In addition to having both Lightning and USB 3.0 connectors, the iXflash's biggest feature is the mobile app available for Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod. With this app, users can take pictures and videos without using your device’s memory, free up space by moving files to the iXflash and watch movies and listen to music stored on the drive.
The iXflash app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store. Once installed, you'll find an "iXflash" on your home screen. Clicking on the shortcut will launch the app and, from the main menu, you can see how much is free on the drive as well as your device.
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Along the bottom of the iXflash app you'll find icons for a variety of different features. The one that most people will probably use is the backup and restore feature which lets you backup all of your photos and videos or a select few. The app will also convert photos to a format compatible with Windows and Android if you want it to.
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The app also gives you the ability to view all of the content stored on the iXflash. It includes viewers for many file formats, including Word, Excel, PDF and Powerpoint, and can play back music and videos in non-native formats like FLAC and MKV that aren't supported by Apple. These files can also be favorited and be continued where you left off.
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The other big feature found in the iXflash app is the camera. While lacking some of the more advanced capabilities found in the built-in camera app, this one supports Live Recording Plus (LRP) which allows you to record live video or take photos and store them directly onto the drive. It also lets you pause and resume filming so that you can maintain one continuous video. On top of that, you can easily switch between the front and rear cameras.
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And yes, there is a version of the iXflash app for Android. However, it doesn't have nearly as many features as the one for iOS. Along with a basic file browser, the app has the ability to backup and restore all of the photos and videos on your device. Unfortunately, it does not let you select individual files to backup like the iOS version of the app.
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