Google announced on Wednesday, May 22nd that it has updated the Drive app for Android. The new version of the app boasts several notable features that will allow users to work with the application easily. The UI of the updated Drive app has got a brand new look, as it has been completely overhauled. In addition, the new version of the app now offers grid style viewing for Drive files. Another major update in the new version of Drive app is the capability to store and ‘scan’ physical documents in PDF format. The scan option will allow users to take a picture of their documents and then save them as PDF within Drive. Moreover, these scanned documents can be easily searched because of Optical Character Recognition.
Below are the complete details of the updated app that were posted by Google on its Drive Blog:
“The process of creating and accessing your stuff shouldn’t be, well…a process. Today, the Drive app for Android is getting several improvements to make creating and accessing your stuff on-the-go even easier.
To help you find the content you care about, Drive files will now be displayed in a clean, simple card-style. You can swipe between files to see large previews that let you quickly review and discover the information you’re looking for. And if you want to keep some Drive files on your Android device, you’ll now be able to “download a copy” from the actions menu inside settings.
The updated Drive for Android app also gives you to a way to keep track of important paper documents like receipts, letters, and billing statements. Simply click “Scan” from the Add New menu, snap a photo of your document, and Drive will turn the document into a PDF that’s stored for safekeeping. And because Drive can recognize text in scanned documents using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, a simple search will retrieve the scanned document later. No more frantic scrambling through drawers looking for a receipt or digging through your pockets to find that business card — just scan, upload and search in Drive.
The editing experience in Google Sheets has also gotten some improvements: now you can adjust font types and sizes for a spreadsheet and tweak the cell text colours and cell alignment right from the app. Plus, the Drive app comes with Cloud Print support so you can print anything from Drive with a Cloud Ready printer — perfect if you need to, say, print that extra resume right before a job interview.”
Source: 9to5Google, GoogleDriveBlog
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