Google is introducing a “new way to view and manage notifications” related to your Drive files. The hope is that users with this new notification feed will spend less time switching between Google Drive for Android and an email application.
On the tab in the bottom Home or Priority bar (available to workspace users), users will be able to switch between “Suggested” and the new “Notifications” center:
- See all your notifications in one place, even without device notifications turned on
- Choose filters to control the types of notifications you receive
- Delete and dismiss unwanted notifications
- Perform actions such as sharing files directly from notifications
- Shows more file information directly from the notification
The Google Drive notification feed is designed to show your most important alerts and tasks. It is more prominent than the previous option – as seen above – housed in the navigation drawer. There is a high-level filter, while each item offers actions for faster resolutions. It is designed to save time compared to people’s existing email-dependent workflow:
Today, many people rely on email to track important activities in their files in Google Workspace. This can sometimes include searching your inbox, setting up filters, or addressing urgent and unrelated emails
Google notes how the new tab will be available even if users don’t opt for app notifications. It will be available for personal and business accounts with version 2021.8 of Drive for Android installed, although it is not yet widely implemented.
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