Google is renaming Files Go, its lightweight files app for phones with limited storage, to “Files by Google” to reflect that the app works no matter what kind of phone you’re on — and to potentially propel it to further success.
The year-old app is now used by 30 million people each month, according to Google, and it says that plenty of people outside of the app’s target demographic have been using it, prompting this change.
Files Go was meant to help manage files on devices with small amounts of storage, in part by offering users suggestions on what they can delete. But the app was also just a really good file browser — way better than the one built into Android by default. And that seems…
Written by Jacob Kastrenakes
This news first appeared on https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18075318/files-go-renamed-google-file-manager-app-android under the title “Google’s Files Go hits 30 million users and is getting a new name”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
