Dropbox announced the release of Dropbox Anywhere – a new set of mobile apps and APIs. Users can now have simple and seamless access to their files from virtually any device or mobile app. With this release, Dropbox is now available for Android, iPad and Blackberry, and joins the existing Dropbox iPhone app in providing native support for accessing, viewing and sharing documents and files stored in Dropbox directly from these devices. The company is also announcing the Dropbox mobile API, which will enable developers to create apps that access the contents of users’ Dropbox accounts, while keeping them seamlessly in sync across devices.

Dropbox Anywhere Features

Dropbox Anywhere includes support for new mobile devices and platforms, and important new developer capabilities:

Native Dropbox apps for Android, Apple iPad and Blackberry

With the new set of mobile Dropbox apps, files and documents stored in Dropbox can now be accessed, managed and shared directly from users’ favorite devices. Dropbox is optimized for each of the devices unique capabilities, such as the ability to capture, upload and share photos and video on Android, and provide a full screen reading experience on the iPad. Dropbox for Android and iPad are availability immediately, with the Blackberry application expected to ship this summer.

Dropbox mobile API

Developers can now include Dropbox’s file access and syncing capabilities directly in their mobile apps, giving them immediate access to users’ documents and files, and allow them to integrate with the desktop without having to create additional file management infrastructure. Information on the new API is available at http://developers.dropbox.com.

The new Dropbox apps, as well as the first Dropbox-enabled partner apps, are available now at http://dropbox.com/anywhere.