SkyDrive App for Android Released

Microsoft has now released an official app for SkyDrive on Android.  Read on for details.

A few weeks ago, we told you that Microsoft intended to released an Android app for SkyDrive.  Well, they went ahead and released it today!  Details:

A few weeks ago we announced our intention to release an official SkyDrive app for Android phones. Today we’re excited to announce that the app is now available for download. We want to ensure that you’re able to have your files accessible across the various devices you use—so it’s important that we continue to extend the SkyDrive experience to the devices you use every day. This new app for Android is similar to our mobile apps for Windows Phone and iOS and is a key part of making sure your SkyDrive files are accessible and shareable from all your devices.

In building the new SkyDrive app for Android, we wanted to ensure we kept the same intuitive design of all SkyDrive experiences while also making use of Android design patterns and conventional interactions, so this feels natural for people with Android phones. In this release, SkyDrive is available for Android phones with access to Google Play. The new app is designed to work best with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)—though it’s also fully functional on Android 2.3 and above.

…here is a more detailed list of some of the main features of SkyDrive for Android:

• Access your SkyDrive—documents, photos, and other files, plus the files other people have shared with you.
• View recently used documents.
• Choose multiple photos or videos to upload from your phone.
• Share your files and photos—send a link in email or in another app.
• Open your SkyDrive files from other Android apps.
• Easily manage your files—delete or create new folders.

While intended for Android 4.0, it will run on any device sporting at least 2.3…so go ahead and download the app from the Google Play Store here.  It is really nice to see Microsoft going the distance on platform support for their cloud storage service.

Enjoy these screen shots from the blog post.