Files (Google)

Files
Developer(s)Google
Initial release5 December 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-05)
Stable release
1.4831 (Build 672243909.0) / 9 September 2024; 13 days ago (2024-09-09)[1][2]
Operating systemAndroid
Available in90 languages
Websitefiles.google.com

Files (formerly known as Files Go) is a file management app developed by Google for file browsing, media consumption, storage clean-up and offline file transfer. It was released by Google on December 5, 2017[3] with a custom version for China being released on May 30, 2018.[4]

On August 9, 2021, the app was updated to have the Material You design, with bigger buttons and labels, and support for Android 12's Dynamic Theming.[5]

  1. ^ "Files by Google". Google Play. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ "Files by Google 1.4831.672243909.0-release". APKMirror. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  3. ^ Thuy Ong (2017-12-05). "Google's Files Go is now available globally". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  4. ^ Thuy Ong (2018-05-30). "Google launches second app in China, woos top smartphone market". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. ^ Bradshaw, Kyle (2021-08-09). "Files by Google beta offers early look at Material You redesign [Update: Dynamic colors]". 9to5Google. Retrieved 2022-04-04.