Google Drive - News & Updates

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Google will shut down the old Google Drive app for Windows in March - MSPoweruser

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/961285371152695297

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• Earlier this year, docs and slides got offline mode support
• Now, PDFs and non-Google files are also getting the support
• The expanded support is currently in beta for testing

Google Drive Introduces Offline Mode for PDFs, Images, Office Files

 

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Google drive crosses 5 billion installs on the Play Store, because of pre-installations I guess!

Google Drive passes 5 billion installs on the Play Store

 

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Google drive new look

 

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Google Drive trash items will be automatically deleted after 30 days starting on October 13, 2020

 

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• “from:” will now return files shared with you by the specified email address. Previously, it would have returned files owned by that email address.
• “to:” will now return files that you have shared with the specified email address. Previously, it would have returned all files that the email address had permissions to view, comment, or edit.
• “sharedwith:” is a new search operator which will return files that the specified email address owns or has permission to view, comment or edit.
• “owner:” returns files owned by the specified email address. There is no change to this operator, but you can use it to return the results you would previously have used the “from:” operator for.

Find files shared with you using updated search operators in Google Drive

What’s changing We’re updating how some search operators work in Google Drive to make finding shared files easier. This includes adding new ...

workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

 

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Block & unblock people in Google Drive - Computer - Google Drive Help

If you don't want to get file shares from someone in Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides, you can block them. When you block someone: They won't be able to share files with you. You won'

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Google drive got same UI like Gmail

Message Poped up while opening Google drive

 

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At Google Cloud Next 2021, we announced additional protections to safeguard against abusive content. If a user opens a potentially suspicious or dangerous file in Google Drive, we will display a warning banner to help protect them and their organization from malware, phishing and ransomware. These warnings are already available when opening Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings.

Warning banners in Google Drive alert users of suspicious files

Quick Summary At Google Cloud Next 2021, we announced additional protections to safeguard against abusive content. If a user opens a potenti...

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