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The Google Docs app for Android now with Web Clipboard and in 46 languages
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
In April, we introduced the
Google Docs app for Android
, which allows you to access and create new docs on the go, directly from an app on your Android phone. Since then, we’ve continued to work on ways to improve your mobile experience, and I’m excited to share a couple of new updates that we hope will do just that.
Starting today, you can easily take pictures with your Android phone and insert them into a Google document, using the new Web Clipboard feature. Here’s how:
1. From the Docs widget on your phone, tap the camera icon.
2. Snap a photo then select
Send to Web Clipboard
and press
OK
.
3. Open any Google document from your computer. Click the Web Clipboard icon and select the item to paste into your doc.
A couple of other new features for the Android app include improved open and send options. You can open your documents with any compatible viewer application or send a doc as an attachment through email or another app on your phone.
Last but certainly not least, we’re making the Docs app available in
45 additional languages
so more users around the world can access, share and edit on the go. Here’s an example of what the app looks like in German:
You can grab the app from
Android Market
and learn more by visiting the
help center
. As always, let us know what you think in the comments or on the
forum
.
Posted by: Tobias Thierer, Software Engineer
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