Groups

What's a Group?

A group is a saved list of devices that all receive the same files together. Groups are special as they allow devices without a subscription to send files as long as an owner has a subscription.

Three Ways to Share

When you create a group, you choose how sending works. This is the one decision that shapes everything else about the group, so it's worth picking the right one up front.

Groups are a powerful and flexible way to share files with multiple people at once. You can expect more types of groups to be added in the future.

Creating a Group

Go to Groups in the main menu and tap New Group.

1. Give the group a name — something like "Family" or "Soccer Photos."
2. Choose a type: Shared, Channel, or Inbox.
3. Tap Create. You're the group's owner, and the only member so far.
4. Add people now with Add Device — pulled from your Favorites or nearby devices — or use a join link.

Groups Screen

Groups screen showing the owner's view of group and its members

Inviting People

The fastest way to grow a group is a join link — no need to add people one at a time.

Sharing the Link

As the owner, open the group and tap Join Link. Filie shows both a link and a QR code — copy it, share it through any app, or let someone scan it in person. The link stays active for 30 days, and you can revoke it early from Settings if you need to shut it down.

Joining

Opening the link sends a request to join. The owner's device admits it automatically the next time it's online — no approval tap required on their end — and then you'll see a normal invite to accept. If the group is full, you'll be told there's no room.

Sending Files

Sending to a group works just like sending to a device.

Pick your files first, then choose the group from the send screen instead of a single device. Filie delivers to every member at once over the cloud, no matter how many people are in the group.

In a Channel group, only owners see the send option — members receive but can't send. In an Inbox group, a member's send only reaches the owners, who can then redistribute it to everyone.

Sending a Message

Sometimes you just need to say something, not send a file.

Owners can send a short text via push notifications to every member — handy for "photos incoming" or "meeting moved to 3pm." It's secure, but not end-to-end encrypted like the files themselves. It's not a file, so it doesn't show up in transfer history. Each device controls whether they receive push notifications.

Managing Your Group

Owners have full control over the group; members can only send (where allowed) and leave. Groups can have multiple owners.

Owner Controls

• Change the group's name, type, or member limit
• Add or remove members, or promote a member to owner
• Demote an owner to a member
• Share or revoke the join link
• Send a group message
• Delete the group entirely — this removes it for everyone, and requires typing the group's name to confirm

Leaving a Group

Any member can leave at any time from the group's detail screen. It disappears from your device right away.