Google had released the update for Android of Google Drive. The update comes after the release of Android 5.0 Lollipop. This updates offer the software three different new features. It has a better sharing capacity, an improved PDF viewer with the improved search. Besides the update, Google Drive also comes with material design facelift.
New features
Improved PDF viewer: the PDF viewer had been enhanced and it now lets the users to select, to find and to copy the text within the documents. You do not have to open a new app anymore because the app comes with its own built-in viewer.
Better sharing: it is now possible to include a custom message while sharing a file which means that your collaborators will know who have sent the file. You can also add a note where you ask the recipient to give you a feedback. The users may turn on the link sharing so that the file can be public and the access can be set to the viewing, commenting and editing. This will apply to the link automatically and the clapboard allows the user to paste it wherever he wants.
Improved search makes now easy to look for content and to update the results while you type every letter into a search box.
With the latest update, you can get access to the Google drive free of charge and you can get access to all your files be it on the computer, tablet and smartphone. All the files in the Drive like from the documents, photos and videos will be backed up for the safety so you should not worry that you may lose them. You can invite the people you like to leave the comments, to edit and to view the folders and files.
With the app, you can view the video, photos, PDFs and all your documents. You may search for the files by the use of the content and the names. You can easily share the folders and the files with all the people who are working on it. You can set up a link of the folder or the files and any person who has the link can edit, comment or view it. You can quickly access all the files that you may have used recently. You can see the details of all the activities you have done. You can enable the viewing of the files offline.
The latest design has brought about some update designs and it has some design tweaks with the new animations. Google Drive keeps its data on the cloud storage which means that you will not have to access anything else across the device. In case you are already using Google Docs, you will not have any problem to use Google Drive and you may be able to edit different types of documents without having to install the software on your device. Google Drive comes with a limited free storage but you can increase it at a small fee per month. If you want to use this app, you should start learning about its features.