PC World: "Google's unrelenting march into Microsoft's turf continues.
A mere two weeks after the release of the Chrome App Launcher for Windows—Google's backdoor into the offline world, basically—the company has announced that when Windows users install the desktop version of Google Drive, it will automatically dump shortcuts for Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Drive on your desktop, along with one for your Drive-based online storage.
Double-clicking on one of those icons opens up the associated web app. After signing in to your Google account you're free to powerhouse through your productivity tasks, and all your work will automatically save to the cloud, the Google Drive team explained in a Google+ post. These simple desktop links could prove handy indeed for non-techies or people who chose to live their lives in Google's free, cloud-connected ecosystem, especially if you configure the Drive family of apps to work offline."
Google Drive links are changing due to a new security update.
This new WhatsApp feature will encrypt chat backups on Google Drive. Last week reports detailed this type of feature was in development
Google has been launching Gmail widget on iOS 14 for its apps on iPhones. The iPhone users using iOS 14 update can now utilize widgets for Google Fit, Google Drive, Gmail
