14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has recently announced a new series of improvements coming to its OneDrive cloud-based storage service, this time aimed at both home and business users.
First and foremost, Microsoft says it’ll refine the scan experience in the OneDrive mobile app to offer quicker access to this feature, so the button will be placed right in the tab bar.
Additionally, Microsoft will also enable camera upload support in OneDrive for Business, after this feature has previously been available for home users exclusively. With such functionality, users can configure their devices to automatically upload pictures in the camera roll to OneDrive, and Microsoft says it’ll work on both Android and iOS.
Another useful feature coming to OneDrive is password-protected file sharing. This means that users will be able to generate sharing links for their files, but whoever wants to access them will have to supply a configured password as another security layer.
The password option will be available in the file sharing UI alongside another new setting to prevent viewers (without editing rights) from downloading data.
Business user improvements
Microsoft is also preparing investments for businesses, and one of the new features is support for moving known folders from PCs, like Documents, and Pictures, to OneDrive.
Additionally, the software giant says it’s bringing external sharing reports to OneDrive for business users.
“This feature will offer site administrators the ability to see all files on their site that are shared, including via anonymous links or secure external sharing This report can be exported into Excel or Power BI so you can filter and analyze sharing usage and patterns of your end users. These reports can also be imported to third-party management and security software,” the company explains.
Microsoft says these features will be rolling out to users in the next few months, and you can expect further announcements when they become available.