Microsoft and its partner Dropbox, both have announced on Thursday introducing a universal Windows 10 compatible app. They have also pledged for unveiling a mobile version soon. The greatest feature offered is to allow customers to log into a Dropbox account using 'Windows Hello'.
'Windows Hello' appears mainly as a mean for biometric authentication. The concept has been applied in the facial recognition used by the Surface Pro 4and Surface Book.
The new Dropbox app corresponds to an API that allows applications on Windows to tap into the same biometric infrastructure. Dropbox app allows to use face or finger replacing a four digit PIN to unlock files, according to a report published in the Ars Technica.
The app has been developed fully on Windows 10 platform. It allows boasting notifications, quick search, commenting as well as drag and drop support. The tablet optimized app will be available within the next few days, reports PC World. The app by default provides a look at everything stored in the Dropbox account, ignoring storage of the files in the local Windows 10 device or elsewhere. Now it appears to be a matter of analysis to determine the extent of integration with the Windows 10 Explorer. But apparently the procedure for saving files to the cloud storage limits in dragging and dropping those from Explorer into this app, reports Engadget. 'Quick search' tab has been represented as an additional feature. Dropbox exhibits list of related file names while starting typing. It also represents some features that are typically live in its web view to Windows 10. For instance, adding comments to one file and referring to a shared user, inviting his attention to something while working together. The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app looks for and grabs leveraged advantage from platform features. It feels like a well designed application in cursory use. But still the app appears to be a sandboxed UWP app despite updated recently. The drag and drop feature for the Dropbox also represent a limitation, it operates only through a single path. Files may be saved through dragging from Explorer and dropping to the account cloud storage. But the reverse operation is remains prohibited. Whatever the awkwardness of the app model is, its promised mobile version appears more anticipating. Picking individual synced file through smart phones whenever required, sounds pleasant. This is definitely a positive feature for Internet of Things (IoT). Dropbox has been reported to reappear with recent updates. It has been integrated with Windows 10 and thus over rules certain complexities while operating in Windows 8 platform. Biometric recognition, drag and drop, quick search, commenting and many more features have been accumulated in a single app. Industry insiders are waiting with great enthusiasm for release of the cellular phone version of the UWP app sensing its instant data presentation capability.
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