The new API also handles conflict-handling to avoid overwriting other developers’ work and what they call a “Datastore Explorer,” for developers to view data as it is updated.

The Datastore application programming interface (API) would allow developers to save information, not just files, regarding what a user is doing inside an application.

Dropbox is beefing up its developer APIs to enable Dropbox-savvy apps to improve syncing and integration. But will the new Datastore API be able to replace Apple’s beleaguered iCloud syncing? We ...