The news about Dropbox Offline for mobile surprised everybody if only because how the company is very late to the party.

Of course, this is not the first time that Dropbox offers a service offline, but this would be first that the company will offer this support for mobile.

Just like Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, this service allows people to access their files even without a Wi-Fi connection or network connection; so this Dropbox Offline is certainly good news for somebody out there.

"With mobile offline folders, you can tag an entire folder to have its contents automatically synced to your phone or tablet-no need to mark individual files for download," wrote Aakash Kambuj for the Dropbox blog.

He said the feature is in response to the many requests from their clients.

How do you activate Dropbox Offline for mobile?

It's actually pretty simple. You just choose the folder or file in the app, then click on "Make Available Offline." The next thing is just to wait for it to download the file then the photo or document can then be viewed even if you have no Wi-Fi or even cell signal.

According to PCWorld, the Dropbox Offline for mobile would be good news for people like airline workers or those who would be working in remote areas where cell signal or Wi­-Fi would be erratic at best.

The article also said this new feature can be activated via Dropbox Pro, Enterprise or Business plans. For now, it would be exclusive to Android, although iOS users can activate the app early 2017.