Launched alongside other announcements at Google's Android Oreo (Go edition) event in December last year, the Google Files Go
app is getting three new upgrades. A new SD-card only view allows users
to filter content based on where it is stored. Files Go also adds
support for Android tablets, allowing for a seamless transfer between
phones and tablets. Lastly, a new "Open With" flow lets users choose the
app that they want a file to be opened with. Files Go is available
widely for Android devices.
According to a blog post by the Next Billion Users team at Google,
the Files Go Android app has received an update with three significant
changes to its functionality. Google claims that many of its Files Go
users use SD cards to back up their files. Thus, the update has made it
easier to distinguish between files stored on inbuilt storage or
external storage with the new "Show SD card only" button that helps find
only those files saved on the SD card.
In an attempt to create a
seamless experience for users, Google Files Go app is now available on
Android tablets. This allows users to "manage storage and transfer files
between your small and big screen Android devices without using any
data."
And, lastly, a new "Open With" tab has been rolled out to
the Files Go app. It allows users to choose the app they want to open
specific files with. For instance, users might want to choose their
preferred word processing tool to open a word document through Files Go.
The changelog on the Play Store link also suggests that hidden files will now be hidden by default on the app.
The Files Go app has been custom built for Android Go
edition phones and will come pre-installed on them. The app prompts
users to regularly delete large files to make up for space on phones
with limited storage space.
"With these new features, we hope it's
even easier to free up space, find files faster and share files offline
with Files Go," said Devesh Sarwate - Software Engineer at Files Go.
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