Skip to main content

Google Drive adds sharing notifications

google drive group_sharing

Google has added a few new features to Google Drive. Currently, Google Drive will send you an email about share requests, but soon it will send you a notification right to your phone.

The iOS and Android app will be receiving this sharing update. The second someone sends you a shared file, you will receive a notification that you can open right away. No more having to open your email, click a link, then open the Google Drive file. This update cuts out the middle man.

Also, you could always share links to files very easily before, but if you didn’t already grant access to someone they wouldn’t be able to open it. Now, on Android, people receiving the file can request access to it with just one tap. On iOS and Android the file owners will receive a notification of the request instantly.

The biggest change brings the ability to preview files without a Google Account on Android.

Until now, you needed a Google Account to view shared files on your Android device. Now, you can do this without a Google Account just like on the web.

Not all the features listed here are out yet, but they will be available soon.

Source: Google


Come comment on this article: Google Drive adds sharing notifications

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

A Google Engineer is reviewing all USB Type-C chargers on Amazon to inform customers which ones are safe for use on their devices

The USB Type-C take over has already started, and as this year comes to an end, we expect to see a few more smartphones and tablets hit the market bundling compatibility for the third-generation connection. As it stands, handsets that currently feature Type-C ports only ship with a single cable and that annoyingly doesn’t support computer connectivity, so if users want to transfer files to their devices, they have to purchase an additional wire or adapter. However, these accessories aren’t cheap, so customers veer towards the more affordable, third-party cables readily available on marketplaces, such as Amazon and eBay, but that’s not a good thing. Many consumers have reported that these chargers have caused harm to their handsets, so Google Engineer Benson Leung has taken it upon himself to purchase a selection of Type-C connectors from Amazon to test and see if they meet the standard specifications for use on his Nexus device. So far, Leung has been through seven cables and clai...