Dropbox announces new mobile applications, 2 million mobile users

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Dropbox, a fairly awesome internet syncing service, has announced updates to their official mobile applications for the iPhone and iPad, as well as Android and BlackBerry devices. The company notes that over two million mobile users are now leveraging Dropbox on their mobile devices and there are over 100 mobile applications utilizing Dropbox’s open API. Here is a taste of what’s new in the mobile applications:

New Dropbox for BlackBerry:  The company has announced the general availability of Dropbox for BlackBerry, bringing file access and viewing directly to the popular line of smart phones.  Available for free via http://dropbox.com/blackberry.

New release of Dropbox for iPhone and iPad: Available for immediate download are new versions of the popular Dropbox apps for iPad and iPhone. With new iOS release of Dropbox, users will have new features and performance enhancements, including automatic offline caching for frequently accessed files, support for HD video and high-resolution photo capture, numerous user interface enhancements including a new home screen and process display, full screen landscape document viewing on iPad and the support for multitasking to allow files to upload in the background. This update is available for free via Apple’s App Store.

New release of Dropbox for Android: Available for download via Google’s App Market, Dropbox for Android has been enhanced with support for photo galleries and multi-photo upload, ability to automatically send file to Dropbox from other apps, progress bar and notifications for file transfers, the ability to place a shortcut to a folder on the Android home screen, and other new features and fixes.

New Dropbox App Directory: To make it easier to find and evaluate the over 60 partner applications that are built with the Dropbox API, there is a new Dropbox partner app directory now available at http://dropbox.com/apps.  This directory features app information, screenshots and reviews from some of the most popular productivity app providers.

“Dropbox offers a common thread that ties all of these systems together, making important files and data immediately available regardless of device. Not only does this make the individual devices more useful, but this helps enable the broader industry transition towards mobile phones and tablets,” said Drew Houston, co-founder and CEO of Dropbox. The new code is in your platforms respective store as we type. Enjoy.

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18 Comments
  • Jayhammy

    It’s not downloading through the Android Market. Perhaps it’s a Market issue in general?

    • Eric

      Hmm probably, the iPhone app store seems to be working. As usual.

    • Kar

      Same here, I will try it later tonight. I was worry that I might have problem with Android Market.

    • Kelly

      I emailed the developer and they responded that they knew of the issue with the anroid market and are working to resolve it. In the meantime, you can download the APK from their support forum here: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=24890

  • Mohammad

    what’s dropbox?

  • Mark

    @Mohammad: Ever heard of Google? Maybe trying doing a search for dropbox, then read up.

    • navi

      if you are new to this site, Mohammad says that about everything. it is his way of letting the world know he is an idiot.

  • Huy
  • the brother

    anyone get this to work on a BB? I’m on Rogers (Canada) os 4.6. i see nothing in appworld.

  • Tim-n-AR

    It’s an issue with dropbox, not the market. Market is working great, as usual.

  • Adam

    For the Blackberry app, go to dropbox.com/blackberry

  • navi

    yea, mine is not downloading off the market either. guess their servers are getting hammered. lol

  • The Steven

    Still no love for WinMo6.5?

    • Ernie

      Sorry The Steven. Maybe it’s time to move on to Android or iOS. :-)

  • DK

    Maybe it’s still being reviewed by Apple, but there’s definitely no new iPhone/iPad version in the iTunes Store yet.

  • ken

    Dropbox is for WebOS too.

  • Ernie

    Dropbox absolutely RULES. This is by far my favorite utility app in ANY platform.

  • Johnny Tremaine

    Poor Symbian with nary a mention.

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