14 DAY TRIAL // Google has finally started to show that it cares about its iOS users as well, and after rolling out an update for the official YouTube client to fix critical battery issues, the search giant is back with more goodies for iPhone X buyers.
Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides have all been updated with full support for the iPhone X, which means that apps are now rendered correctly and the notch is part of their UI, with no black bars at the top and bottom of the UI.
Additionally, Google says it has added full support for iOS 11 and bug fixes and performance improvements, so users whose devices are already running this latest version of the operating system should now experience better performance with Google apps.
And last but not least, there’s an exclusive tweak for iPad users, as Google enabled iOS 11 tablets to drag and drop content from other apps into its own.
Gmail still not offering iPhone X support
While such updates are clearly welcome, it’s also no secret that Google still has a lot of work to do in order to optimize all of its apps for the new iPhone X. Gmail, for instance, which is one of the top email clients currently on iPhones, comes with the annoying black bars at the top and bottom because the app does not support the iPhone X and its notch.
This made many iPhone X buyers switch to alternative third-party email clients or even configure their Google accounts with the Mail app in iOS, so Google would better hurry up and deliver an update to Gmail as fast as possible.
On the good side, it looks like the search firm is aware that urgent updates are needed for its apps, so it shouldn’t take too long until Gmail and the rest of iOS titles are optimized for the iPhone X.