I don't know if I really get Dropbox for iOS. I absolutely love Dropbox the platform, have an annual subscription to a 100GB share- and I use it constantly, all day, to share files both between my various desktops/laptops, as well as for sharing files with friends.<p>I <i>access</i> dropbox from my iPhone and iPad constantly as well, but I do so from GoodReader, where I download files, organize them, read them, password secure them, etc...<p>I've tried out the new "Photo's" feature - but I already have 100% intelligent photo syncing between my systems with Photostream - so I stopped the camera from syncing after about 5 minutes - my photos are already in my Camera Roll + PhotoStream, and therefore in my Aperture Library. I couldn't understand how, or why, I would want to use Dropbox to sync them again.<p>This is one of those extraordinarily rare times where I think Apple's Photostream, with shared photostreams, and Albums, both public and shared - actually provide the "Web/Internet" services that I want.<p>Anybody else find a use for the iOS client for Dropbox?
Still can't sort folder items by date added or date modified. sigh.<p>I have folders with tons of photographs in them that I upload from my desktop. Whenever I'm on my ipad or iphone, finding a picture I just uploaded is an absolute nightmare if I can't remember the name ... I usually have to go load up dropbox.com in my browser, do the sort there and download the file.<p>I guess my particular use case doesn't occur that often :(
Wow, there isn't much love in the comments below that post on dropbox.com. I find this is surprising to a point.<p>I love Dropbox, and I use it in exotic ways. That said, I don't "get" why Dropbox wants to be involved with my photos. I've balked at this, and I am surprised that Dropbox seems to be over-pushing in this direction.<p>Someone once said that 'Dropbox does only one thing, and it does that one thing VERY well'. I fear that this fixation on photos may be the juncture where Dropbox lost its focus, and ultimately loses the game.<p>As a succinct commenter posted on Dropbox.com: 'I don't need to post photos to Dropbox'.
A little nitpick on a glitch that I immediately noticed:<p>The navigation bar (title bar) up on top looks pretty horrible. Opacity of the icons flickers when navigating back and forth, and "very long folder names..." are truncated differently the moment animation starts, causing them to jump around and overlay buttons for the duration of the animation.
Is it possible to share a folder via the IOS app? I keep trying to do this and can't figure it out and not sure if it's just me or if it's not possible.
> And since Dropbox is a one stop shop for all your memories, you can also check out the photos you’ve uploaded from everywhere else!<p>As long as I'm online.<p>If I could mark whole folders as favorites and have them available offline, I would subscribe in a heartbeat and host all my photos on Dropbox. Why do laptops do this <i>by default</i> but the iPad can't?<p>iTunes' sync of photo folders serves me well, but it's a one-way street. I'd love to edit images on the iPad and have them sync back when I'm online. I'm waiting for Apple, Adobe <i>and</i> Dropbox to fill the niché but how long should I hold my breath?<p>Also, has there ever been a poll if users (not designers, managers or HN regulars) prefer custom UI over the stock iOS UI?
Dropbox? I have switched to Cubby which has almost every feature of Dropbox(no photos, but Photostream does photo syncing well for me and I use Picasa for online backup).<p>The thing that I like about Cubby is that it is quite fast and you can sync any folder! And they offer more free space out of box. (I'm waiting for their pricing to be announced and will surely switch to paid version)<p><a href="http://cubby.com" rel="nofollow">http://cubby.com</a>
I am currently leaning toward replacing my Dropbox with Google drive. More (free) capacity, better integration with other Google services, easy creation of notes and spreadsheets, easier file sharing...<p>Anyone else feeling the same way?