Proton now offers its encrypted storage app on Android and iOS

You probably know Proton. The startup is known for its Proton Mail email client and VPN, which can be used on desktop or mobile devices. Both apps are available as subscriptions, but the company also offers a free plan. He repeats this formula as follows: Proton DriveAn app that appeared in the web version in September 2022 and now officially available on iOS and Android.

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Proton Drive is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage solution. This means absolutely everything is encoded. Metadata, file and folder names, creation dates and thumbnails. The company ensures that data is encrypted both on mobile devices, in transit and in the cloud. This layer of security also ensures that only Proton Drive account holders and authorized individuals can access their files.

Proton truly consolidates and protects all your backups in one place

There The free version of the service offers 1 GB of storage in the cloud. For €3.99 per month, you can enjoy 200GB additional storage space, €9.99 per month will get you a larger storage of 500GBAs well as access to Proton Mail, Proton Calendar and Proton VPN. Of course, you can also share files with people who do not have a Proton Drive account. If it is easy to create sharing links, it is equally easy to revoke access rights to a file or define the expiration date or password that allows access to it.

As we can see, safety is important at Proton Drive. Proton CEO Andy Yen adds: “Proton’s mission [est] to provide privacy protection tools that are both easy to use and free to use.” Let’s add this to this Proton Drive is headquartered in Switzerland and is protected by Swiss law. regarding the protection of privacy. The platform is not connected to any other third-party services, which guarantees its inviolability. Google One offers the same features but we cannot say the same. Google has been accused of stealing your data when you create an account.