It looks like any app can use the new “FileProvider” framework and implement an “NSFileProviderExtension” to integrate with the “Files” app and other apps. I'm guessing that Dropbox, Google Drive, and the like are only supported by installing the corresponding app.
Their demo showed integration with Box, Google Drive and a few others.
I hope any of those aren't needed.
The file system on iOS is a bit weird, since apps are all sandboxed. But it looks like it can access the public files of apps on your device, and I think there was an "On this iPad" tab in sidebar.
There was an "On My iPad" item in the sidebar. Seems promising.
I would imagine that you could save locally too (don't know for sure), but I mean, they upped the space for both models and have a high-end model with 512GB of space. I'm guessing that's not for simply storing more Photos and Video.
Man, what a bummer it'll be if this is restricted to cloud drives. Given the app sand boxing in iOS I wouldn't be surprised if that is it the case. I didn't find any aspect of the demo which showcased a local filesystem.
Sorry I missed noticing the 'on my iPad' feature in the comments.
Re:iPad Pro
by walterbell on Monday June 05, 2017 @03:56PM
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Will the Apple Files app support open protocols like SFTP, SSH and WebDAV?
Currently, Transmit for iOS does file management, including attaching files to emails, https://panic.com/transmit-ios/
Probably not natively supported by Apple. But I'm guessing that the Files app just builds on the File Provider extension mechanism [1] that provides the document picker in apps, so Transmit can probably expose your servers too.
[1] https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Ge...
Re:iPad Pro
by walterbell on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @03:37AM
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Yes, Transmit can add attachments today.
Hopefully they will be able to add the same iOS11 drag-and-drop features as Apple Files.
Gosh, I hope. Seems very much tied to "cloud," though. I hope I don't have to turn on iCloud Drive to use it.