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Use Google Docs to view PDF, DOC, and PPT on your iPhone or Android device, no app necessary
In a huge leap forward for Google Docs, your docs are now viewable in mobile browsers. This is a pretty big deal, because it means there's now a way to view Docs, DocX files, PDFs and more on your iPhone, iPad or Android device without installing an app. A lot of people who didn't have a use for Google Docs before just found a reason to sign up for an account.On iOS devices, you can pinch and zoom your docs, and all devices get quick navigation and panning/zooming within a page. You can also switch to the full desktop viewer if you really want to, although the mobile-optimized version is faster and easier to read on a small screen.
This is also a good step in Google's attempts to pitch Docs as a valuable enterprise tool. How many times have you gotten a work email with an attachment that you couldn't open on your phone? Well, if your business uses Google Docs, you can share files that way. They'll be viewable by everyone, without even downloading a file.
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Subscribe to commentsSonnyjimbaJun 28th 2010 5:43PM
Can see this being quite useful ;)
UnknownJun 28th 2010 7:36PM
Unfortunately, this only allows you to view, not edit, a Word doc. While this certainly could be useful, it feels like we are still a few steps away from really making GDocs compatible with MS Office.
JuanJun 28th 2010 8:34PM
I'm only going off the screenshot here, since I haven't tried it, but the first thing I thought of was all the wasted space of page margins on a mobile screen.
Is Okular the only PDF viewer that can clip out margins? I wish that was a standard feature for all readers, and it would a lot of sense for mobiles.
DJun 28th 2010 9:06PM
am i the only one that wants google docs apps on the good ole' droid?
216Jun 29th 2010 7:57AM
Nope. I want native Google Docs, Google Reader, and Google Tasks applications on my Droid
But for now Bookmark Shortcuts on my Homescreen get the job done
OskieeJun 29th 2010 8:47AM
^^ This. Wth google? Ive had non stop android phones since the G1, and i still dont have native google docs :O(
mohsenu88Jun 29th 2010 8:01AM
man!google is killing windows mobile
nixlbJun 30th 2010 6:15PM
I'd like a native Docs app on the iPhone.