With Google Docs, we’re always trying to make you more productive—and part of that means making it possible for you to get things done from anywhere, at anytime. That’s why we’re excited that the new documents editor now supports editing on your mobile browser. We’re rolling this out over the next few days.
That means that...
- You can work on that important memo...while on the bus or train to work.
- If you’re behind on a group proposal, but really want to make it to the ball game tonight, your whole team can work on it from the bleacher seats.
- You can take minute-by-minute notes at a concert so you’ll always remember the setlist. And your friends can jealously follow in real-time at home.
- ...and the list goes on!
It’s easy to get started: visit docs.google.com in a browser on a supported device, and select the document you want to edit. Then, when you’re viewing it, press the Edit button to switch to the mobile editor.
In the next few days, we’re rolling this out to English-language users around the world on Android with Froyo (version 2.2) and on iOS devices (version 3.0+) including the iPad. We’ll be adding support for other languages soon. And as before, we also support editing of spreadsheets from your mobile device’s browser.
We hope you enjoy editing your documents on the go—especially when you’re at the game with a hot dog in your other hand.
Been waiting for this. Thanks :)
ReplyDeletewow this is great thanks google
ReplyDeleteNow if only Samsung and T-Mo can get it together to get Froyo on the Vibrant... Sigh.
ReplyDeleteOffline editing?
ReplyDeleteAwesome news! This was the most important feature that was missing from my Android phone. Thank you Goooooogle!!
ReplyDeleteWill this work on BlackBerry Browser? I have a Storm 2...
ReplyDeleteYou should mention this only supports one account at a time. I have both a personal Google account and a separate work Google account. The Android phone seamlessly lets you use both accounts.
ReplyDeleteGoogle docs in the desktop browser also lets you switch between the accounts with a drop down. Sadly this mobile service is stuck with one account requiring you to repeatedly log out and back in again - a huge pain!
what about functionality with webOS?
ReplyDeleteBest thing ever! I've been waiting for this; it will definitely make my life easier. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWe are now on the verge of some very cool things in the areas of mobile learning - thanks Google.
ReplyDeletegoogle is always best and their features as well... these are real helpful.
ReplyDeletethanks.
wow, this is incredible - to do real time editing on mobile phone.
ReplyDeleteHm, any idea if this will be rolled out to Google Apps users soon too?
ReplyDeleteThis is really great to see. Thank you, Google.
ReplyDeleteBut -- nested folders on Mobile Google Docs are still broken: there's just no way to see what subfolders are inside any folder. This is a really weird oversight/bug and incredibly frustrating: I've got thousands of docs organized into a complex directory structure, and without being able to see nested folders, I can't find anything in the current Google Docs site. Why build in so fundamental and frustrating a difference between the mobile and desktop sites?
So -- I'm happy to see editing added. But it's not really useful for me because it's just too hard to find documents. Until this nested folder issue is addressed, I'll still have to depend on third party solutions (Docs to Go, QuickOffice, etc...) for dealing with my Google Docs.
Does this not work on the iphone? I can't see an edit button when looking at a doc.
ReplyDeleteAnd, as usual, no 1.6 support. Oh, well. Thank goodness for non-Google app developers!
ReplyDeleteWhat about google apps (premier and paying) users? Left behind as usual?
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It's just a shame that you can't create a new document...
ReplyDeleteWill this support editing in the offline mode?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dan, editing is great but why can't we create a new doc?
ReplyDeleteBtw, the Gdocs app for Android has made creating and editing Google docs for a while now. Nice to have it built in but until I can create a new doc I'm going to stick with the Gdocs app.
Thanks Google,
ReplyDeleteI love you because you are thinking in the same way for android and iOS users.
I am a happy Google Apps Premier Customer with many iPads, iPhone (and soon Android) users in my company and loving to work on the Go with your tools.
Gracias
Carlos
hy, i can't see the edit buton
ReplyDeletehow can i make it appear.
thanks
This is just great! Well done again Google. However, as others have mentioned nested folder support would be handy as would multiple account sign-in. Good job on the video as well, you guys must have taken some inspiration from the fruit's advertising - have to say, it works :)
ReplyDeleteAn app that we could use offline would be better.
ReplyDeleteYes -- an app for offline use is what I've really been waiting for too.
ReplyDeleteBut in the mean time: thank you, Google. Nice to see editing enabled for mobile browsers.
Why is this for Android 2.2 only???
ReplyDeleteI tried it on android 2.2 to edit a spreadsheet with simple arithmetic, such as addition. It allows to edit only those cells with just a number or data, no formulae, even as simple as a1+b1 is allowed to be modified.
ReplyDeletenot useful for spreadsheets.
mobile editing? I can do that using gdocs on mobile. BUT!!! What I can't do is create any other type of document except a text doc. I want to at least be able to create spreadsheets automatically as well. That should be easy! If I have already created one on a computer,editing is easy. Please make spreadsheet creation an option NOW :)
ReplyDeletelove the docs :)
Why can I only edit some of my docs on the phone? My shopping list wasn't editable but a new doc I created was. I edited my shopping list with quick office and then it was editable in the mobile web. This trick doesn't work though for my work and personal scratch pad docs and many others. They just don't get an edit button on the mobile site.
ReplyDeleteGoogle-docs Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFor months I wanted to edit some small details in a "spreadsheet" or in a text. And with openoffice or closeoffice was not possible from my mobile.
Even with my phone that have proprietary software, I can edit.
You're great!
EN ESPAÑOL:
Gracias google-docs!!!
Hace meses que quería editar algunos pequeños detalles en una "hoja de cálculo" o en un texto. Y con openoffice o closeoffice no era posible desde mi móvil.
Incluso con mi móvil que tiene software propietario, ahora puedo editarlos.
Sois geniales!!!
I'm using apps for domains. Why no love?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that I can create a new Doc on my Palm Pre+ (webOS) but I'm hoping you will add editing to webOS. It's a webkit browser so it shouldn't be a big issue.
ReplyDeleteLove Google's products and the more we can do mobile the better.
Please support Opera Mobile on Android. I am unable to save changes to my documents, I get a server error each time I try!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine why people think this is a GOOD thing. Just one more way for bosses to chain employees to their e-mail 25 hours a day, 8 days a week. I can't even go to the "ball game" without working at the same time?!?
ReplyDeleteI am vey disappointed about this option! You can only add plain text, you cannot change styles, in faxt it is completely useless. I really cannot see how people can be enthousiastic about this feature. It bring you back to the typewriter era.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't Google make the normal Docs functionality working on my IPad, instead of this?
Symbian?
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What an ungrateful group we have here. I guess I should not be surprised. Thank you Google for allowing us to to CREATE and EDIT Google docs for FREE!
ReplyDeleteThis is not a great feature and I'm surprised that Google has not done a better job. They should be doing a iPad, iPhone and Android apps for this stuff until they can get it to work properly in the mobile browsers.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, poor execution.
Symbian?
ReplyDeleteThis is really good, I've been using google docs for quite sometime now and has already proven to be useful.
ReplyDeleteWhy is there no support for BlackBerry Webkit browser?
ReplyDeleteEditing your Google Docs on the go.
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Waiting, like many, on an Android app to access documents. A bit surprised that this is not native to Android. I am, however, glad that we are able to edit documents via internet. I am also glad this is even possible, consider I don't pay Google a dime (don't want to be ungrateful).
ReplyDelete...And I mean a Google Official app. I do not know how much I trust third-party developers with so much of my info.
ReplyDeleteBest thing ever! I've been waiting for this; it will definitely make my life easier. Thanks!
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