Google’s three apps that make it easy to write and edit text on mobile devices – Docs, Slides, and Sheets – were updated earlier this week with significant improvements to their commenting systems.
Over the weekend, the search giant confirmed that another significant update is coming to Android users. All three apps – Docs, Slides, and Sheets – feature a new formatting sidebar that reduces the number of tabs required to navigate formatting options.
Basically, it makes aligning text, tables, images, and more easier than ever before. The new format sidebar is scheduled to launch on Android tablets early next month, Google announced in a blog post.
According to the Mountain View company, the update will be rolling out to planned release domains on March 6, and users registered for rapid release domains will already be able to take advantage of their new format sidebar. android tablet.
It’s important to add that the new feature is available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google Account users. So this applies to almost everyone who uses Google’s Docs, Slides, and Sheets apps.
In related news, Google announced that its Slides app has added another new feature that allows users to easily drag and drop images to change the app’s background.
This feature is currently rolling out to rapid release domains and will be rolling out to planned release domains on February 26th. Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google Accounts.