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If you've been around Android or Google accounts for a while, then there's a good chance
you've heard of Google Drive. However, a lot of people don't actually take advantage of
cloud services and I think that's a shame. Although it's built into the default package for most
devices, it's certainly worth a mention here.
I'm sure you've heard some tech guy rave about the cloud and online storage at some point
and Google Drive is one of the most popular in the industry. Since it is online and always
accessible, it is an excellent way to share files between all of your devices and computers
without the need for flash drives. Beyond that you can share specific files and folders with
friends and family, create documents, images, and spreadsheets using the accompanying
Google apps. If nothing else, then it is valuable as a fairly reliable backup for important files.
It connects to Google's cloud storage services that every Google / Gmail account now gets
15 GB of free synchronization storage with. Typically when you first set up an Android
device, you connect it straight in with a Google account that automatically connects whenev-
