Google drive sharing android

Google Drive: How to upload, download, view, and share files and documents

Google Drive is one of the handiest cloud storage services around, giving you 15GB of free space, which you can access from just about any device with an internet connection. The age of USB thumb drives is over.

When you set up your Android phone, you would have been prompted to add your Google account, which is all you need to use Google Drive. Here’s how to set up your personal Google Drive and use some of its main functions.

How to add an account to your Google Drive on Android

If you’ve already set up your Gmail account on your phone, then you’ll just have to launch Google Drive and perform steps 1-3 below. If you’d like to add another account, like a work email address, continue on after step 3.

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or from the app drawer.
2. Tap the next arrow in the bottom right corner through the start screens.
3. Tap Done in the bottom right corner of your screen.

Tap the menu button in the top left corner of your screen. It looks like ☰.

Tap the type of account you’d like to use. You can even use Twitter!

Type in your Password and tap Next in the bottom right corner.

Tap Continue.

The account will now be added to your phone and can be used with other Google apps, like Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and more!

How to upload files to your Google Drive on Android

You can upload Microsoft Word documents, Google Docs, photos from your Gallery, and tons more!

1. Find the document on your phone that you’d like to upload to Google Drive. In this example, we’re using a photo from the Gallery.
2. Tap the share button. It’ll usually look like a left-pointing triangle, with a dot at each point.

Tap Save to Drive.

Add a title to the document if you’d like and tap Save in the bottom right corner of your screen.

Your file will now be uploaded to your Google Drive where you can view it from any device on which you can access Google.

How to view files in your Google Drive on Android

Viewing your files in Google Drive on Android is as easy as launching the app from your home screen or app drawer. That’s it! When you launch the app, you’ll be brought to your Drive with all of your files right there for you to scroll through and view. Just tap a file to open it.

You can search for files by name by tapping the search icon (usually looks like a magnifying glass) and typing the name of the file you’d like to view.

How to share files from your Google Drive on Android

You can share any file from your Google Drive, either by sending the physical file or by sharing a link that will allow someone to view the file in your Google Drive (they won’t be able to see anything else).

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or from the app drawer.
2. Tap the more button on the file you want share. It looks like three vertical dots.
3. You have two ways to share your file:
   • Tap Share link to send someone a link to this file in your Google Drive.
   • Tap Send file to send someone the physical file.

Tap a sharing method. You can share files via email, Facebook, messaging, and much more!

Now you can just share the file or the link via the method you’ve chosen normally. If you’re sending it as a message, just tap the send button like you would for a text message. If you’re sharing it via email, you can add a message and add multiple recipients, just like normal!

How to view files that were shared with you via Google Drive on Android

If you have notifications for Google Drive turned on (which they usually are by default), you can just tap the notification and it’ll open right to the file that’s been shared with you. If you dismissed the notification by mistake or just didn’t get one, here’s how to view files that have been shared with you!

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or from the app drawer.
2. Tap the menu button on the top left of your screen. It looks like ☰.
3. Tap Shared with me.

Tap the file you’d like to view.

How to download a file from Google Drive

If you’re transferring files via Google Drive and want to save a hard copy to your phone, you just have to download the file.

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or from the app drawer.
2. Tap the more button on the bottom right of the file thumbnail. It’s the three vertical dots.

Tap Download.

The file will now be downloaded to your phone. You’ll receive a notification when it’s downloaded, and you can tap that to view it or look in your file storage.

How to check your storage in Google Drive on Android

Google Drive starts you off with 15GB for free, and if you find you’re saving a lot to your Google Drive, it’s probably best to keep an eye on your storage.

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or the app drawer.
2. Tap the menu button on the top left of your screen. It looks like ☰.

Tap Settings.

The first item in the Settings list is Storage and beneath it, it’ll tell you how much of your 15GB you have used. If you’re just using your Drive to save Google Docs, it’s going to take you a very long time to fill it up.

How to delete files from your Google Drive on Android

If you do find your Google Drive is getting a bit full because you’ve been using it to save photos, videos, music, and a ton of other stuff, you can choose to pay to upgrade your storage or take the frugal route and delete some stuff!

