The new
SkyDrive app lets you share your photos, videos, documents and more with your phone or PC.
An advantage of File Explorer over the official
Skydrive app is the ability to upload in the cloud SD card files.
Microsoft is migrating even more essential Windows functions to the modern UI, as well as implementing enhancements — such as a new split - screen Snap feature, which cuts back on multitasking woes; improved touch support for Mail; and the ability to sync documents with the modern
SkyDrive app — to nudge desktop devotees over to the Tiled side.
The modern - style
SkyDrive app is not the same as the desktop
SkyDrive app.
Everything about Movie Moments seems genuine Microsoft, from its «Microsoft confidential» warning screen at launch, to its Live Tile design, to its overall interface, which mirrors the look of
the SkyDrive app.
Well, you can also browse your local files using
the SkyDrive app, by the way!
You can't uninstall
the SkyDrive app.
I use Office Suite Pro 7 (has SkyDrive support) +
SkyDrive App + OneNote Mobile there, with Outlook.com tied into my Stock Email App (Samsung's Client is better than their Mobile App, IMO).
While you can email a document as an attachment like you can in the Office for iPhone app, you can not share a link to your SkyDrive documents as you can in the native
SkyDrive app for iOS.
While there isn't yet a Modern File Explorer app, the included
SkyDrive app can now browse your PC's local storage.
Take a look at
the Skydrive App baked into the Xbox One.
The SkyDrive app is Microsoft's link to the cloud, making it easy to upload documents, photos and other files and share them.
Microsoft's go at cloud - based file storage has arrived on Android, with an official
SkyDrive app now available.
Not exact matches
With
SkyDrive and Office Web
Apps, I'm able to coordinate more easily with my husband on the various projects life throws at us.
From staying connected through
SkyDrive and Office Web
Apps to not forgetting any of the details with OneNote, Ali and Office are helping working parents like her keep it all together.
The new updated
app also enables users to import ebook titles located on other devices including those held in
Skydrive or other cloud based servers.
The
app supports streaming and shopping and has the ability to import ePub and PDF files from My PC and
SkyDrive and have them appear in the Nook library.
You'll be able to use common Windows
apps such as
SkyDrive, Skype, Internet Explorer, Paint and Xbox Music.
The Camera, the People
app, the stock email and
Skydrive also rotate nicely.
The same kind of thing is true for
SkyDrive but, not only is there no official Android
app but it's also not possible to playback any stored music over the web interface.
With Windows
apps,
SkyDrive cloud connectivity, HD video, Xbox Music, games, a full - size USB port, a microSD card slot and the productivity of Office Home & Student 2013 RT, Surface with Windows RT brings work and play together in style.
If you use OneNote on your PC, you can get a much neater version of this idea, with full search, using the Send To OneNote printer driver, the OneNote
app for iOS or Android (or Windows Phone) and a OneNote notebook stored on
SkyDrive.
In addition to the entertainment
apps coming from partners, Xbox One will also feature Xbox Fitness, Xbox Video, Xbox Music, Internet Explorer, Skype,
SkyDrive and Upload.
Unlike many other
apps, it only reads PDF documents and syncs with Google Drive and Microsoft
SkyDrive
I dropped in my other «must have»
apps — also on my phone — to enable me to connect to remote computers (VNC: iPad, Android), cloud storage (Dropbox: iPad, Android; Microsoft
Skydrive: iPad, Android, among others), and manage information.
The free
app, which allows users to view & edit Office files stored in their
SkyDrive account, requires users to sign into their paid Office 365 subscription.
The
SkyDrive Modern
app has also been updated.
Common settings like Windows Update, File History, Region and Language, and even integrated
SkyDrive support are now included in the PC Settings
app.
Burying the current computer's file browser as a secondary option in a cloud storage
app shows just how serious Microsoft is about
SkyDrive and cloud storage — they want to drag Windows users along to a new, connected future where their important files are stored in the cloud.
You'll find options for controlling
SkyDrive in the PC settings
app.
In Windows 8,
SkyDrive was available as a Modern
app and a desktop
app that you could install.
You'll no longer need the
SkyDrive client
app installed.
Microsoft only supports
SkyDrive as a storage option for iOS users that access either the mobile or web
app versions of Office.
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While it may appear that an
app like GoodReader is all you could ask for, keep in mind that the one thing it does not do is create a link to the document on
SkyDrive to share with others.
This is similar to how things work with the documents you store on
SkyDrive and edit while online with the free Web
Apps for Office.
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If you want to use
SkyDrive on the desktop, you'll need to download and install the
SkyDrive desktop
app — it isn't included with Windows 8.
You can also upload files to your
SkyDrive with this
app.
Although there is a few
apps on the Google Play Store right now that have some
SkyDrive integration, there isn't a Microsoft delivered solution available.
It wasn't any secret that Microsoft was working on an official
SkyDrive for Android
app.
After its done, all your
apps and features will start functioning again, and the
SkyDrive folder will appear once again in File Explorer.
In
SkyDrive, the Office Web
Apps are used to create documents.
If you'd like more
SkyDrive syncing options, you can still install the
SkyDrive client
app on Windows 8.1.
The Photos
app in Windows 8 brought together photos stored in different places, including Facebook, Flickr and
SkyDrive.
When I wanted to add some Android APK files to
SkyDrive, for example, I hit the
app's upload button and navigated to the Downloads folder, where the files were located.
Toss in the aforementioned desktop personalization options, screensaver and lock - screen choices (including the ability to set
app notifications), the ability to swap out your profile picture, and heck, maybe even the Personalization syncing options found in the new
SkyDrive submenu in the modern PC Settings.
I can also link my accounts to the photos
app and see all the photos on my Facebook timeline and those stored in my
SkyDrive account at one place.
Here's how to make your Office
apps save documents to your PC by default instead of
SkyDrive.