Google Docs Android App Creates E-Text From Photos

The Google Docs Android App gives users the ability to access and edit documents, spreadsheets, and more. Photo courtesy of Google

Smartphone users have had Google Docs on their devices for quite a while now, as long as they accessed it through their browser.

Today, Google introduced the Google Docs app for Android, finally providing a native environment for the service, as well as some convenient new features.

The app lets you create, edit, upload, and share documents from your phone, and allows for near real-time collaboration.

You can also take a photo of an actual, physical text document and convert it into a Google doc, without the need for a third-party app. This feature should be handy for keeping track of receipts on trips (expense reports, anyone?) or quickly sharing other important textual information with your phone’s contacts.

From what I could tell, the Google Docs app works swimmingly, though the app experience isn’t quite as fluid as on the PC. In the Docs app, for example, you have to click a button in the upper right to enter editing mode and then save your changes. It’s a minor quibble, but the app is otherwise great for accessing and changing any of your documents on the go.

Google Docs App [Android Market via Android Community]

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