Dropbox updates support for Apple's Touch ID: Extra protection for iPhones and iPads
After file-sharing site Dropbox announced that user accounts were compromised but refused claims that its own services were breached, the company released an update to its iOS application that features support for Apple's Touch ID.
Through such change, iOS 8 users are given the option to have access to their personal Dropbox accounts by means of their own fingerprints.
A group of hackers made threats to publicize the password details of the log-in information that they stole from millions of Dropbox users. As such, Dropbox has now become one of the apps to have generated support for the Touch ID, similar to that of Amazon, Mint, Evernote, and Camera Plus, among others.
For the latest iPhone 6 models, the update tosses in several fixes relating to performance and stability. Previews for RTF files on iOS 8 have been fixed as well.
As a free download, users can easily update and open the app's settings to turn on the passcode and enable the Touch ID. Once the passcode and Touch ID are enabled, users will be asked to put their fingertip on the device's home button every time they want to open the app.
With Touch ID support becoming the main feature for the update, users who have become more cautious after the recent hacking incident can now change their Dropbox password as they set up the Touch ID option.
Dropbox previously had an iOS 8 upgrade that supported Notification Center widgets and a new Share extension. With this, users were able to view their Dropbox files and updates on their iPhone's lockscreen while enabling the files from other apps to open and be saved into Dropbox.
With the online storage site updating its iOS app in support of the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, users with the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can easily increase the security of their Dropbox documents. For those waiting for the new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3, they can take on the same protective process as well.
With 5 GB of storage, the Dropbox service is free of charge while in-app purchases for Dropbox Pro with 1 TB of storage capacity comes with a price of $99.99 per year, or $25.99 for three months.
