If like millions of other people, cloud data storage services like Dropbox have become an essential part of your school, work or personal life, then every new update surely excites you (or is it just us?). The app for Android has announced update 2.4.3 which now adds built-in previews for your documents as well as a redesigned search function to make it easier to look for the files that you need.
One thing that has been missing from the previous Dropbox versions is the ability to have a preview of your files so you can check them out first without actually opening it. So the developers have listened and now you’ll have a much easier time looking at your documents without having to go out of Dropbox to open them. You’ll now be able to view, scroll and zoom in on your Word, powerpoint and PDF files.
In terms of search, they have overhauled the search system and design and added a few new features, like the ability to search in specific folders and your search box highlighting the names of matching files and folders even while you’re doing your search. It also now keeps track of your past searches in case you want to look at them again. And since this is now a smarter search feature, it makes typehead suggestions to help you along in your search.
Another new feature for Dropbox for Business users is the option to set view-only permissions for folders that you have shared, so that no one can edit the files that are in there. Dropbox for Android update 2.4.3 is rolling out today and if you haven’t yet gotten one on your device, you can download it for free from the Google Play Store.