Get Your Android Notifications…On Your Laptop

With the advent of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, you no longer have to constantly access your emails to know if you have received anything new. Your SMSs, multimedia messages, calls that you missed, emails, social media updates; everything is relayed to you via notifications. The way software developmentcompanies in Malaysia and around the world are taking mobile app development seriously and coming up with a plethora of apps, your devices will very soon be inundated with all sorts of applications. This means a heck of a lot of notifications. 

So, how do you know which notification signifies what? After all, you can’t be reaching into your pocket for every single notification. We also know the addictive nature of smart devices; one casual look at the screen reveals tons of emails and other stuff, and before you know it, you are neck deep into your phone. This can lead to your current task being sidetracked, which if related to your work, can be quite detrimental. A software development company in Malaysia or around the world focusing on mobile app development, also has to concentrate on how to simplify the end user experience and ease their task.

LinConnect does something very ingenious. It routs all your Android device notification to your laptop, which works for today’s laptop toting executives and developers. The catch here is that your laptop needs to be a Linux laptop. We can already see many developers in software companies in Malaysia and around the world licking their lips. Linux is reportedly considered as a de facto standard for stable computing and as a bedrock for software development. What LinConnect does, is it creates a private webserver link that connects your smartphone and laptop via a Wi-Fi network. It then mirrors Android’s notifications in the upper right corner of your laptop. Bereft of all glitchy and tiring system settings that plague other apps on Linux, LinConnect delivers a simpler experience by providing all notifications like social updates, email, messaging, your music playlist status, and much more.

So, how do you get LinConnect to work? First, download it for your Android smartphone. Then install it on your Linux computer (Ubuntu is recommended for faster installations). Now, navigate to LinConnect on your Android phone, access the settings, authorize LinConnect to get and accept notifications and, choose your Linux Laptop as the server. You’re done. When both your devices are identified the next time on a Wi-Fi network, your Laptop will automatically sync and show your Android notifications.

As a leading software company in Malaysia, we are excited to see an app that mirrors our focus on simplifying usability. What do you think about LinConnect? Share your take in the comments section.