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Despite grappling with the issue of files vanishing from customers’ folders, Google Drive is rolling out a new homepage aimed at Google Drive Struggles with Missing Files Bug. Google has acknowledged the problem and expects to implement a solution in the next few days. Additionally, a decade following its introduction on Android smartphones, the cloud storage service has revealed plans to extend its document scanning capability to iOS devices today.
With the help of machine learning algorithms, Google Drive’s new “Home” display may automatically recommend files and folders, including ones that you’ve recently changed, shared, or opened. Additionally, it will recommend any documents that are linked to forthcoming Google Calendar events.
The homepage now has new “search chips” or filters that allow users to search documents by type, people, changed date, or location. To switch between files and folders, there are distinct tabs.
According to a blog post by Google, they are applying the principles of Material Design 3 to craft a more “contemporary” design. The latest iteration of Google’s open-source design system, Material 3, is tailored to be compatible with Android versions 12, 13, and 14.
The default homepage is now Google Drive’s Home view. Nevertheless, by selecting the “Change to My Drive” link in the banner, you can return to the previous landing page.
All users of Google Workspace as well as those with individual Google Accounts can access it. The change will be fully implemented in January. In May, Google started testing the new homepage.
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Additionally, Google is at last bringing its document scanning functionality—which debuted on Android in 2013—to iOS devices. In 2017, Apple added a scanner function to the Notes app.
Google’s scanner, which is part of the Drive app, lets you scan paper documents, trim them as needed, add filters, and upload the results to Drive.
Google also revealed that the Drive scanner for Android now has a new scanner button to rapidly start a scan, the ability to import documents from your camera roll, an automatic capture capability, and a camera viewfinder to assist with document positioning. Google offered title recommendations for scanned papers earlier this year.
There have been rumors circulating this week that Google Drive is having file loss issues. Several users on the Google Support site reported losing access to their data, which seemed to go out of the cloud service entirely. The business issued a warning to customers not to deactivate their accounts or remove or relocate the app data folder and stated that it was looking into the claims.
A company official wrote, “We have identified the issue impacting a small subset of Drive for desktop users on version 84, which only affected local file changes that had not yet been synced to Drive.” “We anticipate having a solution available in the coming days to enable users to access files that we are working on.”
