Carousel update frees up space on your phone by auto deleting photos backed up to Dropbox
Following up a previous post where we told you guys about a “controversial” new feature being tested for Carousel (Dropbox’s photo management application) that could delete old photos off your phone. The experimental feature was still in testing and frees up space on your phone by deleting old photos only after they have already been backed up to the cloud. This will ensure users always have enough free space to continue shooting photos and videos on their smartphones — no matter how limited their internal storage may be — and can rest assured knowing their old photos are stored safely in Dropbox’s servers.
Well, that feature is now official, with the update coming soon to both iOS and Android versions of the app. Carousel detailed everything via their blog and also unveiled a new feature called Flashback that works much in the same way as Timehop. Flashback will simply show you a photo you took during that same time a few years ago because really, how often does anyone ever go back and looks at their old photos anyway? Now Carousel will do it for you.
Again, the update isn’t ready quite yet, but if you’d like to get a head start, you can download Carousel for free via the Play Store link below.