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Apple Announces New 'Files' App Coming With iOS 11

As predicted, Apple today announced a new iOS 11 app called Files at its WWDC Keynote in San Jose, California.


The new Files app for iOS brings together files and documents stored in the cloud across various apps and services, including third-party cloud storage like Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive.
The new Files app keeps everything in one place, whether files are stored locally, in iCloud Drive or across other providers like Box, Dropbox and more, and with Drag and Drop available across the system, moving images and text is easier than ever.
With an interface similar to Finder on the Mac, Files for iOS lets users organize and structure their files with proper folders and subfolders, with various file-based options available at a touch.

Earlier today, a new placeholder app listing for a "Files" app appeared on the iOS App Store. iOS 11 is expected to be released by Apple in the fall.

Related Roundups: iOS 11, WWDC 2017


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15 hours ago at 12:28 pm
A shame that it is apparently iPad-only.
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16 hours ago at 12:15 pm
Much welcomed and much needed. Apple Listened on this one. I like iCloud drive, but this is going to be extremely useful for dropbox and Google drive.
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15 hours ago at 12:30 pm
A step in the right direction.

This will take a few iterations untils it truly shines, but at long last they listened and acknowledged that proper file management is crucial to professional workflows.

Hell, even in many casual situations this makes lives just way easier.

We're still FAR off iPad replacing Mac and I doubt it will ever happen, but to not artificially hold back either from overlapping the other is the better long term strategy I think.

Kudos to Apple for this one. A very welcome change!

Glassed Silver:mac
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15 hours ago at 12:42 pm
What about downloading files in safari. This is the only reason to keep a Mac now.
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16 hours ago at 12:19 pm
Thank you for finally listening to us!!
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12 hours ago at 03:41 pm

A shame that it is apparently iPad-only.

It's not iPad only – it works great on my iPhone 6! I can't figure out how to add Google Drive or OneDrive, though.
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15 hours ago at 12:48 pm
It looks more like an app unifying cloud based storage services (iCloud, DropBox, Google Drive, Box). Is there actually any access to files on the iPad or just more unified synchronization of application data on iCloud?
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13 hours ago at 03:19 pm

A shame that it is apparently iPad-only.

At least they're testing the app on iPhone.


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15 hours ago at 01:07 pm

Still no setting default apps, thanks but I'll stick with Android.

Yeah, because that's the most deciding factor when selecting a tool for the job to be done. Uh huh.

Have fun with your knockoffs.
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15 hours ago at 12:40 pm

A shame that it is apparently iPad-only.


Agreed, although the placeholder listing that was on the App Store earlier was universal. I would hope there's an iPhone version too. I mean, what would they do - keep the iCloud Drive app for the iPhone but this new Files app for the iPad? That would be kind of annoying...
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