Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

50 GB Free on All LG Devices (and New Android Features)

By , Product Manager

We want to make it incredibly easy for you to share, manage and access important content from absolutely anywhere. And to ensure that storage limitations never get in the way of your sharing, we’re excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with LG to offer free 50GB Box Personal accounts on all LG phones and tablets in the U.S. running Android OS 2.1 and above (with display resolution of 320×480 or higher).

This announcement comes at an exciting time: Android continues to gain massive traction in the marketplace, with Gartner reporting that 52.5% of smartphone sales in Q3 2011 were Android devices. That’s more than double the same quarter of 2010.

Want to claim your Box 50GB? Just log into Box for Android on your device before December 31, 2012. If you don’t have a Box account yet, be sure to download the app on your LG Android phone or tablet. You’ll have 50GB of free, secure file storage and sharing for the life of your account.

And to help you work smarter from the road with all that extra space, we’ve also released a new version of Box for Android that includes several highly requested features. First, we added the ability to download files from Box to your device. This feature is important for sales reps and project managers that need access to key documents from the road.

In addition, we added offline mode, which lets you access those downloaded files from your Box account even when you’re not connected to the Internet. This makes it possible to stay productive when you don’t have a connection, whether you’re in Box or other Android apps like Astro or Quickoffice.

It’s now easier to get files, videos and photos into your Box account with the new bulk upload capability – a big time saver when you’re backing up a lot of content from your phone or tablet. To round it all out, there’s an updated UI, so you’ll notice the app is easier to navigate for faster access to your files.

Download Box for Android now in the Android Market to get your free 50GB if you’re on an LG device. Help others claim their free 50GBs too by tweeting this post and using #Box50GB!

P.S. Don’t have an LG Device? Check out this post to learn more about our current promotions and what we have planned for the future.

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Cesar Bustamante November 30th, 2011

Hi. I just signed in with my LG Optimus One and I still have 5GB

Paul November 30th, 2011

You need to download “new” box apps from android market and login from new apps.
I had same issue when login from old box.net apps. when I download “new redisgned” apps from android market and login my size changed to 50GB

Matthew Ruffino November 30th, 2011

Just downloaded for my O3D and it worked. Thanks Box!

Anandraj December 1st, 2011

Just got my 50GB free storage on my LG Optimus One. Thank you LG & BOX.

TNF December 1st, 2011

Why is this for LG Phones only? Would like to see this promo for Samsung Galaxy S2 as well!

gragz December 1st, 2011

I read on the xda lg forum I visit that along with the 50GB of storage, the upload limitation was increased to 1 GB. I read somewhere here that its 100 MB. Am I wrong or am I missing something.

Tjfh December 1st, 2011

I ios user (touch), I’ve got a 50gb, this event I can attend? Because my phone is LG’s Android

João Paulo Alves December 2nd, 2011

I have an Android Smarthone HTC chachacha !!! Please offer the 50 GB lifetime to all Android users..

Jordan December 2nd, 2011

At first I was disappointed I couldn’t get free 50 GBs because I don’t own an iOS device, then I saw the LG Android promotion! Excellent! Thanks Box!

Anonymous December 2nd, 2011

Hello,

The current upload limit is 100mb.

Best,

Mark

Anonymous December 2nd, 2011

Hey João,

Please stay tuned for more promotions from Box. We’ll have more offers like this in the future.

Best,

Mark

Isaackwan December 3rd, 2011

Would it be increased to 100GB if I’d previously activated my account with an iOS device>

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Primoled December 3rd, 2011

Damn, thats nice, ill keep a eye on future android offers :)

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Oweizn December 5th, 2011

I have an HTC Desire HD and LG Optimus One P500.I download box app to my smartphone and please update 50GB for me,Thank you.

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Hi Isaackwan,

Users are only allowed to take advantage of one promotion at a time. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Glad you like it!

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Hi Tjfh,

If you have an LG Android device that meets the above requirements, you should be able to get your 50 GB free. Please let us know if you run into any trouble!

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Hi gragz,

The current upload limit is 100mb. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Stay tuned, we’ll have more offers in the future.

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Hi Oweizn,

If you’re having trouble getting your 50 GB, please contact our team here: https://support.box.net/anonymous_requests/new

Mark Saldana December 5th, 2011

Awesome!

Zulkef Abdul December 12th, 2011

I have an iPhone, but I missed the 50 days for iOS (I just know about it today). I also have Samsung Galaxy Tab, and HTC Desire HD. I agree with JP Alves below. Please offer the 50 GB lifetime to all Android users.. TQ

Zulkef Abdul December 12th, 2011

Is there any way I could still get the 50GB promo for iOS? TQ

Pushan December 19th, 2011

I got my update too on my LG P500. thanks box. :-)

Khfaiz December 20th, 2011

Hi, I’m using htc wildfire 2.2 & found out that this app is not available in the Market. Please clarify whether Box app does not support this device. Thanks!

Adieppa December 22nd, 2011

I have been an Box.net fan for years now and I love using it and have share it with several collegues. I have a Samsung Galaxy that is hard to switch for a new LG due to a contract restrictions but I will appeal to the Box Team to come with a similar offer for us.
Congrats on the transition and wish Box Team best success in the new year.

Derek Allen December 30th, 2011

This would be perfect for my new LG Optimus ME P350 (2.2 Froyo), but I live outside the States! :-( (((((
I’ll have to make do with 5Gb…

Primus January 7th, 2012

Hello I Also got the 50GB for free with my LG P990.
is it a problem, that I’m coming from Germany. Because it is written for all LG Phones in the U.S. ???

Thanks

David

Albert Dominguez June 17th, 2012

Just got this app, and got my 50gb with my LG Thriill 4G thanks so much Box&LG

Scott July 26th, 2012

I think you should partner up for the 50GB free for the Nexus 7!

scottintheway November 20th, 2012

Any love for Canadians?

Dan November 29th, 2012

Figures my nexus 4 probably wont get here before the deadline that kinda sucks hopefully LG renews whatever deal they had for this year

Edward December 6th, 2012

Here’s to hoping they renew the promotion after 12/31/12… A question, though: can I stream an entire video from Box on Android, regardless of video length, or do I need to download to device to play the whole thing? Another thing that dropbox has yet to have. 15min playback… Pfff.