ADATA turns your smartphone into the key for its Urban Tapsafe external SSD

With content creators moving to higher-resolution video shooting, such as ProRes on the latest iPhone generation or the equivalent on the Android side, on-device storage is quickly being eaten up.

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ADATA has provided a solution to this problem, with layers of security for creators concerned about losing their storage device and having its contents stolen. At Computex 2026, ADATA unveiled the Urban TapSafe, a new creator-focused external SSD featuring NFC-based security.

ADATA explained to me that the drive uses USB 3.2 Gen2 x2 (20 Gbps) and will be available in 1TB and 2TB capacities. Additionally, the drive weighs only 72.61g (2.56oz), making it extremely easy to carry in a camera bag or even a pocket.

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With high-resolution video taking up so much storage space, ADATA has tuned the Urban TapSafe to read/write data at 1900MB/s, making data transfer of large files extremely easy and efficient for creators. As for the security features, ADATA explained that users can download the app for free from both the iOS and Android app stores.

Once downloaded, users can head to the Drive Manager section, add their SSD with a new name, and a password. Notably, the device's password is extremely important, as it's the only way the drive can be added to a new smartphone. If the password is lost, the data can't be recovered unless the user has the original device it was paired with.

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Once setup has initialized, the SSD needs to be connected to a PC for power. Then a user places their NFC-ready device over the SSD's NFC logo for three seconds. The app will show a checkmark once the connection has been established.