Google Docs on iPhone and iPad can record proposed wording changes as suggestions. Turn on the mobile Suggest changes setting before editing a draft that another person needs to approve.
Enable suggestions in the app
- Open the document in the Google Docs app.
- Tap More.
- Turn on Suggest changes.
- Make the intended proposal and tap Done when finished.
Comment or edit permission is needed to suggest changes. If the option is unavailable, inspect your role and ask the owner for the appropriate access rather than assuming a view-only link permits review editing.
Inspect the proposed change
Read the entire affected sentence. A touch selection can omit a word or include neighboring punctuation, making a suggestion different from what you intended. Read every proposed deletion before approving it.
To review a suggestion, tap its highlighted text, choose View comment, and inspect the available Accept or Reject controls. Use those actions only according to your role in the review process.
Verify the final wording
A visible suggestion is not the same as approved accepted text. Agree on who will review proposals and check unresolved items before producing a final deliverable.
For long or complex changes, a larger screen may make selection and context easier to verify. Inspect the actual exported output when recipients will receive Word or PDF instead of the live document. Keep tracked-change conversion separate from approval: Google can map Office tracked changes to Docs suggestions, but that transfer does not establish that every proposal has been checked or accepted.
References
Reviewed against the linked official product guidance on November 3, 2026. Features, limits, screen labels, and access can vary by account, platform, region, and organization policy.