How to download Google Drive files to iPhone

Google Drive is a popular cloud storage application today to save all files and access whenever you need or download files from Google Drive to your device. With iPhone/iPad, downloading Google Drive files will be slightly different from Android devices. You can download images to iPhone to edit photos on iPhone or download PDF files to iPhone. The following article will guide you to download Google Drive files to iPhone.

How to download Google Drive photos and videos to iPhone

Step 1:

At the interface on Google Drive, users find the image or video that you want to download to iPhone. Then you click on the 3 dots icon at the file and then select Send a copy in the displayed list.

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Step 2:

Now display options for the video and image you choose. We click on Save video or Download photos depending on what file you choose.

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How to download Google Drive text files to iPhone

Step 1:

At the text file that we want to download or a PDF file, a Sheets file, we click on the 3 dots icon next to the file. Continue to click the Open in option in the displayed list.

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Step 2:

Display options for this file, click Save to File . Now display the File application interface on iPhone. Here you choose the folder to save this file in iPhone.

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You choose the folder you want to save this file and then click the Save button to save it to your iPhone.

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How to download Google Drive files to iPhone in original format

When downloading text files, presentations, or data sheets to the Files application, the default will be in PDF format. So if you want to download Google Drive files to your iPhone, you need more operations.

Step 1:

First, open the document file you want to download in its original format on your iPhone. Then at the content viewing interface, click on the 3 dots icon in the right corner. Display the option list for the file, click Share and export .

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Step 2:

Continue to click on Send a copy in the displayed list. Now Google Drive will ask you what format you want to save the file in, click on the original format of the file to save it.

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Step 3:

Then we click Save to File to download this file to the Files application. You continue to select the folder you want to save this file to the application.

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Instructions for browsing Google Drive files on iPhone

The Files app on iPhone allows you to get data from Google Drive, but we have to activate it to use it.

Step 1:

At the File application interface , click Browse to view the above data management items. Then click on the 3 dots icon in the top right corner of the interface and select Edit in the displayed list.

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Step 2:

You will now fire up the Google Drive app to import data from the app into Files on your iPhone. Click Done to save this new setting.

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Step 3:

As a result, you will see the Google Drive app in the data browsing list on the Files app. You just need to click on the application to view the archive file.

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Micah Soto

Update 27 June 2023