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Google Apps get some Android app updates

10 July 2015 05:04

Although Google may not have caught Microsoft’s Office suite for hardcore office workers, they continue to pursue that goal. Sometimes that means adding major new features. Other times, like this latest batch of tweaks to the Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps for Android devices, the updates are minor items that can be big productivity boosters.

New features that were announced today include the ability to edit the titles of files directly from the overflow menu within each of the apps. This means less switching around between the office apps and Drive.

Users of the Slides app will find they can now change the layout of existing slides to one of several predefined layouts. This could be useful for users who need to make a quick change on the fly and only have their mobile device available.

Finally, Google changed the way the Office Compatibility Mode handles comments and suggestions in Docs. Previously the app listed all comments first and then all suggestions. Now, these will appear in the order in which they were made in the Comments panel. Google also made it easier for users to collaborate by making it possible to reply to comments.

Users can look for these updates to be available in the next few days as Google rolls out the update.