Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud storage services around and it is going to get even better. The company recently announced that users will be able to access their Dropbox files on their phones even without internet thanks to the upcoming offline folders support.
Dropbox made the announcement on Tuesday in hopes to better compete with other services that already had this feature. Although nowadays we can easily keep being connected to the internet non-stop, there are cases where users might find themselves without a connection but requiring immediate access to their Dropbox files such as on a plane.
The new mobile offline folders support will also be easy enough to access so users can benefit from it as soon as its available. You just have to select a folder or even just a specific file in your Dropbox app and tap the option “Make Available Offline.” The app will then begin to download the files on your device, be it a smartphone or a tablet.
Unfortunately, as is the case with all offline viewing features it’s only useful if you know you’re going to have an offline period so that you can download the files you need beforehand, straight from the app. In a blog post, Dropbox emphasizes the fact that the new feature will help reduce downtime during the commute of users or when they are traveling. It will allow anyone both in the office as well as in the field to use the latest documents available.
The feature will become available in the next few days to Dropbox Pro as well as Business and Enterprise users with the latest version of the app on Android. The offline folders support will only become available for iOS early next year. If you’re excited about the new feature remember to check your Dropbox updates.
The mobile offline folders support is a welcome addition to Dropbox’s range of functions, despite being somewhat late to the party. Some of its competitors like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive already supported offline file viewing for a while now. However, Dropbox’s new feature comes with the added functionality of viewing entire folders offline not just files.
Do you use Dropbox? If so, are you going to use the new feature?
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