Google Docs For Android Gets Biggest Update In Its History With Android L Support, Word Compatibility, New UI, And More [APK Download]

We knew big changes were coming to Google’s office suite with the announcement that QuickOffice was shutting down, but we didn’t expect it this fast. Not only does today’s Docs update fix that Android L incompatibility, it adds a ton of new features. Hold on to your butts.

  

What’s New

It’s a pretty tiny version number bump for adding so many new features – just 1.3.144.18 to 1.3.251.9. The entire editing interface had been overhauled with new features and the ability to create and edit Microsoft .docx files. This is the merging of QuickOffice with Google Drive we’ve been waiting for. There are a few UI tweaks, but the new editing features are the big news. There are a few more screens of the old UI down below.

  

^{Old behavior on the right}

  

^{Old look on the right}

   

   

It’s not quite a Material Design app yet, but the floating new doc button at the bottom is a step in that direction. The app already had a blue action bar, but a few more functions have been moved into the menus so there are fewer buttons hanging out at the top. The account selector has also been tweaked. You’ll be able to check it out for yourself even if you’re on Android L – the bug that kept Docs from installing on the L preview has been fixed.

  

^{More old screens}

Download

The APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.

File name: com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs-1.3.251.9.apk.

Version: 1.3.251.9 (Android 4.0+).

MD5: 05ea9eb8879528592ea08e7dc2235dfb.

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[Thanks, Ankur]