KARACHI: Google has launched ‘Files Go’, which can save one gigabyte of space of an average user in a month and also help users find files faster and easily share them with others.
In the testing done by Google of its new app ‘Files Go’, it found that the average user saved one gigabyte of space in the first month.
‘Files Go’ is globally available from today on the Google Play Store for all phones running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and higher.
Google also announced that Files Go will be offered as a part of suite of apps on the upcoming Android Oreo (Go edition) phones scheduled for sale in early 2018.
Additionally, smartphone makers such as Nokia Mobile, Panasonic, Micromax, Lava, Intex, Karbonn Mobiles, and Xolo, will also offer Files Go as a pre-installed app on select 2018 models.
‘Files Go’ helps smartphone users manage their files, which is a serious problem in many parts of the world. Every day, millions of smartphones run out of space while images, videos, apps and documents never stop coming. Eventually, users reach that point where they have to choose what to keep or delete.
‘Files Go’ solves the problem of freeing up space. Files Go offers personalised suggestions about which files to delete, whether it is unused apps, large files, duplicate files or low-resolution videos. ‘Files Go’ also uses Google’s latest Mobile Vision technology to detect memes.
In addition, the software helps users find files faster. With ‘Files Go’, users no longer have to navigate through a maze of folders to find files. Files Go’s smart filters automatically organise images, videos, apps, documents and more to make it easy to find different kinds of media.
It also creates backup files to the cloud. If users are unsure whether they want to delete a file forever, they can select it from the files menu and easily back it up to Google Drive or any other cloud storage app.
The app also helps share files offline. Users can transfer files directly from their phone to a nearby phone through Files Go. The file transfers are encrypted, fast (up to 125 Mbps) and do not use any mobile data.
