Krome: Your Notifications On Your Desktop Browser As evidenced by our roundup earlier this year, there are a lot of apps and desktop software out there that allow the pairing of an Android smartphone to a Windows or a Mac computer. Most manufacturers (such as Samsung and HTC) even offer their own software, which ships with many of their devices or is downloadable from their website. But most of these are a bloated attempt at an all-in-one solution to syncing. Certainly, none offer the finesse and reliability afforded by Chrome 28, Google’s newest version of the browser, along with a neat third-party App. Krome, developed by Damien Piwowarski allows all notifications to appear as a ‘rich notification’ in Chrome. But that’s not all. This beautiful app has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Like the article? You should subscribe and follow us on twitter. Why You Need Chrome 28 or Above Visually, there is no difference between the new version of Chrome and previous ones. It looks identical and has all the same functions. However, it now has Rich Notifications which allow for messages to display in the lower right hand corner. It is this function that Krome for Android takes advantage of. Setting Things Up Because this app is brand new and uses some experimental features of Chrome, getting things working took me quite a while. The standard setup is this. First, you download the Krome Android app and the Krome extension for Chrome Browser. Then, from the android app you progress through the set-up steps. This involves giving Krome access to your phone’s notifications and deciding which one to block (such as system notifications). I found this good as there’s no need to receive, say, a notification that an app is being installed from Google Play when you just installed it seconds ago from your desktop browser. It all sounds a little complex but Krome has a very good run-through process which takes less than a minute. Next, you’ll be asked to pair your device with your browser (which, as I said, must be version 28 or above). The app will generate a unique serial code which must then be entered into the Chrome extension. This will cause your notifications to sync with your browser and your browser only.
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 00:37:18 +0000
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