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The Best 1 of 7 OptionsWhy?

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KDE Connect
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AirDroid
-Android / iOS / Windows / WebSand Studio
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Telegram
-Web, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWPVarious companies affiliated with Telegram
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Join by joaoapps
-Android, Windows, Linux, Macjoaoapps
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AirDroid

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Kevin Mo
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Premium is cheaper than Pushbullet Pro

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As of 23/11/2015, the price for Pushbullet Pro is $39.99 yearly/$4.99 monthly while AirDroid Premium is only $19.99 yearly/$1.99 monthly/$38.99 biennially.
thermoplastics
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It's a Swiss Army knife of cross-device functionality

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In addition to SMS management and notification mirroring, it includes the ability to transfer files, URLs and clipboard, view through the camera lens of the Android device on another device, and completely control all functionality of a rooted Android device on a different device.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Supports cross-device notification mirroring

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SMS and app notifications as well as incoming call notifications are mirrored on the connected devices.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Straightforward SMS manager

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In addition to allowing you to send and see incoming messages using an intuitive interface on a computer, the app also allows you to manage contacts.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Considerable delay when sending SMS messages via computer

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Messages sent via computer can sometimes be delivered to the recipient with a delay of up to 10 minutes. Because of that holding a conversation might be difficult and it can needlessly drag out.
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Telegram

Andris Pelcbergs
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Secure

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Telegram uses an open source MTProto encryption protocol that provides complete end-to-end encryption for secret chats. To show off their confidence in the protocol the company behind Telegram has organized $200,000 and $300,000 challenges to break the encryption. So far there have been no winners.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Privacy focused

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In addition to the end-to-end encryption that provides privacy to communications, the app also includes self destructing timers for chats, and the ability to permanently delete messages, yours and theirs, from your device.
Jonathan
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Media messaging

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Videos, gifs, images, geolocation, and documents.
Jonathan
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Supergroups of up to 5000 people

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Jonathan
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Cloud data sync

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Telegram synchronizes all data in the cloud for easy access to all your files and conversations on any device.
Jonathan
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Bot platform API

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Telegram features its own API platform to easily create and share bots.
Jonathan
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Beautiful UI

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Very customizable with a lot of clean looking options.
Jonathan
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Truly cross-platform and open API

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Not only does Telegram have an Android, iOS and WP app, but it also has a client for desktops on Windows, OSX and Linux. Basically any device one owns, Telegram has a client that runs on it.
thermoplastics
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Easily push files to other devices

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Endi Sukaj
Liam Shaw
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Not a direct alternative to Pushbullet

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Does not support most advanced features Pushbullet has. It's basically a tool to send links from mobile to PC and vice-versa.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Only "Secret Chat" messages are encrypted end to end

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The only way to get end to end encryption using Telegram is to use the Secret Chat function, anything through the regular service is not encrypted.
Jonathan
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Not open source

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Telegram has an open API and protocol free for everyone, but the backend software is not open source. Therefore 100% privacy can not be evaluated.
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Join by joaoapps

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Ad free and unlimited is a one time purchase as opposed to PushBullet's recurring membership fee.

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I believe that Join is $4.99 for the pro account, but it used to be donation based starting at $0.99. When I go to the options for upgrade in the app, it still shows a donation based payment option. that could be becasue I am alegacy user or maybe the $4.99 is just a recommended amount.
Justs
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Chrome extension

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Has a solid Chrome extension that has never lest me down. Easy to setup, easy to use, low on resources and VERY fast.
Justs
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Encryption

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Ability to encrypt your pushes between devices.
Justs
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Share anything between devices

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Share anything (text/clipboard, images, links, screenshots, etc.) and see everything you have recently shared from/between any of your devices.
Justs
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Extremely reliable pushes on multiple devices (notifications, SMS, clipboard, and more)

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Supports all of your devices and you can push anywhere, even to Mac. Text right from your computer. Receive mobile notifications on your desktop. Nice UI/UX. Talented, well-known, and trustworthy developer.
Justs
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Integrates with Tasker

