Between storage expenses, AI bloat, and privacy concerns, I've finally decided to ditch Google Drive for hosting my own documents on my NAS.

Google Keep captures ideas, Docs organizes them, and Gemini connects it all into a queryable brain.

Gemini's Deep Research can now work with your Google files. You can connect to Gmail, Search, Google Drive, and Google Chat. Deep Research will then consult the sources and compile a report. I often ...

The Google Drive Material You redesign looks a lot like Gmail on the web. The lists/grids of files are displayed in a white container that features rounded corners. Various line separators have been ...

Google’s AI chatbot can now answer questions based on the information it finds in your Gmail inbox and Drive storage. Google’s AI chatbot can now answer questions based on the information it finds in ...

A better home for long-form work ...

The next step in my mission to remove Google services from my digital life turns to Google Drive and Docs. On June 24th, I set a challenge for myself – to completely remove Google services and ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

Google’s ecosystem has quietly become the backbone of my everyday workflow. From jotting down quick ideas in Google Keep to drafting articles in Docs or unwinding on YouTube, I rely on Google’s tools ...