet, and created Portal. The only thing you need to do, besides installing the app from the link below, of course, is get to the portal.pushbullet.com site on your computer, and your transfer will be set in a jiffy - no more worrying about cables and USB driver recognition.

Portal lets you swap files or entire folders at once quickly, even if they are large, as the transfer goes over the Wi-fi connection your devices are both hooked to. The devil is in the details, though, and Portal delivers on the little things - pictures that are copied from your computer automatically go to the Gallery app, for instance, and with Lollipop or higher, you can direct the app to save them on your memory card, too. Take a look at the promo video below, and check Portal out, if you need a pain-free way to browse and move files on your phone sans cables.

Developer: Pushbullet	Download: Android
Category: Tools	Price: Free

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15 Comments

1. ARPEE

Posts: 3; Member since: Jan 13, 2015

So, like AirDroid?

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 6:50 AM 0

4. phonearenarocks

Posts: 606; Member since: Mar 26, 2015

Yeah shameless complete ripoff as they say.

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 7:47 AM 0

6. neela_akaash

Posts: 1239; Member since: Aug 05, 2014

Have been using this with Xender for years..

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 10:33 AM 0

5. waddup121 unregistered

GlaDos!

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 9:22 AM 1

2. SirYar

Posts: 351; Member since: Jul 02, 2014

I would definetly use it if it had GLADOS commentating every transfer I do.

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 6:53 AM 2

3. Bm888

Posts: 517; Member since: Jul 06, 2015

It's like CM transfer App ,very fast mobile to mobile transfer. ^Bm ™

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 7:21 AM 0

7. UnsungHero97

Posts: 1; Member since: Jul 09, 2015

Another option is @JustBeamIt (https://www.justbeamit.com)! It's free, unlimited, and you don't need an account. Transfers are streamed from sender to receiver, which means there's no limits on how many files you can transfer, or how big the files can be, and nothing is ever stored in the cloud. Check it out!

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 10:36 AM 1

8. pakaaz

Posts: 5; Member since: Jun 05, 2013

Zapya is better

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 12:59 PM 0

9. housry23

Posts: 136; Member since: Jun 03, 2012

Looks nice, but I prefer Pushbullet. It does more than just files.

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 2:18 PM 0

10. vedraj

Posts: 77; Member since: Oct 04, 2013

is it like Shareit!??

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 3:35 PM 0

11. valapsp

Posts: 565; Member since: Aug 12, 2011

you can just push files to phone and not vise versa.

posted on Jul 09, 2015, 5:44 PM 0

12. MrElectrifyer

Posts: 3960; Member since: Oct 21, 2014

If I'm connected to the same WiFi, I just use the SMB protocol via SambaDroid and transferring files between my OnePlus One and my Surface Pro 2 becomes just-as easy, but with the added benefit of being able to manage (edit, delete, rename, move, etc.) ALL files on my OnePlus One, and best of all, no worrying about any potentially malicious man-in-the-middle holding my files. Not connected to the same WiFi, USB is always an option.