Gmail now allows you to attach files from Google Drive
Like every Wednesday Google is in charge of updating and improving its services and applications On this occasion one of these tools has been its Gmail email client for the platform AndroidAn app that becomes more capable with each new version by improving and adding features that keep sending an email an activity day-to-day that applies to both the work environment and the personal environment.
On this occasion Google has launched what is already the version 4.9 of Gmail And no, at the moment it is not the version that everyone expects with the design based on Material Design seen in the presentation ofAndroid L However, it does have interesting new features, among which the integration with Google Drive stands out , the document storage service on the Internet. Something that allows to save steps and memory in the mobile terminal thanks to the function of attach files from Google Drive
In this way, users who are composing a message are able to attach any video, spreadsheet, photograph, document or filein general that they want and have stored in Google DriveAll this without the need to attach it from the phone's gallery and in just one step. In addition, this way you avoid the task of downloading it from Google Drive, storing it in the internal memory and then sending it via Gmail. Processes that have been shortened thanks to a single button.
Thus, all you have to do is drop down the menu in the upper right corner that appears on the screen for composing a message. In this menu now appears the option attach from Google Drive, which opens a pop-up window with the folders and documents of this storage service. After moving through them and selecting those files that you want to attach, all you have to do is confirm the action and send the message Of course, always taking into account the capacity limit of Gmail messages that cannot exceed 25 MB of capacity
Aside from this issue, version 4.9 of Gmail for Android has a couple more improvements. One of these is related to the autocomplete, which now displays contact suggestions when you type a single letter in the To, CC field or CCO All well separated and ordered to choose the recipient comfortably without having to write their name completely. In addition to this, Gmail now allows to change the privacy of a Google Drive file to the time to attach it. And it is that, without the appropriate permission, not all users can access these contents.
In short, an update that continues to enhance this email tool. This time with the help of another Google service to save time and space for the user.For now, we will have to wait a few days for the arrival of Gmail 4.9 in Spain, since its launch is being staggered, as the company has already accustomed us toGoogle The new version will be available on Google Play for free
