The files disappear under "Google Files" and are freshly redrawn

Near a year after the launch of the Go Files application by the search giant, Google has renamed its file management application to Google Files. The new image of the Files Go application reflects the extensive user base of the software, which now has more than 30 million active users per month. The app is appreciated not only by owners of Android Go smartphones in developing countries, but also by those who own more powerful smartphones and can connect to faster mobile data connections. Google notes that the Go Files application is an example of how an application developed to reach the next billion users, mainly comprising consumers with devices with limited internal storage and living in areas with Slower Internet connections, may also prove to be popular for other users. .

The new image of the application is accompanied by the redesign of the user interface of the application, which now follows the new Material Design theme presented in other applications developed by Google. While the search giant has not changed the important features of the application, the redesigned application now focuses the user's attention on the content stored on the site. 39; device. In addition, the application also informs users of the amount of internal storage space retrieved from the smartphone after deleting applications and unused files.

Context: Google initially developed the Files by Google application to help consumers in developing countries solve file and storage management issues. This software is preinstalled in smartphones equipped with Android Go. This application allowed users to easily delete unnecessary and cached files, to quickly browse the internal storage of the device and to transfer files and applications between high-speed smartphones, without the need for a mobile data connection. These features are built into an application that takes up less than 10 MB of the smartphone's internal storage.

Since its release last year, Google has continuously added new features to the application. In January, the technology company improved the support of the application for SD cards as well as its compatibility with tablets. These added features have facilitated file transfer between primary and secondary storage as well as between tablets and other devices. Later, Google introduced the ability to search for files, sync images with Google Photos, extract content from ZIP files, and play media directly on the app. The company has also improved the offline sharing feature of the application by securing the file transfer using the WPA2 encryption protocol and increasing the maximum data transfer speed of 125 Mbit / s / s at more than 500 Mbps. Google files also includes the Advanced Installations feature of the app, which inspects the application received from another user to make sure it comes from the Google Play Store.

In addition to Files by Google, the search giant has also developed other apps aimed at the next billion users. Among these applications include Datally, an application that helps users monitor their mobile data usage, and Tez, a mobile payment solution specifically designed for India. However, Google later renamed Tez in Google Pay last August.

Impact: Files by Google is an example of a useful application for a much larger user base than its initial target market. The name change not only reflects this observation, but it could also indicate the intention of the company to commercialize the application to a wider audience by dissociating the application of a mark for the entry-level smartphones restricted to storage.