Monday, March 21, 2016

Swipe to preview, reverse sort, and instantly edit with your favorite third-party apps in the new Google Drive for Android app

A new version of the Google Drive for Android app is available in Google Play. New features include:
  • Swipe to preview: You can now swipe through your Drive folders faster while in preview. This lets you quickly scan through all your favorite Google Drive files.
  • Reverse Sort: We’ve heard feedback that you want more flexibility in how files are sorted. We’re adding the popular request to allow reverse sorting. Simply tap the sort column at the top of Drive to swap the sort order.
  • Instantly edit with your favorite apps: If you have an editor app installed on your device, you can now jump into the editor directly from the file preview in Google Drive. This is great if you want to make changes on the fly and have those changes saved back to Google Drive. Some common editor apps include Google Photos, Google Docs, and more.


Launch Details

Release track:
Launching to both Rapid release and Scheduled release

Rollout pace:
Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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Get the latest Google Drive Android app on Google Play

Note: all launches are applicable to all Google Apps editions unless otherwise noted

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