Google Drive just made its best Android feature even better
Keeping track of all your important documents, train tickets and even receipts could soon get a lot easier thanks to a new Google Drive update.
The cloud storage platform has revealed that it has redesigned its Android version to make scanning documents even easier than before.
The new-look scanner includes a custom Google Drive viewfinder with easier controls, as well as a new “Auto capture” camera mode that can take an image for you once you’ve lined up your subject.
Google Drive document scanner
Spotted by 9to5Google, the document scanner upgrade also brings a new preview interface once your photo is taken, with a number of tools designed to get your image exactly how you want it. This includes cropping and rotating, filtering (including auto, color and grayscale options), reshooting and deleting. Once completed, the tool allows you to choose a particular folder to upload the image as well.
The document scanner redesign is the latest upgrade to Google Drive in recent weeks, as the company looks to ensure its platform remains useful and intuitive for users everywhere.
This includes adding a new homepage with a refreshed look and layout that Google says will “help you find the right file easier and faster.”
Available for both Android and iOS, the changes provide a much smoother experience when accessing Google Drive on the go, including an updated suggested view that shows files that have recently been opened, shared, or edited.
The refresh will also show more recommended files on the homepage, giving users insight into much more of their work, and the Notifications menu/view will be replaced with an “activities” menu, which at once highlights the files that need your attention to have. place, such as open access requests, recent comments, and pending approval.