On Google Chrome, web pages opened on your smartphone can be quickly shared to your PC, and vice versa, without the hassle of sharing URLs. In this tutorial, kwgeek shows you how to share web pages between your smartphone and PC.
It’s possible to share web pages between a smartphone and a PC, but this trick also works on tablets, regardless of the computer’s operating system. This tutorial was made using an Android smartphone and Windows PC, but should work equally well on iOS, macOS, and Linux.
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How to share web pages from smartphone to PC
Before you start, in addition to having Google Chrome installed on both devices, you will need to connect both instances to the same Google account. Then it is enough to follow these steps:
- Press Menu button (⋮)
- press share
- Keep going send to your device
- Select the desired PC, smartphone or tablet from the list
If both devices are logged into the same Google Account / © kwgeek, you will be able to share open tabs.
- Next, your PC’s Chrome browser will display a small notification titled Pages shared from other devices
- Then just press the button Open in new tab Make the page usable on the big screen
You can also tap the address bar to reveal a “Share” button / © kwgeek
How to Share a Web Page from a PC to a Smartphone
To do the same thing in the other direction, these steps are similar and can be useful, for example, when you have useful information about a place you plan to visit and you want it to open on a mobile screen. Just follow these steps:
- Click the share icon in the address bar
- Choose an option send to your device
- In the next menu, select the desired PC, smartphone or tablet
After sharing the page, it is enough to pick up the smartphone to open the page displayed in the notification menu / © kwgeek.
That’s it. Do you have any similar tips for hidden or unknown browser features?