On Thursday, Dropbox and Microsoft announced the launch of a new native Dropbox app for Windows 10. The app will be fine-tuned for tablet users, but it can be used on desktop systems, too, for those who want to take advantage of exclusive Windows 10 features. The app is expected to roll out to Windows Store this week.
The new Windows 10 Dropbox app is based on the Universal Windows Platform and takes advantage of Windows 10–based features like Notifications, Live Tiles, and Windows Hello. With the latter, you’ll see an added layer of protection when securing files with Dropbox, which allows use of fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition software to unlock the Dropbox account.
According to Microsoft, Windows 10 customers can right-click on the Dropbox app in the taskbar to access what’s called a Jump List, a means to access recent files faster. There are also interactive notifications, allowing Dropbox users to accept a shared folder invitation without having to load the app. There’s also a quick-search feature, the ability to drag and drop a file into Dropbox from File Explorer, and adding comments directly to files.
“Our partnership with Dropbox has helped more than 17 million people get more work done on the go,” Microsoft’s Steve Guggenheimer said in a blog. “With Windows 10 running on over 200 million devices worldwide, we’re excited to continue to offer our fans easy and convenient access to photos, documents, and files anytime, anywhere.”
The partnership between Microsoft and Dropbox began back at the end of 2014. The companies introduced means to editing Office files within the Dropbox mobile app, accessing Dropbox files from the Office app, and sharing Dropbox links from Office. Eventually, these features moved to the Web with integration between Office online and the Dropbox website.
Of course, the current desktop Dropbox client also supports Windows 10. This can be installed from here, and allows users to sync a specific local folder with their Dropbox folder online. Naturally, if you use the desktop client, you won’t have the cool features like Windows Hello and Interactive Notifications offered in the new Windows 10 app.
In addition to the desktop and Windows 10 clients, there are also mobile apps for Android, iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, and Kindle Fire. Microsoft says that a Dropbox app for Windows 10 Mobile will be made available soon, so stay tuned.
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