iOS 11 brings us a new application called Files, from which some hoped it would provide access to the iOS system files, but which in the end offers something completely different. More precisely, the new Files application for iOS 11 is intended to be a hub of all the files we have loaded in various cloud services such as iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive.
The Files application for iOS 11 does not provide access to the iOS system files and does not even display in a single interface the photos, videos and music from our iDevices. Android has applications that can do this, but in iOS 11 the Files application is designed to retrieve information from various web services and not from iDevices, all probably in order not to affect iOS security.
Apple's idea with the iOS 11 Files application is a good one, because it brings files from all the cloud services used to the iPhone or iPad, regardless of the device. More precisely, files uploaded from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or any other computer, can be seen in the Files application of iOS 11 as long as they go through one of the supported cloud services.
Of course, the iOS 11 Files application will not be useful for everyone, because not all iDevice users use cloud services for file storage. Those who still use several services of this kind have in iOS 11 the possibility to see all files grouped in a single Files application, and the video clip below will explain everything.
“Files. Wherever they are, they're here. The new Files app brings all your files together. You can easily browse, search, and organize all your files in one place. And there's a dedicated place for your recent files. Not just the ones on your iPad, but also those in apps, on your other iOS devices, in iCloud Drive, and across other services like Box and Dropbox."
