Periodically, when I try to use Google Drive for Android, it will show the list of documents, and when I click one, it says: "Failed to open the document. / Unable to open the document. Please make sure you are connected to the Internet and have permission to open the document and try again. / Cancel / Open in browser" I had the problem Tuesday and couldn't open any documents; by Wednesday it was normal again; today it's back and I can't open any documents. The app is the newest version and has not released any upgrades in the meantime, so I'm thinking it may be caused by the server. Is that plausible? Is there a fix? I am using Cyanogenmod 10 (Android 4.1.2) on a Samsung Captivate. [More info: When I choose "Open in browser" it does open in the browser. But it still doesn't open in the Google Drive app.]
asked Jul 22, 2013 at 2:42 221 1 1 gold badge 2 2 silver badges 7 7 bronze badgesAfter months of mysery, I found the solution: go to docs app (instead of the drive app): if it says you need an update you are lucky as this solved my problem.
answered Jul 5, 2017 at 11:53 user226449 user226449 21 2 2 bronze badges thx @user226449, error gone after updating DriveApp from playStore. Commented Sep 3, 2019 at 5:18Google Docs requires an active Internet connection, when that error happens try testing whether you can access Internet on the browser.
You can alternatively make a document available offline in the preview document screen, you still won't be able to edit it but it will be still be readable.
answered Jul 22, 2013 at 3:25 19.1k 6 6 gold badges 65 65 silver badges 83 83 bronze badgesGo to the following link being signed in with your google account:
Then, Turn on the less secure apps and your are good to go.