1 New update

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Interactive features now available for ultra-low latency live streams on mobile devices 

If you’re joining a live stream from the Google Meet Android or iOS app, you can now use interactive features such as reactions, Q&A, and polls when they’re available. Note that this update is applicable for ultra-low latency live streams only, the standard live streaming experience remains the same. | Live streaming is available for Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus customers. | Live streamed meetings can be viewed by Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Education Plus, Essentials Starter, and Essentials users. | Rollout to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains is complete.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Introducing audit logs for these API-based actions 

We added audit logs for these API-based actions to the security investigation tool and the audit and investigation tool to expand upon an admin’s ability to identify, triage, and take action on security and privacy issues in their domain. | Learn more about audit logs for these API-based actions. 

Now generally available: Edit client-side encrypted Excel files in Google Sheets 

Last year, we announced a beta for the ability to view and edit client-side encrypted Excel files with Google Sheets. Starting this week, we’re rolling it out in general availability for select customers. | Learn more about CSE Excel files in Sheets. 

Personal information cards and Contacts sidebar will now display the organization name 

Starting this week, the organization name and department will be displayed on personal information cards and in the Contacts sidebar. | Learn more about organization name displays. 

Gemini for Workspace usage reports are now available in Admin console 

We’ve introduced Gemini for Workspace usage reports in the Admin console. This report gives admins an overarching view of how Gemini is being used in their organization, specifically: assigned Gemini licenses, active Gemini users, and the number of users who are using Gemini over time. | Learn more about Gemini usage reports. 

The Calendar API now distinguishes events created from Gmail 

The Calendar API will distinguish events created from Gmail. New and existing events from Gmail that are scheduled for a future date will: 1) appear with a new event Type “fromGmail” instead of “default”, 2) include the email recipient as the organizer instead of “unknownorganizer@calendar.google.com” and 3) new “fromGmail” filters for both Events.list and Events.watch will be available. | Learn more about the Calendar API.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Get notifications for all messages in a Google Chat space (Web) 
• Introducing adaptive audio in Google Meet: creating ad-hoc meeting spaces with multiple laptops 
• Preview files in Google Drive with new hovercard feature 
• Hover to preview videos in Google Drive 

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• New ways to annotate Google Docs 

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Protect sensitive admin actions with multi-party approvals 
• Configure managed iOS apps for your users’ using Google Mobile Device Management 
• Gemini for Google Workspace feature Help me write now available in Spanish and Portuguese 
• View recent shares in the Google Drive Activity page 
• Manage spaces at scale with new Chat API functionality 
• Introducing Gemini offerings for Google Workspace for Education customers 
• Introducing audit logs for these API-based actions

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

2 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Expanding row limits in Connected Sheets for BigQuery 

Last year, we increased the maximum number of rows of results returned from BigQuery to 50,000 for pivot tables and data extracts. This week, we’re excited to announce this has been expanded to 100,000 rows for pivot tables and 500,000 rows for extracts (with a cell limit of 5 million). This will allow you to analyze even more results in Sheets from the petabytes of data in BigQuery. | Rolling out to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains now. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about analyzing & refreshing BigQuery data in Google Sheets using Connected Sheets, Google Sheets limitations, and getting started with BigQuery data in Google Sheets.

Custom text fields are now available for eSignature in Google Docs and Google Drive 

You can now input custom text fields when using eSignature. This gives you the flexibility to collect specific information as needed, including a phone number, job title, company name, and more. | Available to Google Workspace Individual users and other eligible Google Workspace customers who are on the eSignature alpha. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains now. | Learn more about sending signature requests & signing documents with eSignature.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Filter, sort, and display your Google Meet hardware devices by product service status 

You can currently filter, sort, and display your Google Meet hardware devices by whether they are online, offline, or experiencing an application load-failure. This week, we’re expanding these parameters to include whether the Calendar and Jamboard services are turned OFF. | Learn more about filtering, sorting and displaying Meet hardware devices. 

Introducing adaptive audio in Google Meet: creating ad-hoc meeting spaces with multiple laptops 

With “adaptive audio,” you and your team can join Google Meet using multiple laptops in close proximity without awkward echos and audio feedback. | Learn more about adaptive audio in Google Meet. 

Send emails to spaces in Google Chat 

After a space manager generates an email address for a space, members (or anyone in your domain with the email address) can send or forward any email to that space. This provides a great way for teams to easily triage or discuss email content with stakeholders within the space. The email will appear as a clickable card showing a snippet of the email in the designated space. | Learn more about sending emails to spaces. 

