Scanning documents on Android phones typically requires specific apps. However, if you use the Files by Google app on your device, you can now scan documents right within the app. In addition, you can ...

Files by Google is starting to receive its Material 3 Expressive redesign. The new design brings bigger media thumbnails, flatter folder icons, and reorganized floating buttons. These changes are ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Millions of users share a mobile device with their family, Google is offering them a protected folder to keep personal files private. Google launched the Files by Google app back in 2017 to help with ...

Google is adding a new feature to its Files by Google app for Android phones to let users lock and hide private files in an encrypted folder. The new Safe folder feature is aimed at people who, for ...

Google started rolling out Nearby Share in August of 2020 to Android devices as part of Play services. The native OS integration somewhat eclipsed a key aspect of the Files by Google, but Share is now ...

Every Android smartphone needs a file explorer, and for Pixel smartphones and many others, the default option is Files by Google. This free, lightweight app offers essential file management features, ...

Managing files and folders on your favorite Android device can be a chore, but it doesn't have to be. While many OEMs offer a file manager out of the box, they are basic at best. Thanks to third-party ...

You can easily upload files to Google Drive on desktop and mobile. Here's how to upload documents, pictures, and other files ...