Apple's New iOS File Manager Coming This Fall As Part of iOS 11 (arstechnica.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apple announced the new file manager today. A demo showed that the application will provide access to local files and files in cloud storage services such as Dropbox, iCloud Drive, and Box. It will support nested folders, favorites, search, tags, and a list view in which files can be sorted by size and date. You'll also be able to drag and drop with other applications, for example by dragging an attachment from e-mail into the file manager. The new manager will be part of iOS 11, shipping this fall.

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Re:This is a big deal?

[lucm]

i've never been a big fan of Samsung, always liked the Nexus or Moto better. But I bought a Tab S2 a few months ago and it's an amazing device, so I also bought a Samsung S8 phone recently and this is truly a masterpiece. I use the Google keyboard instead of the Samsung one, but apart from that all the built-in apps are top notch. The display is terrific and battery life is great (2 days).

I've used an iPhone for work and I owned several iPod Touch; I also owned an iPad Mini 4. And I don't miss those; they're not even in the same league as those Samsung devices.

The magic is not just in the performance, it's in the details. Such as creating a "safe zone" with the GPS where the phone never locks, or having that superb always-on display, or the iris scan unlock. They really think about making things convenient for the user, something Apple has lost touch with a long time ago as they switched their focus on milking their shrinking user base.