Thursday, January 19, 2017

Legacy versions of Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides mobile apps shutting down on April 3, 2017

On April 3, 2017, we will shut down older versions of the following Android and iOS applications: 

  • Google Drive for Android (prior to version 2.4.311)
  • Google Docs for Android (prior to version 1.6.292)
  • Google Sheets for Android (prior to version 1.6.292)
  • Google Slides for Android (prior to version 1.6.292)

  • Google Drive for iOS (prior to version 4.16)
  • Google Docs for iOS (prior to version 1.2016.12204)
  • Google Sheets for iOS (prior to version 1.2016.12208)
  • Google Slides for iOS (prior to version 1.2016.12203)

This month, users of these legacy versions will begin seeing the below prompts to upgrade. Please note that after March 1, some users with very old versions will be forced to upgrade when they receive the prompt.


If you are using any of these unsupported versions, we encourage you to download and install the latest version of that mobile application. Note that corresponding web and desktop applications will not be affected by this change.

To check your app's version on an Android device:

  1. Go to Settings > Apps.
  2. Choose the app: Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

OR

  1. Go to the app: Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
  2. Go to Help and Feedback > Version info.

To check your app's version on an iOS device:

  1. Open the app: Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
  2. Go to Settings > About.

OR

  1. Open the app: Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
  2. Go to Navigation Drawer > Settings > About.
  3. Scroll down.




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