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> Apple introduced a Files app that essentially works like the Finder app on Mac Gosh, I hope. Seems very much tied to "cloud," though. I hope I don't have to
by orbitur 9y ago
> Apple introduced a Files app that essentially works like the Finder app on Mac
Gosh, I hope. Seems very much tied to "cloud," though. I hope I don't have to turn on iCloud Drive to use it.
- dyarosla 9y agoTheir demo showed integration with Box, Google Drive and a few others.
- orbitur 9y agoI hope any of those aren't needed.
- dyarosla 9y agoI would imagine that you could save locally too (don't know for sure), but I mean, they upped the space for both models and have a high-end model with 512GB of space. I'm guessing that's not for simply storing more Photos and Video.
- glhaynes 9y agoThere was an "On My iPad" item in the sidebar. Seems promising.
- mcphage 9y agoThe file system on iOS is a bit weird, since apps are all sandboxed. But it looks like it can access the public files of apps on your device, and I think there was an "On this iPad" tab in sidebar.
- deepGem 9y agoMan, what a bummer it'll be if this is restricted to cloud drives. Given the app sand boxing in iOS I wouldn't be surprised if that is it the case. I didn't find any aspect of the demo which showcased a local filesystem.
- deepGem 9y agoSorry I missed noticing the 'on my iPad' feature in the comments.
- walterbell 9y agoWill the Apple Files app support open protocols like SFTP, SSH and WebDAV? Currently, Transmit for iOS does file management, including attaching files to emails, https://panic.com/transmit-ios/ https://panic.com/transmit-ios/
- photojosh 9y agoProbably not natively supported by Apple. But I'm guessing that the Files app just builds on the File Provider extension mechanism [1] that provides the document picker in apps, so Transmit can probably expose your servers too. [1] https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/FileProvider.html https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Ge...
- walterbell 9y agoYes, Transmit can add attachments today. Hopefully they will be able to add the same iOS11 drag-and-drop features as Apple Files.
- DerekL 9y agoIt looks like any app can use the new “FileProvider” framework and implement an “NSFileProviderExtension” to integrate with the “Files” app and other apps. I'm guessing that Dropbox, Google Drive, and the like are only supported by installing the corresponding app.