Google Drive improves the video playback and search experience on iOS.

Google Drive is receiving some updates that will improve the usability of the cloud-based storage platform. The tech giant is adding a new transcode to improve playback speed and rebuffering of videos played inside the drive. It is also improving the search functionality. iOS and adding query filters to help users quickly get to the file they want. Additionally, Google is increasing the timeout time for BigQuery and Looker within Connected Sheets. The features were introduced last week.

New features announced in Google Workspace. Blog post. On video playback improvements, the tech giant said, “We are enabling the generation and playback of Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) video transcodes for all new videos uploaded to Google Drive. DASH Trans. Codes provide adaptive bitrate playback, which allows users to achieve higher or lower resolution playback based on aspects such as their local network quality.

Users will see two changes from this. First, video join time, which is the time it takes for the video to start after clicking the play button. Second, users will also see fewer instances of rebuffing as the video plays. Currently the changes will only be visible on new videos uploaded to Google Drive, but the company says the transcode will be rolled out to existing videos by the end of the year.

Search within Drive is also getting an upgrade, but it will only be available for iOS users for now. Users will now be able to access query filters while searching. These will appear just below the search bar and users can select from them. The file type, The ownersAnd Last modified. To limit the search results. When typing a search query, users will also see relevant filters pop up, to help them make their selection easier. More, Google Also adding an option to refine the search results post query to reach the desired file. The company said that this feature will soon come to Android as well.

These features will be available to corporate clients. Google Workspace, individual Google Workspace subscribers as well as personal account holders. The tech giant has already shipped the features and it should be rolling out to all users globally in the next few days.