Google is continuing its recent streak of updating core apps and services on Android today, rolling out updates to Chrome, Google Drive and Google Play Magazines.
Following major updates to Talk (Hangouts), Google Play Music and Google P...
Google is continuing its recent streak of updating core apps and services on Android today, rolling out updates to Chrome, Google Drive and Google Play Magazines.
Following major updates to Talk (Hangouts), Google Play Music and Google Plus over the last week, a new batch of Android apps, including Chrome, Google Drive and Play Magazines, are getting the revamp treatment today. Major highlights include a card style UI for both Drive and Play Magazines, a full screen mode for Google Chrome, and bug fixes all around.
The breakdown of exactly what each update contains is as follows:
Chrome
Fullscreen on phones – Scroll to hide the toolbar
Simplified search – View and refine your query directly in the omnibox
Tab history on tablets – Long press the browser’s back button to view your tab history
Several stability improvements
Google Drive
New grid view makes it easier to find your files
New quick preview lets you view photos and other files from within the app
Scan documents, receipts and letters for safe keeping in Drive; then search by contents once uploaded
Download a copy of files to your local device (Honeycomb+)
Spreadsheet editor now supports changing fonts, colors and cell alignment
View properties of files from within the editors
Bug fixes and visual improvements
Google Play Magazines
Completely redone magazines library UI
Bug fixes
We’ve already discussed how Google used I/O to show off how their core services and apps are now separated from Android, allowing them to update your Android experience without updating the OS itself. Today’s round of updates further enforces this. Including these latest updates, Google has been able to update messaging, cloud storage, social networking, music and web browsing, all without updating Android itself.
To grab the updated versions of Chrome, Drive and Play Magazines, hit up Google Play on your device now.