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Google Drive adds support for Face ID and Touch ID security on iPhone, iPad
Google Drive has now officially gained support for biometric locks and unlocks with the iPhone and iPad Face ID and Touch ID systems. more… The post Google Drive adds support for Face ID and Touch ID...
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G Suite Essentials tier bundles Google Meet and Drive for businesses that...
In addition to last month’s announcement that Meet is now “free for everyone,” Google also quietly announced a new G Suite Essentials tier. More details about that offering, which bundles Google Meet...
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Google Meet adding more moderation controls to limit chatting, screen sharing
Last week, Google announced that its messaging services will soon be fully integrated into Gmail. As part of “Productivity & Collaboration” week at Cloud Next ’20: OnAir, Google Meet, Chat, and...
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[Update: Fixed] Gmail, Google Drive, and other G Suite apps are partially down
Usually quite reliable, Google is reporting that Gmail and other G Suite applications are seeing a “service disruption.” Gmail, followed by Google Drive, being down is the biggest problem right now....
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Google refines Drive shortcuts w/ migration set for 2021, tests ‘target...
Back in March, Google Drive introduced “shortcuts” to simplify folder structure, sharing, and reduce the need for creating copies. Google today announced a trio of updates, while Drive is adding...
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Google Drive outage hits education accounts as classes return from holiday...
Following the extended Labor Day weekend, classes are returning online across the US this morning, and students are seeing something we all featured. A partial Google Drive outage appears to be...
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Google Drive will automatically delete trashed files after 30 days
Online file storage solutions started out as being modeled after their local, non-cloud counterparts. Next month, Google Drive will automatically delete files and folders placed in the trash after 30...
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[Update: Exits beta] Google Drive now lets you share specific folders in...
Shared — previously team — drives are how organizations using Google Drive distribute and collaborate on files. Google is now testing the ability to share folders within a shared drive. more… The...
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Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Meet getting new icons as part of Google...
As part of Google Workspace, the company is rolling out new branding for its productivity apps. Gmail — as teased last month — will be getting a new icon, with Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Meet also...
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What do you think about the new Gmail, Drive, and other Google Workspace...
Gmail, Google Drive, and other G Suite services are used by millions of people every day, and now Google has announced a pretty big change. G Suite is now Google Workspace, and it’s bringing a whole...
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G Suite’s unlimited Google Drive storage will be discontinued with Workspace
Google Drive storage is very useful and, in the days of G Suite, business owners had the ability to get unlimited Google Drive storage. Unfortunately, though, unlimited Google Drive storage going away...
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Google Recorder 2.0 removes ‘Save to Google Drive’ shortcut, now widely...
Google Recorder 2.0 is widely rolling out to older Pixel phones via the Play Store today with a handful of new features and tweaks. However, the new version of Recorder does remove the “Save to Google...
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Google Drive using dynamic emails to let you grant file access directly in Gmail
Google last year brought AMP to Gmail to make messages more actionable and interactive. Drive will now send dynamic emails to let file owners manage requests directly inside Gmail. more… The post...
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Google Drive now directly opens Office files in editing mode on the web
Google’s editing applications can open and edit Microsoft files, with that capability recently coming to Android. When opening Office files from the Drive web client, Google will now directly open...
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Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will count toward storage caps, new...
In addition to Photos ending unlimited free backup, Google is making a change to how Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other similar files are stored. The company also announced new auto-delete polices for...
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Google rolls out Drive and Fit iOS home screen widgets with Calendar, Chrome...
Back in September, Google introduced iPhone and iPad widgets for Photos, Search, and YouTube Music. In addition to Gmail yesterday, Google Drive and Fit widgets are now on the iOS home screen, with...
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[Update: Complete] New Google Workspace icons rolled out — Drive, Gmail,...
Google Workspace was announced at the start of October as a rebrand of G Suite and revamped approach to office-less productivity. As part of these changes, all of Google’s Workspace apps are seeing...
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‘Save to Google Drive’ extension updated to replace Chrome’s PDF print and...
On the first of this year, Google Cloud Print shut down after 10 years. An associated capability that lets users print a PDF copy of a web page and have that file automatically upload to Google Drive...
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Drive File Stream getting renamed to ‘Google Drive for desktop’
Drive File Stream is a Mac and Windows app that lets enterprise users access files stored in Google’s cloud on demand, and it’s now being renamed to “Google Drive for desktop.” more… The post Drive...
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Google Drive File Stream adding M1 Mac support in April, Backup and Sync...
Since the November launch of Apple Silicon-powered Macs, third-party developers have been steadily updating their apps with native support. Google now plans to update Drive File Stream in April with...
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