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Check out version 2.0 of our Android app! Now with favorites, bulk upload, Ice Cream Sandwich support, and more! http://t.co/vMle6R7k

We’re really excited to announce version 2.0 of our Android app! It’s completely redesigned and includes a ton of new features!

Some highlights of this release:

• Favorites: Want to make sure a file is always on your phone? Star it for quick offline access.
• Bulk upload: No need to upload files one at a time. Select multiple photos and videos to be uploaded in the background.
• File renaming: Simple as it sounds – files and folders can now be renamed.
• Ice Cream Sandwich support: Optimized for the newest and tastiest Android release yet: Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Single-tap access to actions: All file and folder actions are available from a single tap.
• Lots of others: Improved gallery view, export to (and upload from) local storage, as well as numerous bug fixes and stability improvements

Thanks to all of our forum users who helped us test the build earlier this week.

While you’re waiting, check out the eye candy below!

Check out this Wired article about the early days of @dropbox with @drewhouston and @arashf http://t.co/mv4n72Jb

RT @dropboxapi: Congratulations to @hackpad @yourtrove and @getspool, winners of last week's Dropbox Hackathon. http://t.co/0627AxPR

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Congrats @arionkrause for winning 100GB for life! Just as a reminder, it's super easy to get free space on Dropbox! http://t.co/EMrkobes

A guide on how to get more free space with Dropbox! http://t.co/nIjwo0nM Retweet for a chance to get +100GB!

We get asked a lot how to get more space in your Dropbox, and we realized that we’ve never put an official guide together. So here it is! When people start using Dropbox, they start small but often need more and more space over time. We’ve created a bunch of free ways to get more space, but also make it simple to get loads of space really fast.

Take A Tour For people new to Dropbox, there are a few things you should try out first — we want you to install Dropbox on a bunch of computers, use our sharing features, and more. We’ve put together a list of tasks to get started; and when you finish this quest, you’ll get an extra 250MB free.

Tell Your Friends A while back, we noticed that most of our growth was from word of mouth: people that love Dropbox tell their friends. We’ve built a way to invite your friends to Dropbox that gives you both extra space (250MB for free)! We’ve made it really easy to email your friends from your address book and post to Twitter or Facebook. We’ve also given you a link to put anywhere on the web. The more people you invite, the more space you get!

Be A Student Dropbox was started back when our cofounder Drew Houston was still in school and forgot his USB key on a bus ride. To commemorate our victory over USB keys, and to make the lives of students even easier, students with a valid school email address get a whopping 500MB for each person they invite to Dropbox. All you need to do is confirm that you’re a student.

Have Fun We’ve done a bunch of fun challenges and quests where the prize was more space. In January, we had our first DropQuest, which was a scavenger hunt across our site. It was a race to the finish to get some really special prizes, and every person that finished also got a bonus. Last October, Reddit stole our logo, so to say thanks we made a post where the top commenter got a 100GB boost to their Dropbox. We’ve made a fun little quest to make your Dropbox a little more social. A while back when we made an announcement on twitter, we gave a random re-tweeter 100GB to get the word out.

We do this stuff all the time! The best way to keep up with the games is to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.

One More Thing If you ever need even more space, you can always subscribe to Dropbox Pro, available in 50GB or 100GB. Furthermore, referrals double to 500MB (1GB for students) per person you invite! But if you need even more than 100GB, or if you run your own business; you should check out Dropbox for Teams, which is designed specifically for educators, non-profits, and businesses.

Hopefully this gave you a good idea of how to get even more space for your Dropbox! Happy Dropboxing! Ohh, and just for good measure, we’ll pick someone who retweets our tweet about this post and give them a 100GB bonus!

Introducing Dropbox for Teams: The supercharged Dropbox your business has been waiting for! http://t.co/OTV308yU

Hey everyone!

We know that everyone uses Dropbox differently, and it’s always pretty sweet hearing how different businesses around the world have used Dropbox to help make their lives a bit easier. We’ve listened to their feedback and we’re excited to announce the launch of “Dropbox for Teams“! With Teams, businesses can now enjoy administrative controls, centralized billing, phone support, and tons more space in addition to the Dropbox they know and love. Here are a few examples of how some businesses and organizations out there are transforming how they work and share with Teams:

Work on the Go – Dropbox lets you work online or offline from any smartphone, computer, or tablet. “We traveled halfway across the globe for the World Championships in Japan, where the US women got gold and men got bronze. Staff there can update something (on Dropbox) at two o’clock in the morning and when someone else gets into work in the morning, the information is all there. Athletes are going to Mexico next week for the Pan-Am games, and another group is going to Poland for their event. At any one time, most of our staff is not in our office. Dropbox makes it easier to share and access the vital information we need.” Mike Bowman, USA Gymnastics