Manage spaces at scale with new Chat API functionality 

We are pleased to announce the launch for additional features of Chat API via the Developer Preview Program, enabling space management at scale on behalf of admin users. These new features are available to all users currently enrolled in the Developer Preview Program. | Learn more about new Chat API functionality. 

Introducing Gemini offerings for Google Workspace for Education customers 

Beginning May 23, 2024, Google for Education customers will be able to leverage new and powerful ways of working, teaching and learning with Gemini for Google Workspace with two new paid add-ons. | Learn more about Gemini Education and Gemini Education Premium add-ons.

Expanding voice typing and automatic captions to additional browsers 

We’re expanding support for voice typing and captions features to additional browsers, such as Edge and Safari. When a user turns on voice typing or captions, the web browser controls the speech-to-text service, determines how speech is processed, and then sends text data to Google Docs and Google Slides. | Learn more about voice typing features in additional browsers.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Updated keyboard shortcuts and first-letters navigation now available on Google Drive web
• Hide tiles without video during Google Meet calls
• Expanding Slides recordings to Microsoft Edge

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Use annotations to enhance your presentations in Google Meet

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Workspace Data Protection rules are now available for Gmail in Beta
• Breakout room information is now included in Google Meet attendance report

Paused rolloutsWe have paused the rollout for this feature while we evaluate performance and quality. We will provide an update with new rollout information as soon as possible. 

• Set the default camera framing option for Google Meet hardware devices, and other framing updates

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

3 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Expanding Google Drive admin settings to additional Google Workspace editions 

We’re expanding the following admin settings to Google Workspace Cloud Identity Free, Cloud Identity Premium and Essentials Starter editions: 

• Disable Drive Offline 
• Disable Add-ons 
• Disable SDK and Drive for Desktop Back-up & Sync 
• Set Sharing settings including Trusted Domains 

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on May 20, 204. | Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, Cloud Identity Free, Cloud Identity Premium and Nonprofits customers only. | Learn more about managing external sharing for your organization. 

View recent shares in the Google Drive Activity page 

Google Drive’s Activity page shows pending access requests, recent comments, and approvals for files, allowing you to quickly view recent activity and take action, all in one place. Starting this week, we are adding recent file shares in the Drive Activity page, which includes who shared a file and when the file was shared. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains now. | Available to all Google Workspace customers and Google Workspace Individual subscribers. | Learn more about Activity in Drive. 

Hover to preview videos in Google Drive 

We’re introducing a new feature that lets you quickly preview videos in Drive in List mode by simply hovering your mouse over their thumbnail. Upon hovering, the video will start to play automatically and clicking on the video will open it in full-screen. While the video is in preview mode, you can turn captions and the sound on or off using the icons in the top right corner. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for June 4, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about viewing & reordering your files and folders.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Gemini (gemini.google.com) is now available to Google Workspace users in more territories and languages 

Gemini (gemini.google.com) is now available in more than 35 languages. | Learn more about additional languages for Gemini.

Gemini for Google Workspace feature Help me write now available in Spanish and Portuguese 

Help me write, an AI-powered writing features that help you quickly refine existing work or get you started with something new in Google Docs and Gmail using Gemini for Google Workspace, is now available in Spanish and Portuguese. | Learn more about Help me write in additional languages. 

Preview files in Google Drive with new hovercard feature 

We’re introducing file hovercards in Google Drive to improve this experience and help you complete tasks faster without having to open multiple tabs. Now, when you place your cursor over a file icon in Google Drive on the web, a hovercard will appear with a thumbnail of your file and other relevant information, such as file type, file owner, who recently modified the file and when they last modified the file. | Learn more about hovercards in Drive. 

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Gemini (gemini.google.com) is now available to Google Workspace users in more territories and languages

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

1 New update

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Expanding Slides recordings to Microsoft Edge 

Last year, we introduced slides recordings, a Google Slides feature that lets you easily record yourself presenting, and then share the presentation with others to view when it works for them. This week, we’re excited to announce you can now create recordings in Microsoft Edge, in addition to Google Chrome on your desktop. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for May 22, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus and Education Plus. | Learn more about using slides recording in Google Slides.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

A simplified experience for Workspace users to add 2-Step Verification (2SV) methods 

We’re simplifying how users turn on 2-Step Verification (2SV), which will streamline the process, and make it easier for admins to enforce 2SV policies in their organizations. | Learn more about adding 2-Step Verification (2SV) methods. 

