BitTorrent Sync, the application that lets you securely synchronize files, is available as a beta version from now on. Sync was developed for practical reasons as Senior Director Brett Nishi. “A developer was looking for an easy way to securely share with his mother. Photographs He then created the application during one of our hackathons ,” said Nishi.
The idea for the software appeared earlier this year as a ‘closed alpha’, a test version was only available for some selected developers. In April, the status of the project changed to “public alpha”, a stage where a larger group of testers were able to see the product. Now, about three months later, BitTorrent Sync launched as beta , this means that the app is available for the general public, but not yet out of the test phase.
Since the beginning of the first alpha users have been eight petabytes of data sent.
– Brett Nishi
addition to the new features of the desktop version of BitTorrent appears today a brand new Android application. With this software, users can synchronize files with their mobile devices . An application for Android topped the list of alpha testers according to Christian Averill, Head of Communications BitTorrent.
“The community was very involved in the development and we have received lots of good feedback,” said Averill. “We have to date 25 million installations BitTorrent previous products had on Android devices, so it is a great platform to develop an app. For”
The Android app works on devices with OS 2.2 (Froyo) and above, which means that almost any modern device can use the software. Users have the ability to store photos, videos and other files to and from their mobile phone. There is currently no iOS version available, but we’re working as BitTorrent.
Desktop users can rely on the new Sync Archive feature , a simplified version of versioning . This means that you can work if you find out later that you have deleted something important. Accidentally in an older document The feature is useful for people with a wide variety of files daily work.
Since the revelation of the PRISM project, many people are concerned about their online privacy. BitTorrent Sync provides a secure method to send a 256-bit encryption files. Sync does not work with the cloud service of the company because it could be access by third parties.
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“We respect the privacy of our users. We collect basic information about how much data they send and what program they use, but we have no access to the data they send,” says Nishi. “Sometimes I wish it was so, then we could make clearer statistics,” he continues, laughing.
We’re working as fast as we can. The full release appears when the program is stable.
– Christian Averill
As usual with such release, there is no schedule with exact dates when the program appears. “We’re working as fast as we can. The full release appears when the program is stable,” said Averill.
If you want to try BitTorrent Sync is available for Windows, Mac and Android.
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