Google updates Docs for iPhone X and iOS 11

Google has updated its suite of productivity apps- Docs, Sheets, and Slides on iPhone and iPad, adding support for the larger display of Apple’s latest phone as well as for iOS 11’s drag and drop functions on the iPad.

The addition of support for the iPhone X now means the Google apps are optimized to use the larger and higher-resolution 5.8-inch display of Apple's flagship mobile device. The toolbars at the top of the app now take into account the TrueDepth camera "notch," with the color of the app's top bar carrying up to the sections displaying the time and status icons.

Drag and drop, a new productivity function introduced in iOS 11, brings the Google apps in line with other productivity tools, and is especially useful on the iPad. It is now possible to drag content into the three Google apps, as well as away from the apps into others, making it easier to add elements to documents and slides when multitasking.

Though, Google is typically very good about supporting new iOS features, it has been uncharacteristically slow to get on board with Apple’s latest releases. Google just fixed iPhone X battery drain bug in the YouTube app, but critical apps like Gmail and Google Maps still aren’t formatted properly for the iPhone X. Well, if that happens, it'll be just perfect.