Block compromised mobile devices using context-aware access 

Using context-aware access, you now have the option to automatically block access to Google Workspace data from compromised Android and iOS devices. A device may be counted as compromised if certain unusual events are detected, including devices that are jailbroken, bypassing of security controls, modification of restricted settings, and more. | Learn more about compromised mobile devices. 

Improving suspension alerting for Google Meet hardware devices 

To ensure customers with Google Meet hardware devices have sufficient notice about canceled or expired device subscriptions, we’re adding notifications in the Admin console. | Learn more about suspension alerts in Meet hardware. 

Easily convert data to dropdown chips in Google Sheets 

We’re adding a new feature that helps you quickly convert ranges of data into dropdown chips in bulk. If you have a column of data that includes a variety of data values (e.g., different project statuses like on track, paused, completed), Sheets will show a “Convert to dropdown chips” suggestion when you click into your data range. | Learn more about dropdown chips in Sheets. 

New ways to quickly format and organize data with tables in Google Sheets 

We’re excited to announce tables in Google Sheets, which helps you simplify and accelerate spreadsheet building by bringing format and structure to unorganized ranges. | Learn more about tables in sheets. 

Breakout room information is now included in Google Meet attendance reports 

We’re now including breakout room attendance as part of attendance reporting in Google Meet. Attendance reports help meeting organizers keep track of who attended their meetings and for how long, which can be challenging during larger meetings or while presenting. | Learn more about breakout room information. 

Set the default camera framing option for Google Meet hardware devices, and other framing updates 

We’re introducing several updates around framing controls for Google Meet hardware devices: 1) an admin setting which will allow admins to choose a default framing option for their meeting spaces, 2) framing support on whiteboards (Series One Desk 27 and Board 65) and remote controlled only Google Meet hardware devices, 3) a few small adjustments to how camera framing settings appear on hardware devices. | Learn more about framing updates for Meet hardware devices. 

Get notifications for all messages in a Google Chat space 

For conversations that require a higher level of attention, we’re introducing a new “notify all” functionality for in-line threaded spaces. If this option is selected, you will be notified of all new messages in the space. This includes receiving notifications for all @ mentions, threads followed, and even threads that you do not follow, allowing you to stay on top of everything happening in a conversation. | Learn more about notifications in Google Chat.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• New ways to annotate Google Docs
• Use annotations to enhance your presentations in Google Meet
  

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Enhancing search within the Google Drive app on Android devices
• Seamlessly transfer between devices during a Google Meet call

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Launch Miro directly from Google Meet Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices
• Assign the audit and investigation privilege on a per-application basis
• Create Looker Studio reports from Google Sheets
• Available in open beta: Build AppSheet automations using Google Forms
• A simplified experience for Workspace users to add 2-Step Verification (2SV) methods
• Block compromised mobile devices using context-aware access

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

New updates

There are no new updates to share this week. Please see below for a recap of published announcements. 

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Updated keyboard shortcuts and first-letters navigation now available on Google Drive web 

First-letters navigation enables users to quickly and easily navigate a list of items in Drive via keypress. Users can move focus within a file list in Drive by pressing the first letter(s) of the file's name. Pressing the same letter again will navigate to the next item starting with that letter. | Learn more about first-letter navigation.

Configure managed iOS apps for your users’ using Google Mobile Device Management 

Directly from the Admin console, admins can remotely set custom configs for managed iOS apps on end-user devices for their enterprise using Google Mobile Device Management. Managed configurations are applied using XML property lists and the same app can be configured differently across different domains, groups, or organizational units (OUs). | Learn more about configuring managed iOS apps for users. 

Available in open beta: Build AppSheet automations using Google Forms 

We’re introducing an integration between AppSheet and Google Forms. With this update, Google Forms submissions can act as event triggers within AppSheet Automations. These automations can then take many different actions, such as sending notifications or approval requests to Gmail or Google Chat, or even calling a custom Apps Script function. | Learn more about AppSheet automations using Google Forms.

Google Meet increases support for ultra-low latency live streaming to the first 25,000 viewers 

For Google Workspace editions that support 100,000 viewers, we’re increasing the availability of the Google Meet ultra-low latency viewing experience for live streamed meetings from the first 10,000 viewers to the first 25,000 viewers. All additional viewers will have the standard live streaming experience. This update is available for live streams within your organization on web and mobile. | Learn more about increased support for ultra-low latency live streaming. 

Introducing AppSheet Organizations 

We’re making it easier to manage your AppSheet users with the introduction of AppSheet Organizations. An AppSheet organization creates organization administrators with a centralized tool to manage all of the teams in the organization and delegate team management responsibilities to team administrators.| Learn more about AppSheet Organizations.

