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Google Drive Updated to Play Friendly With Apple's Files App

Thursday September 28, 2017 5:53 AM PDT by Joe Rossignol

Google Drive no longer hijacks file opening duties in Apple's Files and iCloud Drive apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

The app was updated today with a fix for the issue. Microsoft Word documents and other file types can now be viewed directly in in Apple's Files and iCloud Drive apps on iOS 11 and iOS 10 respectively.

Since a previous update to Google Drive earlier this month, the app became the default opener for many file types due to an open-in-place issue.

When users with the Google Drive app installed attempted to open a DOCX file in Files or iCloud Drive, for example, the Google Drive app would automatically open and prompt the user to save the file in that app.

Google Drive version 4.2017.37510 is available on the App Store [Direct Link].

Tags: Files, Google Drive, iCloud Drive

Top Rated Comments

gobikerider

110 months ago

The new version still hijacks files

Lmao damn google drive nvr plays nice

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Tmelon

110 months ago

I’m afraid this is “fake news”. All my DOCX Files are still being hijacked.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

MichaPh

110 months ago

The new version still hijacks files

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

GadgetBen

110 months ago

DRAG AND DROP SUPPORT ADDED IN THIS UPDATE FOR IPAD!

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Shing

110 months ago

Now if Microsoft would update their OneDrive app as well...

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

H3LL5P4WN

110 months ago

My .txt files are opening in iCloud Drive like they're supposed to, once again.

iOS 10.3.3 obviously.

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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