How to view Google Drive offline files on iPad Air

Download it. If you are using an online source otehr thatn iCloud, it will download to the Photos app rather than Videos app, but assuming it is a compatible file format, should play without problem. There are some media apps available in the app store as well. The Google drive app may also do this, but haven't used it in some time so can't say for sure.

Scoobie69d wrote:

I don't want to download it to my device and take up space, that is why I put it in the cloud (Google Drive)

?? Well, Google Drive is a remote storage system, so you can only view things there when your device has an internet connection (is online). The only way to view online content when your device is offline is to download and store it locally on the device. So, I'm not sure what exactly you wish to do?

The only way to view a file "offline" is to download it, regardless of the app or cloud system used. When you check a file as being available offline, that is what it does - downloads a copy for local use.

In the Google drive app, tap on the ℹ icon to the right of the item., the turn Available Offline ON. (This will download a copy of off line use). You must be Online when you do this, obviuosly. If you are using another app to connect to Google, and the app support offline viewing, it should have a similar mechanism.

All the "switch" in the Googel Drive app does is cache (ie. download) a local copy to your device.

In iOS, can you view these files when you are online? If so, do you have enough storage space to keep them on the device when you go offline? Anything you view as "offline" means a local copy has to be kept on the device, so you need to connect to them online initially.

If you are confident ou have a good internet connection, you may want to contact the vendor on that one.

Because a copy of it has been downloaded. Apparently there is something interfering with the download process on the iPad.

That might be your needed course of action, however, you should try a few troubleshooting steps first:

• Try a reset: Simultaneously hold down the Home and On buttons until the device shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. Once shut down is complete, if it doesn't restart on it own, turn the device back on using the On button. In some cases it also helps to double click the Home button and close all apps BEFORE doing the reset.
• Delete and reinstall the Google app

Scoobie69d wrote:

I can view the files when I have an internet connection.

Why can I view the file on my android device with no internet but not my iPad ?

How big are these files, and how much free storage does your device have?