Collaborate and Share – Dropbox lets you share docs, slides, and large files easily with colleagues and clients. “(Moving to) Dropbox could be seen as a huge productivity increase. It’s absolutely a time saver. If I leave the office early, I can see what my staff is working on when I get home and don’t have to ask anyone to email me files.” Danny Beckley, Charleston Symphony Orchestra

Easy Setup and Control – You can get your Team up and running in minutes, and admin controls make setup easy. “On my first day, I got my computer out of the box, installed Dropbox, and started working right away. I didn’t need IT to come to my desk to set me up.” Renette Youssef, Tradeshift

Trusted and Dependable – Enjoy dedicated phone support, bank grade encryption, and unlimited version history for all your files. “I love this product. It’s good to know that my data is safe. I’ve never once lost a file in my Dropbox in the 4 years I’ve been using it. I have 0% worry about this product; I’m 100% confident in knowing my data is there at all times.” Ryan Connolly, San Jose Boiler Works

Dropbox for Teams is priced at $795 annually for five users, with additional seats available for $125 each. The base plan includes 1,000 GB of storage, and each additional seat comes with 200 GB. That’s a ton of space! To learn more about Teams and what it can do for your business, head to our Teams page. Thanks!

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We've relaunched the Dropbox API! Go build some awesome stuff! http://t.co/WS8496zE

Hey everyone,

We’re really excited to announce the launch of the Dropbox API for mobile and web apps! Even if you have no clue what the Dropbox API does, chances are you’ve already used it — it’s the engine that powers our iPhone and Android apps and thousands of third-party Dropbox-enabled apps. This is our first major update since releasing the API, and we’re stoked to share the improvements we’ve made:

Increased security You’ll never have to enter your Dropbox account info into a third-party app on version 1. Instead, you’ll approve access using the official Dropbox app on mobile or via the web at dropbox.com.

App folders Version 1 adds support for apps that can only read or write to a single folder in your Dropbox. You can rename or move this App Folder wherever you want in your Dropbox, and the app will keep working normally.

Search, revisions, and more We’ve added a lot of new calls to the API to make apps even more powerful. Developers can now build search and sharing right into their apps. Version 1 also exposes the full power of the Dropbox revision system. This includes undeleting files, reverting files to past versions, and not overwriting changes when two people update a file at the same time.

More supported platforms Version 0 of the API was designed for mobile apps. While they’re still getting plenty of love, we’ve now added better support for web apps! This includes new tutorials, documentation, and SDKs for Python, Ruby, and Java developers.

Our new API is available to developers right now at https://www.dropbox.com/developers, so look forward to these features in your favorite Dropbox-enabled apps in the coming months!

RT @Forbes: Dropbox: The inside story of how founder Drew Houston turned down Steve Jobs to build the next big thing. http://t.co/xPj8dnb1

Dropbox is at #TwilioCon! We'll be handing out t-shirts and free space, and a 1TB prize at tonight's Hackathon! http://t.co/J9WHiCe3

We've updated our mobile web interface! http://t.co/tjdOPvD

It’s been a while (3 years, in fact!) since we last took a look at our mobile web interface — but better late than never! Today, we’re upgrading the mobile website experience for a bunch of devices, including iPhone, Android (2.1+), and Windows Phone 7 , so you can always have your Dropbox on the go. Our intern Cathy has single-handedly revamped the look and feel, added your favorite features from the Dropbox website, and tested thoroughly for a smooth experience. You’re awesome, Cathy! You can visit the new mobile web interface at http://www.dropbox.com/m

LOOK AND FEEL For starters, we’ve made the mobile web interface closely resemble what you might find natively on iPhone and Android. This includes borrowing the quickactions behavior from an upcoming update to our Android app (coming soon!), more screen space reserved for your files, and a home screen that lets you hop around the app quickly. Much of what you see here was due to jquerymobile’s style sheet.

NEW FEATURES

• Search: Finally, you can search your Dropbox for that e-book that was such a pain to browse to!
• File quick actions: Whether you are browsing or searching for files, now in addition to downloading a file, there is also a quick action menu dropdown that gives you access to additional things you can do to your files.  For now, that means sharing and deleting.
• Share: We’ll generate a link that helps you quickly share a file or folder with your friends.  Simply copy a link to your device clipboard or email the link on.
• Delete: Got a few minutes to spare? Try out our new delete functionality and clean up your Dropbox.
• Account settings: For easy access to your basic account settings, go to the new account settings tab.
• Internationalization: We now offer our mobile site in 5 different languages: English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese!

WHAT’S NEXT In the future, we’ll be adding support for more devices, easier ways to share, referrals, and more actions for your files and folders. Stay tuned! Another round of applause for Cathy’s hard work this summer

Some eye candy:

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