Google simplifies Drive search to be snappy

December 9, 2015

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Google Drive is turning four years old in April, and if you've been with the cloud storage solution since its inception, a huge amount of files are stored right now. But, of course, you could've joined Google Drive last week and filled your space in the cloud with hundreds of pictures or something else. Regardless of how long you've been using Google Drive, Google wants search to be as easy as possible. Files need to be stored and identified quickly for users to feel most productive.

These are the new ways to search in Google Drive:

Narrow your search to a file type from the search box on Android, iOS, and the web.
Open advanced search instantly from the search box.
Access recent files or search Drive from the home screen using 3D Touch on iOS.
Search Drive using the iOS search bar without opening the Drive app.

Google will be rolling out the new features across all platforms in the coming weeks.

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Source: Google

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Born and raised in New Jersey, Justin is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where he studied marketing with a focus on digital marketing. He's very talkative and enjoys discussing anything from technology and sports to video games and television. As for Justin's current device rotation, he carries around the Google Pixel and Nexus 9. In the rare case that his phone or tablet is not in his hand, he is either flicking through cards on his Moto 360 (2015) or typing away on the Microsoft Surface Book. Justin is patiently waiting for the day that Google replicates the Galaxy Nexus with modern day specifications.