Drive Supercharges Search Capabilities Across Android, IOS, Web

Drive supercharges search capabilities across Android, iOS, web

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Published 10 Dec 2015

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A number of improvements to Drive’s apps will make it dramatically easier to find all your stuff.

According to the Drive blog, you can now search by specific file type to better track down a F, document, video, or other content. This new capability is coming to Drive on Android, iOS, the web.

In fact some of the newness is specifically for iOS users: you can search with Spotlight to find a file use 3D Touch to launch the Drive search bar.

google drive update — You can search for your files with with Spotlight on iOS (left) inside the app by file type (right).

Additionally, says you can now find a file by searching for the owner’s name or email address.

For all the new search-friendly features, be sure you have the latest version of Drive for Android or iOS.

The impact on you: Drive is one of those products that the company wants to make excellent on all the major platforms. That’s why you see working just as hard to make Drive play nicely with iOS as it does with Android. It’s excellent for those who use both platforms, making that cheap storage otos look even more appealing.