The Proton Drive roadmap

Accessing a large presentation someone shared with you or storing files in a colleague's shared folder got noticeably quicker. Shared files on Proton Drive download 70% faster, and uploads to shared folders are 30% faster, even if you don't have a Proton account.

Accessing a large presentation someone shared with you or storing files in a colleague's shared folder got noticeably quicker. Shared files on Proton Drive download 70% faster, and uploads to shared folders are 30% faster, even if you don't have a Proton account.

Proton Drive for Android lets you scan paper documents directly in the app, saving them as encrypted PDFs that are securely stored and easy to access or share. Everyday admin tasks, like digitizing a passport for a visa application or backing up important medical records, are simpler and more secure.

• ODS import and export (beta): Open and edit ODS files from Proton Drive, or download any spreadsheet as ODS (compatible with OpenOffice, LibreOffice, and others).

• Better XLSX handling: A custom-built Microsoft Excel parser/writer fixes export issues, including broken charts, and improves overall import and conversion quality.

• Formula and shortcut fixes: Resolved bugs in IFERROR, SUBSTITUTE, FIXED, and DATEDIF, fixed Cmd + D (Ctrl + D) and Cmd + R (Ctrl + R) with multiple cells selected, corrected relative references when filling down, and fixed data ranges in functions like =DAY(A:A).

• Improved input and formatting: Better IME support for Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, more consistent merging behavior, and plaintext values no longer disappear when dragged.

• Still coming: Locales with automatic defaults, custom number/currency/date patterns, and more paste special options.

You can now save files directly to Proton Drive on iOS, eliminating the hassle of downloading a file just to reupload it. It's a small change that saves a lot of time.

We've rebuilt Proton Drive's core file operations into a shared SDK that delivers up to 60% faster uploads on iOS, 30% faster uploads and 70% faster downloads on web, and better reliability on unstable networks. With all Drive apps running on this common foundation instead of separate implementations, the road ahead includes more performance updates, hardware-accelerated encryption, CLI tools for developers, and ultimately a Linux client.

Android users can upload entire folders to Proton Drive in one go — something even Google Drive doesn't offer. Back up a project folder before switching devices, move your whole photo collection into secure storage, or upload a client's documents in a single tap instead of file by file.

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