Google Drive is Rolling out A new home page aims to make the process of searching for files easier and faster, even when the company faces a problem that results in files disappearing from users’ drives. Google has it I confess The problem is and we are waiting for a solution within the next few days. Cloud storage is also expanding its reach Document scanning feature Today it announced its launch on iOS devices, a decade after its launch on Android devices.
The new Home view in Google Drive leverages machine learning algorithms to automatically suggest files and folders, including files and folders you’ve recently opened, shared, or edited. It will also suggest any documents attached to upcoming Google Calendar events.
In addition, the home page provides new filters or “Search chipsTo search documents by type, people, date, or modified location. There are separate tabs for switching between files and folders.
Google explained in a Blog post He uses Google Material design 3 Guidelines for “more modern design”. Material 3 is the latest version of Google’s open source design system, designed to be consistent with Android versions 12, 13, and 14.
The Google Drive home page view is now the default home page. However, you can revert back to the old landing page by clicking on the “Change to My Files” option in the banner.
It’s available to all Google Workspace users and people with personal Google accounts. The update will be rolled out in January. Google started Tests New homepage in May.
Google is also expanding its document scanning feature to iOS devices, which it first launched on Android in 2013. Apple introduced its own scanner feature in the Notes app in 2017.
Google’s Scanner, in the Drive app, allows you to scan physical documents, apply filters, crop them as needed, and then save them to Drive.
Google also announced that Drive Scanner on Android now includes an auto-capture feature, an option to import documents from your camera roll, a new scanner button to quickly start the scanning process, and a viewfinder to help position your document. Earlier this year, Google added title suggestions for scanned documents.
Earlier this week, Reports It was suggested that Google Drive had issues with missing files. according to several Supports On Google’s support forum, some users lost access to their files, which appeared to have completely disappeared from the cloud service. The company said it is investigating the reports and warned users against disconnecting their accounts or deleting/moving the app data folder.
“We identified an issue affecting a small subset of Drive desktop users in version 84, which only affected changes to local files that had not yet been synced to Drive.” books The company’s representative. “We are working on a solution to make the files available to users and expect the solution to be available in the next few days.”