Younity

Younity
Developer(s) Entangled Media
Operating system Mac OS X, Windows, Android and iOS
Type Media player, media center
License Proprietary. Freeware for server
Website www.getyounity.com

Younity is a mobile application that enables users to remotely access all their personal digital media files on their computer from their mobile devices.[1][2] The application can be used from any Internet-enabled device, including desktops, laptops smartphones, and tablets.[3][4]

Background

Younity began in 2010 when the founders Erik Caso and Mike Abraham were looking for a media center application for desktop to connect with their mobile phone.[5][6] They wanted to get an application running on both desktop and mobile that could be connected to share digital media files. They worked to develop a home media server that can access and stream the digital content, including video, music, photos, and documents stored on computers including Mac, Windows and others, from a mobile device.[7][8] The application was officially launched in 2013 by Entangled Media, with offices in Boulder and Encinitas.[9] Entangled Media raised a total of $11.54M in three rounds of funding.[10][11] The application was one of the finalists in the SXSW 2013 Accelerator Finalists and 2014 CTIA Startup Lab.[12][13]

Features

Younity is available for Macintosh, Windows, smartphones or Media Center PCs.[14] Users create an online account to remotely access their computer.[15] All the digital media files stored on a home computer are made available for streaming, the files are transcoded and streamed directly from that PC through its desktop application to the connected smartphone.[16] This allows users to stream music, videos and other digital files without having to upload them to an online service.[17] Younity supports streaming to H264, MPEG-4 and HEVC video format, supporting a wide range of 3G cell phones, including the iPhone.[18] The application detects the type of device being used, and adapt the stream according to your player availability and the network quality.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Colleen Taylor (26 July 2013). "A First Look At Younity, The App That Lets You Access All Your Files All The Time". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Rick Broida (7 July 2014). "Younity streams DRM videos from your iTunes, legally". CNET. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Tony Bradley (4 December 2012). "With Younity, access your PC's data from your iPhone or iPad". PCWorld. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Josh Ong (9 September 2014). "Private cloud service Younity adds a group chat feature for sharing media files". The Next Web. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Tony Bradley (26 April 2013). "Younity 1.5 could render cloud storage obsolete". PCWorld. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Chris Smith (13 December 2013). "Younity’ is a Snapchat for everything". BGR Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Jackie Dove (13 August 2014). "Younity’s personal cloud service adds Instagram support for easier #TBT sharing". The Next Web. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Bryan M. Wolfe (11 February 2014). "Younity Offers Access To Your Personal Files Across Multiple Devices Without Syncing". AppAdvice. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Shay Castle (12 February 2015). "Boulder tech startup Younity announced $8M funding round". DailyCamera. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Colleen Taylor (12 August 2013). "Younity App Maker Entangled Media Gets $3.5M From Crosslink, Lowercase Capital, And Others". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Mike Freeman (4 December 2015). "Encinitas software startup raises $8 million". The San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "CTIA Startup Lab Announces 40 Startup Finalists for CTIA Super Mobility Week". CTIA. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Emily Price (10 March 2013). "Younity Makes All Your Files Available Everywhere You Need Them". Mashable. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  14. ↑ Tony Bradley (20 December 2013). "Younity brings Snapchat-like capabilities to the rest of your files". PCWorld. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  15. ↑ Adam Oram (5 December 2015). "Younity App Preview". PhoneDog. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Bryan M. Wolfe (13 August 2014). "Younity makes it easier to post your computer photos to Instagram". AppAdvice. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  17. ↑ Chris Mellor (9 January 2014). "No more syncing feeling with file portability service Younity". The Register. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  18. ↑ Donna Tam (4 December 2012). "Startup cloud app Younity aims to take on iCloud". CNET. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Eliot Van Buskirk (21 February 2014). "Younity Lets Anyone Turn Their Computers into a Music Cloud". evolver.fm. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  20. ↑ Steven Loeb (22 July 2014). "Cloud service younity integrates with GoPro". Vator Inc. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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