Hands on with the OneDrive 4.1 update for Windows Phone

OneDrive

Those who already accept the Windows Telephone eight.ane Preview for Developers are going to be happy with the recent OneDrive update. Version four.1 is a big deal considering information technology answers the "cannot save to OneDrive" complaints we've been seeing at the Windows Phone 8.ane forums. Haven't installed the update yet? Caput past the break to lookout our hands-on video and walkthrough.

What's new in version 4.1:

At present looks peachy on large screen phones
Upload multiple photos, videos and files at once
New immersive view for viewing and managing photos
Open files from OneDrive in other apps
Share files to OneDrive from other apps
Sort files and folders
Bug fixes and operation improvements

While the OneDrive app itself looks great, we honey the things information technology tin can practice in other places on Windows Phone. For example, you can share single or multiple photos to OneDrive from the photo gallery. Select the destination folder in OneDrive and then click the add button to upload. Make certain yous have the upload option to "original" if y'all do not want your photos to be resized.

OneDrive Share

Thanks to the new feature that lets us share files to OneDrive from other apps, we were able to upload a couple of PDF files from Pocket Explorer, a new file explorer for Windows Phone viii.1. Have a few ringtones? You can upload those, too.

While you are able to upload videos to OneDrive, we have noticed it's not possible the other way around. Information technology looks like videos stored on OneDrive cannot be downloaded to your phone. Y'all are able to play the videos, though.

OneDrive screenshot

We dearest the new update for OneDrive, but the cadre functionality has stayed the aforementioned. OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) hands stores and shares photos, videos, documents, and more. When you upload photos or videos from your Windows Phone to OneDrive, you can get to them when you're on your PC, Mac, tablet, or phone.

OneDrive is a free download from the Windows Phone Store. Go download it now and let usa know what yous think!

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