Microsoft is updating its OneDrive app for Android this week with a new home screen, support for Samsung Motion Photos and the ability to play 8K videos. The new home screen includes quick access to recent files, offline files and OneDrive’s “This Day” feature that reminds you of your old photos.
Support for Samsung Motion Photos is also included in this update, allowing Samsung phone owners to play back photos captured with motion in the OneDrive app or online. These photos work like Apple’s Live Photos and capture a still image along with several seconds of video and sound before capture. Microsoft says that the reproduction of Samsung Motion Photos is being launched worldwide and will require Android version 6 or higher.
The final addition is 8K video playback for compatible Samsung phones, like last year’s new Galaxy S21 or S20. Although you’ve always been able to store 8K of videos on OneDrive, the service now supports playback on compatible screens and devices. This can be a temptation to store 8K video on Microsoft’s cloud storage service, especially when OneDrive now supports files up to 250 GB.
This latest Android update for OneDrive focuses heavily on Samsung phones and is an example of the ongoing partnership between Microsoft Samsung. Both companies are working on a variety of ways to integrate Microsoft software and services with Samsung’s Android phones, and there is even a partnership for cloud games through xCloud.