{"id":5227,"date":"2014-04-02T16:49:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T23:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=5227"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:32:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:32:47","slug":"backblaze-mobile-update-1-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-mobile-update-1-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Mobile Update 1.8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/blog-ios7.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-W414k3pX\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/blog-ios7.jpg\" alt=\"blog-ios7\" width=\"560\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/blog-ios7.jpg 560w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/blog-ios7-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">Backblaze Mobile 1.8 is here! We\u2019ve added search, making it easier to find and retrieve files on the go!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s New:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Search: search for any backed up file by name<\/li>\n<li>Speed optimization<\/li>\n<li>Bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why Is Search Important?<\/strong><br \/>\nSearch will help you find and view your files and folders while you&#8217;re away from your computer. You can search for specific files, through folders, or amongst your various computers. Adding search makes it much easier to access all of your backed up data quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p>Next we\u2019re going to go heads-down on an iPad app to add a bit more usability for larger interfaces (though you can use the current app on an iPad) and then we\u2019re off to Android!<\/p>\n<p>Haven\u2019t used the app before? The Backblaze Mobile app for iOS makes it easy for you to access all of your photos, documents, and other files backed up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Backblaze<\/a> right from your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/backblaze\/id628638330?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes store<\/a> and get the updated app today!<\/p>\n<p>The app is free for all Backblaze customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backblaze Mobile 1.8 is here! We\u2019ve added search, making it easier to find and retrieve files on the go! What\u2019s New: Search: search for any backed up file by name Speed optimization Bug fixes Why Is Search Important? Search will help you find and view your files and folders while you&#8217;re away from your computer.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-mobile-update-1-8\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Backblaze Mobile Update 1.8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[131,47,2],"tags":[469],"class_list":["post-5227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backblaze-bits","category-backblaze-mobile","category-release","tag-consumerbackup","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s New in the Backblaze Mobile App: Version 1.8 Update<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Backblaze Mobile 1.8 is here! 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