has given its Drive application for Android a bit of a facelift. Yesterday’s update brought forth a new interface a few other subtle features that makes it a little more useful on a mobile device. The company didn’t detail much about the app update on its ay page, writing only that the app has had some “bug fixes other improvements.” But once you get the app downloaded installed, it’s like unearthing a prize from the bottom of a cereal box.
Drive now features a bright white interface, dubbed Holo ght. There is also a new Create button embedded on the bottom menu bar that displays quick action buttons for creating a new document, uploading a file, or scanning in a photo or document. Swiping downward freshres your Drive with new files.
Spreadsheets have also received a boost with the ability to merge split rows column in spreadsheets, or freeze them to segregate them out do separate data work on the same spreadsheet. Android lice has pointed out that has made some minor tweaks for consistency, like changing the symbol of the offline syncing to a pause button from a stop button.
is slowly rolling out the update for Drive to Android users. If you don’t see your update just yet, hang tight.