Google Drive For iOS and iPadOS Adds Face ID, Security Features, etc

It's a pleasure to say that Google Drive brings Face ID, and Touch ID security features for iOS, iPadOS. Yes, this is the newest update to protect your files by allowing you to enable Google Drive’s privacy screen feature using Face ID and Touch ID support on your iPhone and iPad. It's the new upgrade of Google Drive today.

New Updates 

According to the new updates, Google Drive updates with the new fixes of some bugs and offers a new feature. Therefore, all of you have the chance to access new features and facilities on your mobile devices. Google Drive is a popular storage place. It allows you to back up almost all your files on your devices and it gives access to all files from any device. Furthermore, you have the chance to invite Google Drive users to view, edit, or comment on your files or folders instantly.

If you are the person who loves to use Google Drive on the iPad or iPhone devices, now it adds another extra layer of security to your files stored for iOS users. Today, Apple’s Face ID and Touch ID is available in the latest Google Drive for iOS. It's true, Google Drive is now supported for Face ID and Touch ID. It means the new “Privacy Screen” feature gives almost all the users to pass the Face ID or Touch ID in the settings of the Google Drive app. No doubt, the Google Drive app is a free download from the App Store on your iDevices. Also, it is available for iOS or iPadOS running iPhone and iPad devices. Likewise, you can modify the time when the application is locked after leaving it. You can set the delay time as 10 seconds, 1 minute, or 10 minutes per your requirement.

What can we get with Google Drive?

As you know before, Google Drive is a special application that allows getting multi-task easily. At this moment, Apple’s Face ID and Touch ID is available in the latest Google Drive for iOS. This new feature comes with the newly added updates such as below.

• You can access up-to-date and relevant files quickly. 
• By using files name or content, It gives to search any files.
• It allows you to store your files and access them securely in any location you are.
• All the receive notifications about major activities associated with your files
• Any files and folders you can share and you can set permissions. 
• Your content you can view on the go and offline.

How can I enable Privacy Screen on iOS? 

If you hope to enable the Privacy Screen feature, you have to check for the update for the Google Drive app on the App Store. It is available in the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. Now, you can install the update and open the app by Settings > Privacy screen and enable the “Privacy Screen” feature. There is the ability to choose the delay time for your needs as well.

Things to Mind 

Keep in mind that this new feature may not protect Drive notifications. Likewise, it is not compatible with certain Siri functionality. There is an issue of files shared with the Files app and photos shared with the Photos app. Not enough that the data has been shared, sometimes not protected as well.