The Dropbox app supports Windows 8.1 and Windows RT devices, as well as Windows Phone handsets running 8 and 8.1. If users have personal and work accounts on Dropbox, they can access both accounts with the app. They also can mark online files as favorites and access them offline. Through the new Dropbox app, Windows 8.1 and Phone users can back up their photos to Dropbox via the auto-upload feature.

In addition to benefiting Dropbox and Microsoft users, it benefits both companies by expanding the number of potential customers they can win over. The app is a product of the recent partnership between Microsoft and Dropbox, which enables users to access Dropbox directly from their Office apps and edit Office files from the Dropbox app. Third-party vendors have been offering Dropbox-compatible Windows 8.1 apps, but this marks the first time that Dropbox is providing an app for the latest versions of Microsoft's tablet and phone operating system. In January of 2013, Dropbox unveiled an app for Windows 8.0 and RT, but that version only allowed users to access files from the Start screen. Users also can pin a specific Dropbox folder to the Windows Start screen to open it without having to directly launch the Dropbox app. Launched on Wednesday, the Windows app and the Windows Phone app allow Dropbox users to tap into their online storage directly from their Windows Start screens and take advantage of several key features.

The new Dropbox app supports Windows 8.1 tablets and Windows Phone handsets.ĭropbox has finally rolled out its official app for Windows 8.1 tablets and Windows Phone handsets.

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