AppleInsider Staff
Dropbox version 1.5 offers iOS users the option to automatically upload photos and videos taken by an iPhone or iPad to the cloud, a feature that was previously only available to Android device owners.
Users can select whether to allow auto uploads over either Wi-Fi and cellular as well as whether to download an iPhone's entire library or just new media. Connected to the new feature is the chance to add bonus storage to an account. The company will match every megabyte of data uploaded through the new feature to be awarded in 500MB blocks up to 3GB. The plan is identical to other Dropbox rewards given out for beta testing on other platforms.
In addition to the auto upload feature the app now comes with a so-called "Gallery" section that collects uploaded image files in a central location for easy viewing. Users can also tag favorite pictures, download photos to the iOS Camera Roll and send out a public link to the file that can be viewed in any web browser. Pictures downloaded from Dropbox servers are formatted into JPEG files, however, and the Gallery similarly reformats viewed photos presumably to account for bandwidth concerns.
The Gallery view offers new file handling options.Rounding out the changes are options for bulk file relocation and deletion and the ability to upload a file of any size.
Dropbox version 1.5 is a free download that can be found in the iOS App Store.
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This sounds like the replacement I need for my dot mac gallery that I will sorely miss. I'm disgusted that Apple is taking this away. It was one of my favorite features of the dot mac experience.
I have trouble picking a cloud service and sticking with it.
Dropbox is great and is developing good iOS apps to make storing files/photos simple.
Google Drive works well and is super-convenient because I already use Gmail religiously.
They are able to do it over cellular, which is good. I hope Apple enable iCloud cellular photo stream upload as well as some type of video stream (for video). I don't mind the video stream to be WiFI only.
This sounds like the replacement I need for my dot mac gallery that I will sorely miss. I'm disgusted that Apple is taking this away. It was one of my favorite features of the dot mac experience.
They are giving you something similar called Photo Stream Sharing.
Biggest part of this app update is removing the file size limit on uploads. This means I can use it to get that 1GB movie off my client's iPhone automatically without her having to understand how it works. HUGE.
[quote name="NasserAE" url="/t/150719/dropbox-ios-app-update-adds-automatic-video-photo-uploads#post_2128172"]They are able to do it over cellular, which is good. I hope Apple enable iCloud cellular photo stream upload as well as some type of video stream (for video). I don't mind the video stream to be WiFI only. They are giving you something similar called Photo Stream Sharing. [/quote] How is it similar?