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Advanced sharing capabilities
 
It takes a few clicks to share a book or a document to a nearby device or via one of your apps.
 
How it works?
 
1. Open a file you wish to share.
2. Tap anywhere on the opened file preview.
3. Tap ⋮
4. Tap “Share”.
5. Select a nearby device to share a file to, or send the file via one of your apps.

 
Tip! Add the file to your 4shared cloud storage to share the file link.

 
Customizable reading modes
 
Customizing your reading mode in 4shared Reader is super-easy.
 
How it works?
 
1. Tap anywhere on the opened file preview.
2. Tap ⋮
3. Tap “Settings”.
4. Select the reading mode: default, light or night mode.
5. Adjust brightness.
6. Set up page scrolling settings.

 
You can instantly go to a particular page in a file, too.
 
1. Tap anywhere on file preview.
2. Tap the bottom tab.
3. Tap a page number or use slider controls to open the page you need.

 
Not sure which page number you need? Try using in-text search by keyword*!
*Available for PDF, TXT, MS Word files.
 
1. Tap anywhere on file preview.
2. Tap “Search”.
3. Type in the keyword, then tap “Search”.
4. Use “back/forward” controls to switch between pages with keyword, or tap “X” to delete your search query.

 
Optimized file preview
 
We’ve improved the file preview in the app, making it easier both to
browse the file, access and use the “File Operations” menu.

 
Instant sharing of saved files
 
Sharing saved files has made even faster: it only takes
a tap on the “Share” icon on file preview to share a file with others.
 
Reading options for documents
 
Opening MS Word, EPUB and other types of documents made easy – via 4shared Reader app.
Just tap “Open file” on its preview screen and follow the instructions.

 
How it works?
 
1. Tap an archive file you’d like to view
2. Tap the “Download” button on the opened file preview.
3. Tap the “Open archive” button to open/view the archive.

 
We’ve enabled the preview of application (.apk) files in the latest release of 4shared for Android.
 

 
Just tap an application (.apk) file from your account or the list of search results to view the app info (if any): category, logo, screenshots, description, etc. and perform further file operations.

 
Now you can share files from your 4shared cloud directly to another Android device via 4shared for Android – on 2 conditions:
 
1. Both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
2. The up-to-date 4shared app is currently running on both devices, i.e. the app is opened and both users are logged in their 4shared accounts via it.
 

 
How to use?
 
1. Launch your 4shared app.
2. Tap ⋮ near a file and select “Share” from the menu.
3. Tap a user, whose Android device you wish to send a file to.
4. An invitation to accept the file will be sent to the selected device. If accepted, the file will start downloading on it.

 
4shared for Android now includes a separate Camera Upload tab, which allows you to manually select separate camera photos/videos for backup at 4shared.
 

 
Just tap the ⋮ on a photo/video and select “Upload” from the menu to add it to your secure 4shared cloud and further access it from any device.

 
4shared Reader is a user-friendly app for reading books and documents on Android smartphones and tablets that has clean design and the powerful functional capabilities – all for users’ compelling reading experience.
 
Using 4shared Reader you can easily:
 
– Read books and documents from 4shared on the go
– Open and read local files in app
– Save ebooks or docs for offline reading
– Backup text files at 4shared
– Share favorite books with friends easily
– Sign in using your 4shared login credentials and much more.
 
The app supports numerous text formats, including PDF, EPUB, “.txt”, MS Office (“.doc”,”.docx”,”.pps”,”.ppt”,”.pptx”,”.rtf”,”.xls”,”.xlsx”) and is 100% free.

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Meet the recently implemented feature in 4shared app for iOS – support of direct wireless streaming of music, videos, etc. from your 4shared account to Apple TVs or other AirPlay devices.

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