Within the newest replace to its cloud storage service, Google has added full assist for Apple M1 Macs to Google Drive for desktop.
With the discharge of model 52.0 of Google Drive for desktop, Mac customers with a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini or iMac working Apple silicon can now take full benefit of the search big’s new unified shopper.
Google’s new unified shopper additionally provides improved assist for Apple’s Photo Library together with media that’s synced with iCloud as a part of Google Photos.
Google Drive for desktop
After years of sustaining two separate purchasers within the type of Backup and Sync for shoppers and Drive File Stream for companies, Google determined to merge them into one providing again in July.
Whereas Backup and Sync gained “improved Apple M1 assist” originally of this 12 months, Drive File Stream solely added “open beta” assist for Apple Silicon in February. An replace in Could introduced enhancements in regard to Apple M1 assist although it was nonetheless a beta.
Along with M1 Mac assist, the most recent Google Drive replace additionally provides improved accessibility for folders and recordsdata created offline, assist for some cameras to again as much as Drive for desktop, the power to handle and buy further cloud storage from inside the shopper, improved sync efficiency when connecting to a community after working offline and different enhancements.
Now that Google not has to keep up two separate purchasers, count on updates to Google Drive for desktop to start rolling out at a sooner tempo.
By way of 9to5Google