Google Drive updated, brings a plethora of new goodies

June 28, 2012

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You may have noticed that our good friends at Google have been busy this week. In the space of 24 hours they've launched a new tablet, launched a media streamer, unveiled Android 4.1 and base-jumped into the Google I/O conference. As if that wasn't enough we've also seen updates to Maps, Google Earth, Chrome… I think you're probably getting the idea by now.

Today it's the turn of Google Drive to receive an update. Google lists the change log as follows:

1. Quickly find files that have been recently opened, edited or shared with you
2. Upload/Download all file types to/from your Google Drive
3. Selecting contacts to share with is easier
4. Faster navigation of folders when syncing in the background
5. Choose text alignment in the documents editor

The service may barely be a month old and already it's shaping up to be a quality product. Do cloud storage pioneers Dropbox have something to worry about? Grab the update below and be sure to pop back and let us know your thoughts.

Google Play Store

Chris Stewart Author

Originally from Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland, I'm now living in the UK's second city, Birmingham. I've had a passion for gadgets from a very young age, it all started with my Commodore 64 at the tender age of 2 years old. I purchased my first mobile phone aged 17 and it was from there the obsession began. Having now gone through 33 phones in 13 years it's safe to say my passion for phones is alive and well! My current phone is the Galaxy Nexus as I'm a big fan of the pure Android experience. I've been working in the Banking industry for the past 10 years and I'm currently working in Human Resources for one of the World's largest Retail Banks. I spend my spare time with my wonderful wife and young family and when I'm not fiddling with phones and tablets I can be found playing football (soccer for you guys in the States!), watching Mixed Martial Arts, tinkering with cars or listening to music.

2 comments

Dave LeFevre says:

June 28, 2012 at 5:49 PM

still waiting for that linux version….

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nathan says:

June 28, 2012 at 5:45 PM

Still needs an export mode on the device like Dropbox, it’s useless on mobile otherwise.

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