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Chrome OS will soon show cloud storage apps natively in Files — but no Dropbox

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Fans of third-party cloud storage providers will be excited when Chrome OS 75 finally reaches the Stable Channel. The update will deliver an optional flag which enables storage services other than Drive to finally integrate into the Files app in Chrome OS via Android apps — though not all third-party storage solutions are compatible.

Included in Chrome OS 75 is a new "ARC Documents Provider integration" flag. When enabled, it allows Android applications which include the DocumentsProvider API to appear as mounted devices in Chrome OS' Files application, as visible below, though they do take a bit to be mounted/show up after a restart.

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