India, May 15 -- A few weeks ago, the Swiss privacy-focused tech company had shared an update roadmap for its increasingly powerful ecosystem for apps, and the first of those big changes has arrived on schedule. Proton Drive, the company's cloud storage service that rivals the likes of Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox and Box, has added a feature called Albums. This gives Proton Drive versatility as a photo backup service on Android devices as well as the Apple iPhone and iPad. This specific feature means Proton Drive squarely has Google Photos in its sights.

This update, and with the roadmap suggesting significant updates for the Docs suite within Drive, improved Drive app for macOS, as well as split-tunnelling additions in Pro...