ios 11 support of "files app"

[kewms]

@perezbalen

I’m curious about this myself. I mean, given how iCloud works with iOS devices now, wouldn’t it be better than Dropbox? Would’t it have better sync if the os is doing the syncing insted of having to call the Dropbox api every time you want a file sync?
I haven’t coded anything like that, so I’m just guessing, but I’ve been using RichTexture for iOS to manage cloud rtfs, and it seems iCloud Drive syncing is the best option for iOS when you want to keep your files up to date on all devices all the time.

Limitations of iCloud and the reasons why Scrivener uses Dropbox instead are discussed here:

iCloud Sync

Very, very quickly (because I’m snowed): iCloud has no problems syncing a folder or a package file or anything else. That’s not exactly the problem. There are generally two types of app: shoebox apps such as Photos and iTunes (and Ulysses, for that matter) which have a single window that manages a single database of files, and document-based apps, which use a different window for each file, and whose files may be anywhere on your computer. Shoebox apps provide a window on a large amount…

Katherine