Dropbox has released the much-awaited Dropbox app for Windows Phones
and tablets, soon after Microsoft further detailed its flagship Windows
10 operating system. The company announced
the app for the platform back in November last year, following the
partnership Microsoft announced with the cloud storage and file-sharing
service for its Office suite.
The Dropbox app for Windows Phone
gives users access to features such as auto backup of images, online and
offline access of the user's favourite files, as well as multi-account
support on a single device. The Windows Phone app also gives users the
ability to feature to place any of the Dropbox folders on the start
screen for quick access. 2GB of cloud storage will also be added to
users' Dropbox accounts once they log in from their Windows
Phone-powered devices.
Sized at 3MB, the Dropbox app works with
Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 8.1, and is available to download from
the Windows Phone Store.
The app is also available as a universal app
for Windows RT and Windows 8.1 devices.
The Redmond giant already
has a file-sharing service called OneDrive, but partnering with Dropbox
will allow it to tap the firm's more than 200 million users.
The
partnership with Microsoft saw Dropbox in November also announce
that Office users could access their Dropbox accounts from Office apps
and edit Office files from the Dropbox app.