Opera makes keeping desktop and Android browsers in sync easier than ever

What you need to know

Opera is shipping new sync and sharing features to its desktop and Android apps today.
Flow makes it like shooting fish in a barrel to transport encrypted files, links and more than between Android and desktop.
A new QR code system lets you sync things like passwords and browsing history between devices without a login.

If Opera is your browser of choice on Windows and your Android phone, working betwixt the two is about to get a lot easier. Opera announced new versions of both apps today, each of which bring new features to brand syncing and sharing links, files, and more than much easier.

The highlight here is the improver of Flow, which is a carryover from Opera Bear upon. Catamenia lets you open an encrypted chat with yourself betwixt desktop and mobile, where yous can quickly share links, media, text, or anything else that catches your eye that you may desire to conduct over between mobile to desktop or vice versa.

Opera My Flow Desktop Android Source: Opera Opera Flow in action.

You can highlight items on the web and utilize the "Send to FLow" choice from the context menu to rapidly share things. Flow also allows for pasting and uploading files up to ten MB. On desktop, you can quickly share a website by clicking the arrow to the right of the address bar equally well.

Beyond flow, you tin also now keep your browsers in sync betwixt platforms without logging in. Opera tin can now serve upwardly a QR lawmaking at opera.com/connect that volition share your passwords, browsing history, speed dials, bookmarks, and open tabs when scanned. The option to create an account to go on things in sync is still there, but this is a good solution for people who would rather cut down on the number of accounts they accept to keep track of.

Opera Easy Files Source: Opera Opera'due south new "Easy Files" feature.

Finally, the desktop version of Opera has a new "Easy Files" feature that shows y'all your most recent download files in visual grade to cut down on unnecessary digging for file names when you want to attach a file to an email or one of Opera's integrated messengers.

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