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Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Android and iOS Microsoft OneDrive app that brings a much improved sharing experience.  The update now makes it clear which file or folder you are sharing and the extent of that sharing.  It is a much cleaner and easier to understand experience.

The update to the mobile apps falls in line with the updates that Microsoft has been doing to OneDrive online as well as the Windows and Mac clients.  File sharing from the cloud storage service is a fundamental element of the service which is used widely, especially with OneDrive for Business users.

After being leaked a few weeks back, the new looking Gmail UI is now rolling out to everyone.  It will take a few weeks to get to everyone out there but when you do get it, there will be the option under Settings to try the new Gmail out and use it on the web and on the mobile apps.

The update brings a refresh to a product that has needed it for a long while.  Gmail’s UI fundamentally hasn’t changed in years and this update brings a more Material Design look to it as well as several advanced features like Smart Replies and the ability to snooze emails to handle them later.

The Kindle for iOS app has a new update rolling into the App Store today that brings several enhancements for readers.  The new build is version 6.6 for those keeping score at home and should be available for everyone at this point.  The big news in this update is the support for Kindle Unlimited subscriptions and Prime Reading right within the app itself.

Kindle Unlimited is a $9.99 per month subscription that allows you to read an unlimited number of books at no additional cost.  Think of it as a pay-for library where you can borrow a book and read it.  Until now, you had to go to the Kindle Unlimited site to borrow the book and then it would be added to your Kindle for iOS app on your devices.  Now, if you have the subscription, you can add books to your Kindle app from within it, saving you time and steps.

Today Apple has released a small update to iOS for iPhone and iPad devices.  The update is iOS 11.3.1 and addresses a handful of security flaws found in the mobile platform.  The update is a relatively small at 105MB that should take less than 10 minutes to download and install based on your connectivity.

As for fixes, there are four outlined in the release notes having to do with elevated privileges or malicious code.  First, the Crash Reporter was patched against a memory corruption issue that could allow for elevated privileges to happen.  This error was found by Google Project Zero.