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Dropbox Can Now Automatically Sync Your Android Photos
- newman314 15y agoI wonder how Dropbox is going to handle the tradeoff of syncing lots of data (to/from a space limited device) and cellular data limits. I sure hope there is an option to only transfer over Wifi. In testing DropBox's new client out: 1) There is no way to start the import wizard via menu dropdown. 2) There is no way to specify an alternate folder(s).
- martythemaniak 15y agoThere should definitely be a an option "Sync Photos over Wifi Only" and it should probably be the default. Google+ let's you choose, so I love snapping shots and then having them show up there whenever I get home. Even with my unlimited data, I'd still prefer wifi.
- iscrewyou 15y agoJust updated a couple of minutes ago and it does have the Wifi Only option. Took a picture and it was in my folder on my computer right away.
- jonasvp 15y agoWhoops, bad news for Syncly (http://www.syncly.de/ http://www.syncly.de/) - does exactly that.
- jahtari 15y agoIt's nice to have a choice. Syncly is also useful for Strato Hidrive users as it is now possible to use it as a storage backend.
- rkwz 15y agoSkydrive does this natively in WP7.
- zacharycohn 15y agoAnd WP7 isn't available on Android or iPhone.
- msh 15y agobut it resizes the images to vga resolution, so more or less useless.
- vibragiel 15y agoDropbox is also boosting the free space with each photo or video upload, up to a maximum of +5GB, which is very nice. I already got them.
- Ygor 15y agoAre there any good and relevant articles on dropbox architecture or implementation? Are they open about it, or is it more or less a secret?
- andyjohnson0 15y agohttp://highscalability.com/blog/2011/3/14/6-lessons-from-dropbox-one-million-files-saved-every-15-minu.html http://highscalability.com/blog/2011/3/14/6-lessons-from-dro... Kind of short on architectural detail. Links to a presentation video that I didn't watch but which might have more detail.
- tdtran 15y agoSync is a misleading term here. What the new Android Dropbox app added is an Automatic photo/video uploader, to a pre-defined folder on the server side. One way. If you want true two-way sync for Android, try Dropsync (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync). Another app called FolderSync also seems quite good. Full disclosure: I am the author of Dropsync
- tdtran 15y agoI should add that Dropsync is also capable of Instant uploading, and not only photos/videos. Any new/modified files in your designated local folders in your phone/tablet.
- steve19 15y ago+1 for Dropsync. definitely one of the most useful apps on my phone. tdtran, one feature missing from Dropsync is the ability to exclude folders (like the cache folder in the camera DCIM directory). Please add this :) [Edit: And welcome to HN. ]
- ddw 15y agoIt's funny because Ubuntu One was doing this already. For 5GB free. Works w/ Windows and Android/iOS too.
- joelhaasnoot 15y agoDropbox really had to play catchup on this one: lots of competitors offered this (Sugarsync, Box, etc), and lots of addon tools for Android were popping up with this functionality.
- Florin_Andrei 15y agoIt's just one of those ideas that make total sense.
- nuttendorfer 15y agoI'd prefer it if they created a WP7 app.