14 DAY TRIAL // Box for Android has got updated with a nice range of brand new features, including new options related to sharing links, as well as additional capabilities when the playback of audio and video files is involved.
Starting with the new Box 2.1.5 app release, users will be able to customize permissions of newly created shared links, while also being able to preview audio and video files in the app, the release notes unveiled.
Additionally, the application now features an updated Polish translation, as well as new Hebrew translation.
The team of developers behind the application took its time to offer some more details on the novelties the new release brings, and explained that the shared link permissions follow the collaborator permissions that were introduced in the app recently.
“When you create a link to any file or folder, you can now also opt to limit access to that link to collaborators only (those that you’ve invited into the folder), people at your company only (anyone in your enterprise account), anyone with the link, or no one at all,” the team explains.
Users will be able to change these settings whenever they want, which means that they will be able to keep confidential documents safe in their Box account, while also being able to share them with their collaborators when needed.
As for the newly added Audio and Video playback options, they were meant to provide users with a new, simple way of having a glimpse at rich media files while on the go.
“Since v2.0 of Box for Android, you’ve been able to see compressed versions of more than 75 kinds of documents right inside the Box app, helping you quickly review files like PDFs, PowerPoint presentations and Photoshop files,” the team explains.
“Now, we’re using that same server-side compression technology to let you progressively download and play audio and video files from your account.” However, the video preview was made available only for enterprise users for the time being, Box also explains.
The latest version of Box for Android can be found on this page on Softpedia.