![]() ![]() Then you’ll be able to ‘push’ stuff like maps, links, selected text and phone numbers to your Android device. Once you install the app on the Chromebook and are logged into the same Gmail account that you use on your phone, install the app on your mobile device. If you don’t want to keep the two devices connected over wifi through AirDroid, there is a nifty tool by Google called ‘Send to Android’. ![]() Not only can you access the full storage of your Android device from the Chromebook, you will also be able to manage apps and share documents and links between devices. However, if you are on Android, there is a great app called AirDroid that can connect your Chromebook with your Android device over the wireless network. In addition to crippled access to the file system there is no way to access the iOS device over wireless other than iTunes so if you have a Chromebook, iOS devices won’t work. I have both iOS and Android devices, and I am growing extremely frustrated with the airtight, totally locked down approach of iOS. And then there is always the option to chat with other collaborators for further discussion. The ability to comment within a document makes it easier to discuss points with collaborators and have them sorted out then and there without having to email to each other. You can also use it to make some documents public in read-only mode, which will be accessible to anyone. Then, you can always see the version history and revert to any previous version of the document. You can accept or decline changes to the documents. One feature that I like the most is the ‘Suggestion’ mode, which works more or less like ‘track-changes’ on LibreOffice or MicroSoft Office to see the changes made by the other parties working on the documents. OK, I must admit that it’s not as feature rich as is Microsoft Office (which I haven’t used since 2009), but at $0 cost it does a fine job as a word processor, collaboration and storage tool. Google Docs comes into picture when I need to collaborate on works, especially when working with my editors. ![]()
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