Google has updated the Google Drive app for the iPhone and iPad
overhauling the user interface with a card-like design in line with the
interface of its other apps.
The new interface allows users to browse
and preview files more conveniently as it now offers a card-style
thumbnail layout. However, users can toggle between the thumbnail view
and the traditional list view with the tap of a button. According to
Google,
the latest version of the Drive app groups files and folders more
intuitively instead of mixing them together.
The update also adds
new features to the app bringing it on par with the Drive Android app.
The app now allows users to view and edit files in landscape mode, as
well. The update also brings the ability to get the link for any Drive
file in case users need to include the link in an email, add it to a
note, or share it via any other medium.
To get the link for a
particular file, users just need to go to the details view and tap on
'Get link' to automatically copy the link of the file to the clipboard.
Users can also moving files to other Google Drive folders or share it with a friend through the same details view.
Another
new change that Google's introduced is that it's placed the Search bar
at the forefront, right at the top for searching through files and
folders stored in Drive.
The updated app is available in the App Store.
Earlier
this year, Google had introduced file previews in the Google Drive
desktop app allowing users to quickly preview more than 30 file types
and quickly flip between files. The Google Drive Android app also offers
card-style previews for files. It even allows users to stream video
files.