Thursday, February 21, 2013

Google Drive gets file previews, Android app now outfitted with video streaming

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Mountain View has just made it easier to peek the contents of [Google Drive](http://www.engadget.com/tag/GoogleDrive/) files on the web with a brand-new preview feature. Now, users will be able to quickly view up to 30 file types (photos, videos, PDFs and more) in a lightbox overlay, and thumb through by clicking right and left arrows within the window. When it comes to documents, folks can zoom in and out, scroll through pages, and even select and copy text. If the update hasn't made it to your account already, [Page and Co.](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/17/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-googles-larry-page-says-facebook-does-bad-job/) say you can expect it to roll out over the next few days. As for the Drive's [Android app](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/10/google-drive-mobile-app-updated-brings-editing-to-ios/), it's been updated to let devices wielding Honeycomb or higher stream video saved on the service. According to the changelogs, the application has also been upgraded with performance enhancements, pinch-to-zoom in the presentation viewer and a grab bag of bug fixes and assorted tweaks.

Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Software](http://www.engadget.com/category/software/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Google](http://www.engadget.com/category/google/)

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**Via:** [Phone Arena](http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-Drive-updated-with-streaming-video-support_id40011)

**Source:** [Google Drive (Google+)](https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100861274195482497115/+GoogleDrive/posts/GaHaBnH8RUX), [Google Drive Blog](http://googledrive.blogspot.com/2013/02/preview-files-in-google-drive.html), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs)

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