Speaker 1: Google's files Go gets a revamp, and now it's even
Speaker 1: more useful for freeing up space on your phone and
Speaker 1: transferring files even faster. What's going on, i'mrich Demiro. This
Speaker 1: is Rich on Tech. Google's files Go is sort of
Speaker 1: Android's answer to air drop. The app lets you quickly
Speaker 1: transfer files to other nearby Android phones, but the app
Speaker 1: can also help you clean up your phone by getting
Speaker 1: rid of the old files taking up space. Google just
Speaker 1: gave files Go a major upgrade, so it's even easier
Speaker 1: to use and everything happens faster. There are three sections
Speaker 1: to the app. The first is clean. If you tap here,
Speaker 1: you'll get a quick glance at how much space you
Speaker 1: have left on your phone. Then there are a bunch
Speaker 1: of suggestions ways you can free up space. For instance,
Speaker 1: there's a large files section that will show you all
Speaker 1: of the big files taking up space on your phone.
Speaker 1: With one tap, you can review each of the files
Speaker 1: or get rid of all of them at the same time,
Speaker 1: that is, if you don't need them. Then there's a
Speaker 1: section called unused Apps. This will show you the apps
Speaker 1: that you haven't used or opened in the past four weeks.
Speaker 1: I find that this isn't as handy because oftentimes I
Speaker 1: won't use an app for a while, but I still
Speaker 1: want it on my phone. But if you're looking to
Speaker 1: save the maximum amount of space, this could definitely help.
Speaker 1: If you tap, you can uninstall the apps that you
Speaker 1: don't really need or use anymore. There's also a section
Speaker 1: for duplicate files, and with one tap you can get
Speaker 1: rid of all the pictures on your phone that are
Speaker 1: already safely backed up to Google Photos. Now. Another section
Speaker 1: of the files go app is called Browse. Here, you
Speaker 1: can look through all of the files on your phone,
Speaker 1: and there's now a dedicated share section. If you tap here,
Speaker 1: you can send and receive files with friends, all without
Speaker 1: the need for an Internet connection. Here's how it works.
Speaker 1: Files Go creates a temporary direct connection between your phone
Speaker 1: and your friend's device, using any connection they can. Most
Speaker 1: of the time it's Wi Fi, but if it has
Speaker 1: to fall back on another connection, it can do that
Speaker 1: as well. All your friend has to do is open
Speaker 1: the files go app on their device and hit the
Speaker 1: receive button. Now, keep in mind they must be near
Speaker 1: your phone for this to work, but it does work
Speaker 1: on any Android device, from the latest pixels to the
Speaker 1: oldest phones running Android five point zero Lollipop. Google says
Speaker 1: in the latest app update they have improved connection times
Speaker 1: and now takes an average of just five seconds to
Speaker 1: link up nearby phones, and transferring files is faster than ever.
Speaker 1: That's because files go can now take advantage of the
Speaker 1: fastest way of sending files between devices. This includes five
Speaker 1: g Wi Fi Direct, which is four times faster than before.
Speaker 1: This means you can send one hundred original quality photos
Speaker 1: to your friend's phone in less than five seconds. That's
Speaker 1: way faster than email, text or any other method. Also,
Speaker 1: keep in mind that none of this uses your data.
Speaker 1: Now one more thing to know. Files go does encrypt
Speaker 1: your transfers for an added layer of security. Overall, files
Speaker 1: Go is a great little app to have installed on
Speaker 1: your Android device, but the biggest downside is that it
Speaker 1: only works on Android devices. This would be really great.
Speaker 1: It would be really great if Google would build a
Speaker 1: version of files go for the iPhone, Mac computers, and
Speaker 1: Windows computers, so Android users would be able to wirelessly
Speaker 1: transfer files fast between all of their devices and all
Speaker 1: of their friends' devices. So give it a try. It's
Speaker 1: called files Go. It's especially useful for freeing up storage
Speaker 1: on your phone and finding those files you forgot about
Speaker 1: that are still taking up a lot of space. If
Speaker 1: you want a link to files, go just find it
Speaker 1: on my website, richon tech dot tv. And if you
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Speaker 1: Through that way, more people discover it. Thanks so much
Speaker 1: for listening. I'm Richdmiro. I'll talk to you real soon.