Finding your way around your Google Drive files may be about to become much easier: there is evidence that you will soon be able to categorize your files into different sections, such as banking and work, to keep them more organized.
This is according to TheSpAndroid, who discovered a hidden code in the Google Drive app. Apps frequently set the groundwork for future features before they go live and are introduced to users.
The app’s sections include auto, banking, expenses, home, IDs, insurance, medical, pets, school, taxes, travel, and work. From this leak, it does not appear that custom labeling will be allowed, although those 12 categories encompass the business of modern life pretty well.
As Android Police points out, these categories are identical to the labeling scheme used in Google Workspace. Individual users should, however, be able to access this via Android, iOS, and the web.
How it will function
Here’s how it will work: The Android app’s Home tab allows you to tap the three dots next to a file and then select from the categories list. A file can be classified into many categories, which may make the feature more helpful than the present folder system.
We don’t know when the switch will be flipped to give users access to file categories; the story on TheSpAndroid indicates “it won’t come very soon,” implying that there’s more work to be done before it’s ready for the public.
Given Google’s recent and significant push into artificial intelligence features, it’s probable that AI processing is also engaged in categorizing files for you. Suggested categories show on the screens generated by the hidden code.
We now know that Google I/O 2024 will begin on May 14 this year, so in between all of the Android 15 and Pixel 8a news, we might hear an announcement or two about new Google Drive features – and of course, we’ll bring you all the news from the event.
