Google starts move of Google+ Photos into Drive

The unbundling of Google+ features into other Google services continues. This time around Google is porting Google+ Photos into Google Drive. This means you get easier access to your photos right from your Drive account. A Photos menu should be showing up on your Google Drive account soon. And that will show you all the photos you have backed up on the service. It should be coming to your web, Android, or iOS versions of the app soon. 

Source: TechCrunch 

Photo backup on Android might come to Google Drive soon

With Google splitting up its Google+ services into standalone apps, it would seem photos will need to find a new place for backing them up. Google is reportedly going to bring it to Google Drive. Android Police found in the latest version of the cloud storage app preliminary code that allows for an eventual photo backup. It would work much like Google+ and Photos app. It might even get Chromecast streaming support. We’re not sure yet if this’ll show up in the next release but we’re going to keep our eye out for it if it does.

Source: Android Police | Via: Engadget

Do a quick security checkup to 2GB of free Drive storage

In honor of Safer Internet Day, Google is reminding you to keep your accounts safer. And they will be rewarding you for your efforts with 2GB of free permanent storage on Drive. You just need to accomplish the Security Checkup, which is an easy way to manage the security settings of your Google Account. It’ll take you just a few minutes. Not only will you get free storage but you’re also keeping your account secure. You’ll be getting the free storage around February 28 so don’t panic if you don’t see it immediately.

Source: Google

Google Apps add conversion support for another 15 Microsoft Office file types

Luring in more and more Office users, Google has updated its cloud office suite to add support for 15 more file types. Just like with the other file types, you can edit the files listed below as you please after Google converts them. However, some things do get lost in the conversion. Macros, for example, are removed from macro file formats but you do get to keep the original file on Google Drive so you can reference those.

Here are the list of the newly supported formats:

• dot, dotx, dotm, docm conversions to Google Docs

• xlt, xltx, xltm, xlsm conversions to Google Sheets

• pot, potx, potm, pptm, pps, ppsx, ppsm conversions to Google Slides

Source: Google | Via: Android Police