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Google Docs for Android rolls out Material 3 Expressive redesign [U]
Following the editor updates in August, the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides homepages are now getting a Material 3 Expressive redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini in Google Drive can now make Audio Overviews of PDFs
After NotebookLM, Gemini, and Search, Audio Overviews are coming to Google Drive for conversational, podcast-style summaries of your PDFs.
Expand Expanding CloseThat new icon in Google Drive today is for ‘Workspace Flows’
If you’re seeing a new icon in the top-right corner of Google Drive this morning, it’s for Google Workspace Flows.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle updating Drive for desktop with AI ransomware detection
Google Drive for desktop on macOS and Windows is adding AI-powered ransomware detection that can stop syncing and allows for easy file restore.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive testing new AI scanner, and it’s blazing fast [Video]
Google Drive’s document scanner works well, but it’s getting a big upgrade. A new Google Workspace Labs feature lets users switch to a Material 3 Expressive UI with a faster, fully automatic document scanner in Google Drive powered by AI.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive might be toning down its Material 3 Expressive list view
Following the initial rollout, Google apps have been adding to or refining their Material 3 Expressive redesigns. Google Drive might now be toning down one aspect of M3 Expressive.
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Google Docs update reveals more Material 3 Expressive and new filters in the pipeline
Google Docs is reportedly adding more Material 3 Expressive elements and several UI tweaks in an upcoming update.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive scanner gets redesigned editor with M3 Expressive
In addition to the broader Material 3 Expressive update, Google Drive is redesigning the editor you get after using the document scanner.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive’s redesign might have the most Material 3 Expressive
Google Drive started rolling out Material 3 Expressive earlier this month, with the redesign’s wider availability accompanied by a few more components.
Expand Expanding CloseYour Google Drive video library just became much easier to edit
If you’ve got a meaty library of videos in your personal Drive, Google just made it easier than ever to jump right into the company’s edit tools in Google Vids.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini can read aloud Google Docs with new ‘Audio’ text-to-speech
As previewed earlier this year, Gemini in Google Docs will now let you “create audio versions of your documents.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive Material 3 Expressive redesign rolling out
Following the updated homescreen widget, Google Drive for Android is rolling out a Material 3 Expressive redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs gets Material 3 Expressive progress indicator, tweaks
Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides are the latest first-party apps to get various Material 3 Expressive tweaks.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive ‘Suggested files’ widget gets M3 Expressive redesign
Following the “quick actions” redesign earlier this year, Google Drive for Android has now updated the “Suggested files” widget with M3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive for desktop redesign adds centralized interface
Introduced in 2021, “Google Drive for desktop” is getting a visual redesign that centralizes controls and management in one window.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Docs for Android finally fixes the search-status bar bug
For the longest time, scrolling in Google Docs for Android would awkwardly dock the search field underneath the system status bar. An update today finally fixes this visual bug.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive redesigns file upload, video player on Android
Google Drive has rolled out a pair of redesigns to the Android app that modernizes the file upload experience and video player.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive tests moving scanner to the bottom bar on Android
For some, the Google Drive scanner is how they digitize documents and receipts, and the Android app is testing a change that makes it more prominent.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini coming to Google Docs for Android
On mobile, Gemini in Google Workspace has been limited to the Gmail app, but it’s now coming to Google Docs for Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini in Google Drive adding ‘Catch me up’ command
The Gemini side panel in Google Drive offers one of the more powerful AI experiences in Workspace, with its latest capability being “Catch me up.”
Expand Expanding CloseGemini in Google Drive can now analyze videos
The latest feature for the Gemini side panel in Google Drive (on the web) is the ability to “get summaries and ask questions about the content of videos.”
Expand Expanding CloseGmail getting personalized smart replies as Google Vids adds AI avatars
Besides Meet Speech Translation, Google announced a slew of new Workspace features at I/O 2025 across Gmail (like personalized smart replies), Docs, and Vids.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle announces ‘Workspace Flows’ automation with Gems, audio in Docs, and more Gemini
Besides new Gemini features in Google Docs, Sheets, Meet, Chat and Vids, Cloud Next 2025 saw the announcement of Google Workspace Flows.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Drive is now widely available on Snapdragon-powered Windows laptops
The launch of the Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus last year brought a new importance to making Windows apps for Arm-powered PCs, and one notable omission was Google Drive. After launching in beta last year, the Google Drive app for Windows is now widely available for Snapdragon and Arm-powered machines.
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