Nextcloud 12 Hits Beta, Introduces Push Notifications and Many Cool New Features

A lot of goodies are about to hit Nextcloud 12 in the coming weeks, but those who can’t wait until then to get their hands on the cool new features implemented so far can fetch the Beta milestone right now from the usual places and discover that it introduces push notifications that notify you instantly of shares, comments, calls, etc.. Client support should also be available in the final release. To bring its collaboration features to a whole new level, Nextcloud 12 allows you to share entire folders or single files via email to multiple users, as well as to set permissions individually. It also promises to let you create and manage groups through the Circles app, with which you’ll be able to share stuff, and there’s now a guest account implemented, along with the bility to impersonate users, for admins.