1. Launch Google Drive from your home screen or the app drawer.
2. Tap the more button on the file you’d like to delete. It’s the three vertical dots in the bottom right corner of the thumbnail.

Tap Remove, which is at the bottom of the options.

The file will now be removed from your Google Drive, but you can always re-upload it if you need to.

How to upload files from your home computer to Google Drive

Google Drive is also a great place to store documents and other files that you created on your desktop computer. You can either do a one-time backup, or set your folders to synchronize to Google Drive.

1. Open the Google Drive web site.
2. Click on New.
3. Click on File upload or Folder upload, whichever is appropriate.
4. Select the file or folder you’d like to upload, then click open.
5. When the files or folders are down uploading, there will be a notification in the lower right corner of the screen.

This was a one-time upload, but setting up the synchronization is also easy!

1. Download Google Drive Backup and Sync from this website.
2. Click on the installation file. You will need administrator rights for your computer to install the software.

Once the installation is finished, click on the cloud icon in the lower-right corner of your screen.

Select the libraries and folders you would like to synchronize to Google Drive.

Select the Google Drive folders you would like to synchronize to your computer.

That’s it! Now your computer files will automatically backup to the cloud, where they’ll be safe and sound.

This article was updated in May 2018 with information about uploading files from your home computer to Google Drive.

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Возможности Google Drive в смартфонах Android

Что такое Google Drive?

У многих из нас это приложение установлено как стандартное, однако мало кто знает его возможности. Если вы скажете, что Drive – это облачный сервис от Google, то будете правы. Да, Drive представляет собой некое пространство в сети, где пользователь может хранить все свои документы. Представим, что Google Drive – это виртуальное хранилище.

«Зачем хранить свои документы в Google Drive?»

Дело в том, что наше хранилище находится не на накопителе смартфона или компьютера, а в интернете. Словосочетание «облачный сервис» выбрано не зря. Документы находятся с вами постоянно.

При этом они не занимают место в вашем локальном хранилище (жесткий диск компьютера либо флэш-накопители). Они бороздят просторы интернета и готовы прийти к вам при необходимости. Чтобы начать пользоваться сервисом Google Drive, вам необходим аккаунт Google.

Имея данный аккаунт, вы можете хранить ваши документы и пользоваться ими с различных устройств и компьютеров. Вам нужно помнить лишь ваш почтовый адрес и пароль.

У сервиса есть три важных преимущества:

• ваши документы будут доступны вам везде, где есть интернет;
• вы можете делиться документами с друзьями в один клик;
• храните документы и не беспокойтесь об их утере.

«Как сохранить документ в Google Drive?»

Благодаря операционной системе Android сохранить документ стало очень просто. Чтобы сохранить документ в облаке Drive, нужно его выделить, нажать на кнопку поделиться и в появившемся меню выбрать Drive. Если вы имеете несколько аккаунтов, вы можете выбрать нужный.

«Как поделиться своими документами с другими пользователями?»

Вы уже знаете, как сохранить документ в облаке Google. У сервиса есть еще одна полезная функция, которая пригодится пользователю в некоторых случаях.

Предположим, вам нужно организовать вечеринку. Вы создаете документ, который включает в себя цели вечеринки и место ее проведения. Далее этот документ рассылаете друзьям. Они могут делать вносить изменения в него различного характера: изменять текст документа, добавлять или удалять картинки и т.п.

Чтобы поделиться документом, вам нужно открыть его и нажать кнопку в виде трех вертикально расположенных квадратиков(находится в правом верхнем углу.

Откроется меню функций, где вы должны выбрать пункт «добавить пользователей». В текстовом поле указываете адрес получателя и выбираете то действие, применяемое к документу: возможность редактирования, комментирования или просмотра. Заключительным этапом является нажатие на кнопку «добавить».

«Возможна ли печать с данного сервиса?»

Это возможно, если у вас есть подключенный сетевой принтер и приложение Cloud Print, установленное на вашем устройстве. Просто выберите пункт «печать» в функциональном меню документа.

Вы не пользовались облачным сервисом Google Drive? Надеюсь, после этой статьи вы станете его продвинутым пользователем.

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