Private -but not quite there
I want to love everything about Proton, because it's not Big Tech or spyware, and is one of the few companies one can trust with data. Proton Drive does what you'd expect up to a point, but lacks essentials: NO SEARCH FUNCTION!!! I'm organised but occasionally forget where I put something or make an error when saving, and being unable to search a file is an absolute showstopper.
UPDATE: really appreciate developer response. Wondered if it could be something like that. Hoping you guys find a solution 😁
UPDATE: really appreciate developer response. Wondered if it could be something like that. Hoping you guys find a solution 😁
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FRUSTRATING!!!!!
Whilst I knew and appreciated the app wasn't going to be like using google/apple photos, nevertheless, the usability of the app is very very frustrating. Almost to the point of cancelling it! You have to select each photo individually when moving into an album, no select and swipe across photos to select them. And if you select too many photos, it throws up an error and doesn't move the photos into the album. Very frustrating after having individually selected over 3000 photos to go in to an album!
Also, in the albums tab, all the albums are wonky, askew, not level. Why?!?! It makes the app appear childish and untidy! And you can't arrange the albums alphabetically! Lastly, whilst I did not expect an extensive option of editing tools, at the very least, I thought you would be able to rotate photos. Whilst I appreciate that the primary function of proton drive is encrypted cloud storage, I don't think it should be a frustrating unenjoyable experience when using it. Select and swipe to select photos, alphabetising albums, displaying albums squarely and being able to rotate photos are basic functions today, and it would be nice if these basic functions were present to make the app an enjoyable non-frustrating experience when using it. Having these basic functions missing, prevented me from giving 5 stars.
Also, in the albums tab, all the albums are wonky, askew, not level. Why?!?! It makes the app appear childish and untidy! And you can't arrange the albums alphabetically! Lastly, whilst I did not expect an extensive option of editing tools, at the very least, I thought you would be able to rotate photos. Whilst I appreciate that the primary function of proton drive is encrypted cloud storage, I don't think it should be a frustrating unenjoyable experience when using it. Select and swipe to select photos, alphabetising albums, displaying albums squarely and being able to rotate photos are basic functions today, and it would be nice if these basic functions were present to make the app an enjoyable non-frustrating experience when using it. Having these basic functions missing, prevented me from giving 5 stars.
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Does not delete photos removed from my phone
Stupidity does not delete photos removed from my phone automatically like others will please fix this.
Very good but needs some work
Love this app! Love this service! Have been a paid member going on 3 years.
However the only option to add photos seems to be the automatic backup. However I want to upload select photos. Sometimes I take screenshots to store info and will later delete them and I don’t want that to be added to the photo storage. Otherwise I have to some how get my photos onto a desktop (not easy since I don’t have an apple computer) and then upload select photos from there.
Additionally the app doesn’t allow for bulk selections. Which can make it even more annoying to delete photos that were backed up.
If this app had those two features it would be an immediate 5/5!
However the only option to add photos seems to be the automatic backup. However I want to upload select photos. Sometimes I take screenshots to store info and will later delete them and I don’t want that to be added to the photo storage. Otherwise I have to some how get my photos onto a desktop (not easy since I don’t have an apple computer) and then upload select photos from there.
Additionally the app doesn’t allow for bulk selections. Which can make it even more annoying to delete photos that were backed up.
If this app had those two features it would be an immediate 5/5!
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Doesn’t Work on an iPad 6th Gen
If you’re looking for a review of Proton products and services, they are in general very great, but this review is just to point out something very specific that doesn’t work for me and I hope they can fix…
I don’t like writing a bad review for a company and group of products that I generally love, but I cannot do anything on Proton Drive on my 6th Gen iPad. (17.7.11).
I cannot create docs, upload files, I couldn’t even sign out of my account, I had to delete the app in order to sign out. It works great on my other older devices, but not my iPad sadly. I would find it very useful and time-saving if it did work.
I don’t like writing a bad review for a company and group of products that I generally love, but I cannot do anything on Proton Drive on my 6th Gen iPad. (17.7.11).
I cannot create docs, upload files, I couldn’t even sign out of my account, I had to delete the app in order to sign out. It works great on my other older devices, but not my iPad sadly. I would find it very useful and time-saving if it did work.
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Response from developer
We'd appreciate it if you reported this through the in-app 'Report a bug' option, along with your app logs if you experience similar behavior in future, so the team can look into it. Make sure to include the app logs in your report. Thank you in advance!
