Yesterday, Google announced that HTML5 support is now included for videos within Google Drive. What this means is that Flash is not needed to play your videos back in your browser. While this isn’t a ground-breaking announcement it is notable for people using iPads and tablets using Android 4.0+. Give it a try today.

If you’re wondering how to get videos into your Google Drive account, use the red “upload” icon next to the “create” button in your Google Drive account. Then upload your video. To play the video back just select it in your Google Drive account and press the play button.

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