iFiles 2 File Manager for iOS Released

Imagam, Inc. Today is proud to announce the release of iFiles 2, a new version of popular iFiles app for iOS. iFiles 2 has many new features like: SMB/CIFS support, synchronization support, tabs, redesigned interface, extension support, iPad split view support.

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Jul 12, 2016, 12:05 ET

CHICAGO, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- iFiles 2 is finally here with new features like:

- SMB/CIFS client and server support.
- Synchronization support.
- Tabs: (Multiple services can be opened; like Dropbox, Web Browser)
- New redesigned Interface.
- Document Provider Extension support.
- Support for iPad split view.
- Interface customization.

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iFiles 2 now support accessing files on the device using SMB/CIFS protocol (Access using Web Browser or WebDav is no longer needed or supported). When iFiles is running you can use Finder on Mac or Explorer on Windows to manage your local device files.

Supported Online Cloud Services and Protocols:
Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, Box.net, OneDrive, SMB/CIFS, SugarSync, AFP (Mac Shares), FTP/FTPS, SFTP, Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Rackspace CloudFiles, CloudApp, PogoPlug, WebDav, Amazon S3, ownCloud, 4Shared, also using Amazon S3: DreamObjects and UltiCloud.

Key Features:
- TABS - Multiple tabs can be opened at the same time

WEB DOWNLOADER - Download files from the web using the built in Web Browser or Safari using iFiles Bookmarks. (HTML5 Videos are now supported)
EMAIL - Send documents as email attachments directly from iFiles using iPhones email accounts or links to files stored in the cloud. (given service supports this feature)
VOICE RECORDER - Use iFiles build-in voice recorder to create voice notes.
POPUP MENU - Tap and hold on file to display context popup menu with file operations.
PROPERTIES -View and change folder and files properties: color label, icon, and rename. For services with supported API you can edit: comments, description, tags/keywords, privacy, copy/generate links.
SHARE FILES - Share files with other iOS users of iFiles over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
PDF VIEWER - Viewer now supports annotations, full-text search, bookmarks, highlighting, saving directly to a cloud service and more.
SECURE - If cloud services uses username and password they are stored using iOS Keychain, Remote access to your device can be secured with password, and device can be locked using passcode. (Your information is never sent to any outside service)
FILE OPERATIONS - Move, Copy, Rename, Delete, and create New Folders (Operations are supported for all cloud services given that service API supports it)
ZIP/EXTRACT - Create archive files and unarchive many common archive formats: Zip, RAR, 7-zip, Tar, Gzip, and Bzip2.
TRANSFER MANAGER - Download, upload and transfer files directly between services without required to first download then upload files. Transfers support background mode and will resume if application is closed.
EASY UPLOAD - If you are creating voice recordings, importing photos or creating a text file, iFiles will automatically upload to the current location no matter if its local or remote.
CLIPBOARD PASTE - Paste text and photos/images directly to current folder.
OPEN IN - Open files in apps that support those file types.
PRINT - Print files using AirPrint.
TEXT FILES - Create and edit plain text files. (Locally or directly in the cloud)
PHOTO IMPORT - Take Photos, record movies or import from your Photo Library. (Multiple selection support is coming in next update)
MEDIA PLAYER - Playback audio and video files.
THUMBNAILS - Thumbnails are generated for local files: photos, videos and pdf files, thumbnails are displayed for cloud service if its supported.
File Formats
iWorks (Pages, numbers, Keynote) '08 and '09 (with or without Preview)
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
HTML web pages and Web archives (web pages downloaded by Safari)
PDF Documents.
RTF (Rich Text Format) and RTFD.
Plain text with auto-detection of character encoding. Text files can also be edited.
Movies (supported file formats by iPhone: MP4, MOV, MPV, 3GP, M4V)
Audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, CAF, AIF, AIFF, ACC)
Images (JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF, ICO, CUR, XBM)