Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for iOS Gets Touch ID Passcode Support [PIC]

Google today has updated its Docs, Sheets and Slides iOS apps with some minor changes, but the big one being the support of Touch ID now for passcode lock, making it much easier to unlock documents instead of entering your 4-digit PIN.

Google Docs gains spellcheck, Google Sheets adds the ability to hide rows and columns, while Sheets adds the option to group objects together for faster editing. The full change log is below:

What’s New in Version 1.2.6448
* Spellcheck
* Touch ID support for Docs passcode lock
* Bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s New in Version 1.1.7297
* Hide rows and columns
* Touch ID support for Sheets passcode lock
* Bug fixes and performance improvements

What’s New in Version 1.0.5754
* Group objects together for quicker editing
* Touch ID support for Slides passcode lock
* Bug fixes and performance improvements

Here’s what it looks like (don’t mind the ‘Try Again’ message, I was taking a screenshot):

Google docs touch id

Download links: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides

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