5 different options of using Google Drive on iPhone and iPad

While Apple big fenced off from Google, by creating your own acting analogues guglovyh services, the Empire continued good are increasingly introduced into the world of apples. Google's recent developments, such as Chrome for iOS, Drive for iOS - the perfect proof.

In fact, at present Drive for iPhone and iPad is the perfect alternative cloud storage and viewing tool. Of course, you can open and edit created in Drive, or formatted for work it documents in Safari, but the process of working with documents in this form can not be called very convenient.

Many wonder whether it is necessary to use the Drive, especially on a smartphone or tablet. Of course, it is worth. And there are at least five reasons.

1. You use Windows as the operating system on the computer

Yes, not all owners of the iPhone and iPad use Mac. In the case of the iWork transfer process created in Word files may seem too complicated. If there is installed on the PC application documents Drive synchronization with iOS devices is reduced to a drag-and-drop operation.

2. Offline viewing different file types

In addition to downloading and storage, Drive provides a convenient way to browse many popular file types such as PDF, image, video, Photoshop and Illustrator projects, JavaScript, and many others. Simply save the necessary files for offline viewing, and you will get access to it, regardless of whether an Internet connection.

3. Scanning text inside PDF

PDF files uploaded to Drive, are automatically scanned to detect contained within their text.

4. Really fast save information

Through the Chrome browser, or by using the key combination «Ctrl + Shift + P», you can call the menu Cloud Print, save the information you need in Drive, then be accessed via a mobile to her attachment.

5. Advanced search

A distinctive feature of all Google products, including Drive, is the availability of an advanced search. You can quickly find the documents created on or after a certain date, which have not been edited, for example, the last 2 weeks. Search allows you to issue the documents on the basis of the presence or absence of these specific words and phrases. You can blame Google for a lot, but they have succeeded in finding.

There are ideas for using Drive mobile app on your iPhone or iPad? Share them in the comments.