In April, we
introduced Google Drive, a place where you can create, share, and keep all your stuff. Today at the Google I/O conference
we announced two new ways to
get things done in the cloud: offline editing for Google documents and a Drive app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Offline document editing No internet connection? No big deal. With
offline editing, you can create and edit Google documents and leave comments. Any changes you make will be automatically synced when you get back online.
You can enable offline editing from the gear icon in
Google Drive and find more detailed instructions for getting set up in the
Help Center. Note that you’ll need the latest versions of
Chrome or
ChromeOS to edit offline. We’re also working hard to make offline editing for spreadsheets and presentations available in the future.
Google Drive for iOS We launched the
Drive app for Android phones and tablets a few weeks ago, and starting today, Google Drive is
available for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
With the Drive app, you can open PDFs, photos, videos, documents and anything else stored in your Drive while you're on the go. You can also search all your files, add collaborators to documents, and make files
available offline to view them even without an internet connection. For blind and low-vision users, the app also works great in
VoiceOver mode. Learn more about what you can do with the app in our
Help Center.
Get Drive in the
App Store for your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 5.0+ and visit the
Play Store to get the latest on your Android phone or tablet.
To learn more about Google Drive, visit
drive.google.com/start.
Posted by Clay Bavor, Product Management Director