This spanking new API would be accompanied by a bunch of benefits, where the first of it would be within minutes the transparent use and syncing of local storage, as the Google Drive Android API will be able to temporarily rely on a local data store just in case the device itself is not hooked up to a network. Hence, there is no need to worry about failed API calls in your app simply because the user is offline, or should you happen to run into a network connectivity issue. Data that is stashed away locally in this manner will automatically and transparently be stored in the Google Drive cloud by Android’s sync scheduler whenever it detects that there is a connection available.
Not only that, it has also been designed for Android and available everywhere, while better user interface components have also been thrown into the mix, such as the file picker and creator user interface components. [Press Release]