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Integrates with Tasker for all sorts of crazy cool actions and options.
Justs
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Push files and they are stored in Google Drive

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Any files you push are stored in your own Google Drive so you always have access to them
Justs
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Locate your device

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Another nice feature is the ability to locate all of your Join connected devices remotely (similar to Lookout or Google's Find My Device).
Izem Lavrenti
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Supports ringing the phone

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Misplaced your phone somewhere? Have Join ring your phone at it's loudest volume and find it.
Kristaps
AgreeableCoronus
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No Firefox addons

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Developer is unable to create addons because of restriction in Firefox API.
ReliableTengri
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Complex settings

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Paolo
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Jason Hearne
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No iOS version, yet

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According to the developer's Google Plus page, an iOS version is being developed. But nothing as of yet (December 2017).
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Join.me

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WhiteLilac
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Multi-monitor support

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Works well with multiple monitors.
WhiteLilac
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File sharing

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Join.me allows for easy file transfers among participants.
WhiteLilac
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Mobile support

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Join.me supports iOS, Android and Kindle.
WhiteLilac
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Up to 10 participants

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10 people can view your screen.
WhiteLilac
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Collaborative

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You can give others the ability to control your screen.
WhiteLilac
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Easy to set up

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To start sharing, download and run a file from join.me. You'll be given a 9-digit code to share with anyone you wan't to be able to access your screen.
WhiteLilac
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Joining a meeting is straightforward

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To join you need only enter a 9-digit code on the join.me website, that you get from the person sharing.
WhiteLilac
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No Linux support

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Only available on Windows and OSX.
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MightyText

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Supports a wide variety of SMS apps

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MightText includes support for Hangouts (default SMS app for Android 4.4), as well as Textra, Chomp SMS, Hello SMS, Easy SMS, GoSMS.
thermoplastics
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Read and send texts from all your Android devices + Web

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MightyText syncs your SMS between your phone, tablet and the web interface. This means you can now read and send SMS from whatever device is most convenient at the time.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Allows scheduling SMS and MMS from computer

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Allows pushing links, files, maps, and more from computer to phone

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Backs up and syncs messages, notifications, contacts and media

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MightyText syncs SMS and MMS as well as contacts and media from gallery between Android and web.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Pro version required to access all features

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Features like message scheduling, themes, contact lists, message templates and SMS/e-mail sync require a $5/month ($40/yr) subscription.
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Yappy

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benoliver999
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Solid SMS service

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Never had a failure.
benoliver999
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Simple

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'Just works'. Very smooth setup.
Francisco
ThoroughAzimua
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Messages take too long to arrive to the recipient

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Message appears to have gone through, but in reality they don't arrive to the recipient device for another 5 or 10 mins.
thermoplastics
benoliver999
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Shaky notification mirroring

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Using the Chrome extension, it's a bit hit and miss.
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KDE Connect
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The best open source application for managing SMS, clipboard, notifications, "find my phone" and much more. And it's free. And it does not depend on any external services
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Join by joaoapps
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The dev is very responsive to his forums and user posts with questions/seeking help. The PC to Android text messaging is absolutely amazing. There is nothing on this list that has the VALUE of Join by Joaoapps; easily the one app I'd happy to pay for! PS i literally made an account just to recommend t...
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 Ad free and unlimited is a one time purchase as opposed to PushBullet's recurring membership fee.
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Join by joaoapps
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One of the best Android apps I have owned. It is one of first 5 apps I install on any new device. Powerful, fast, reliable and in active development. In fact, a huge update for the Chrome extension coming up in the near future. Can't say enough about Join.
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 Extremely reliable pushes on multiple devices (notifications, SMS, clipboard, and more)
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 Ad free and unlimited is a one time purchase as opposed to PushBullet's recurring membership fee.
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 Chrome extension
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 Locate your device
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 Share anything between devices
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 Supports ringing the phone
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 Integrates with Tasker
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 Push files and they are stored in Google Drive
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 Encryption
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Telegram
Recommended 3 months ago
Awesome.......
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 Media messaging
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 Supergroups of up to 5000 people
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