Hide tiles without video during Google Meet calls 

We’ve added the option to hide non-video tiles, so that users can avoid clutter on their screen if they are interested to only see the participants with their videos on. This option can help reduce screen clutter and focus on video-enabled participants, meanwhile users with their videos off can be shown on screen if they speak. | Learn more about hiding video tiles.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Seamlessly transfer between devices during a Google Meet call

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Access and sort shared files within a space in Google Chat more easily
• Address access permissions for Google Drive embeds in Google Sites
• Banner alerts for shared drive capacity limits in Google Drive

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Unsubscribe from emails on Gmail more easily (Android)
• Conduct direct 1:1 calls with people outside your video calling network on Google Meet mobile (End user availability)
• Dark mode now available in Google Drive web
• External participants can now join Google Meet client-side encrypted calls
• Client-side encryption can now be selected as a data loss prevention condition
• Customizable Home tab for Google Chat apps
• Export Gemini data for users in your organization
• Google Meet increases support for ultra-low latency live streaming to the first 25,000 viewers
• Introducing AppSheet Organizations

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

3 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Customizable Home tab for Google Chat apps 

Recently, we announced the availability of the "Home" tab for Google Chat apps through the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program. This feature allows developers to create a new tab in their Chat apps, known as “App Home”. App home can be customized to display user-specific dashboards, a list of open items and tasks, and more. We’re excited to announce this is now generally available for Google Workspace developers. | Rollout to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about sending an app home card message for a Google Chat app.

Create Looker Studio reports from Google Sheets 

Looker Studio enables users to quickly build interactive reports and dashboards, and starting today they can now be created directly from Google Sheets. More specifically, users can: 

• Pick which sheet or cell range to use in the generated report on Looker Studio. 
• Transform the data in Sheets to an automatically generated Looker Studio report in a single click, and save and share the report with an individual or a team. 

The Looker Studio report remains connected to the Sheet, and can be refreshed to reflect data updates. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains now. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn how to create a Looker Studio report from Google Sheets. 

Export Gemini data for users in your organization 

Super admins can now export all of their users Gemini data, including prompts and Gemini’s responses to those prompts. Expanding takeout to include Gemini data continues to ensure that our customers have control over their organization’s data in order to manage their data privacy and compliance needs. | Rollout to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Google Workspace customers with the Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business add-on, as well as those customers with Gemini (gemini.google.com) enabled for their users. | Learn more about exporting Gemini data, exporting all of your organization’s data, and exporting data by organizational unit, group, or user. Additionally, you can use the Help Center to learn more about allowing your users to download their data.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

External participants can now join Google Meet client-side encrypted calls 

We’re enhancing the experience for client-side encrypted Google Meet calls to include support for inviting external participants, including users without a Google account. | Learn more about external participants joining CSE Meet calls. 

Client-side encryption can now be selected as a data loss prevention condition 

You can now use client-side encryption as a condition for a data loss prevention (DLP) rule. | Learn more about the DLP rule. 

Seamlessly transfer between devices during a Google Meet call 

You can now smoothly transfer between devices while on a Google Meet call without hanging up and rejoining. | Learn more about transferring between devices during a Google Meet call. 

Import data from Slack to Google Chat using CloudFuze 

With the CloudFuze integration, you can move messages and memberships from Slack channels into Chat spaces. CloudFuze also imports data while maintaining historical timestamps to ensure users can start using spaces right where they left off. | Learn more about Google Chat and CloudFuze.

Get notified about application load failures for your Google Meet Hardware devices 

You can now opt-in to receive email or text message notifications when application load failures occur. Subscribing to alerts can help you stay on-top of what’s happening across your hardware fleet and quickly take action to resolve these issues. | Learn more about application load failure notifications.

Workspace Data Protection rules are now available for Gmail in Beta

Launching first to beta, we’re introducing data loss prevention rules for Gmail. Data protection rules help admins and security experts build a stronger framework around sensitive data to prevent personal or proprietary information from ending up in the wrong hands. | Learn more about Data Protection rules.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Address access permissions for Google Drive embeds in Google Sites
• Enhancing search within the Google Drive app on Android devices

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Search for files directly from the new homepage view in Google Drive
• Send voice messages in Google Chat

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• User enrollment for managed iOS devices is now generally available
• Banner alerts for shared drive capacity limits in Google Drive
• Control your users’ access to new Gemini for Google Workspace features before general availability
• Build a Dialogflow CX Google Chat app that understands and responds with natural language
• Import data from Slack to Google Chat using CloudFuze

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

1 New update

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Enhancing search within the Google Drive app on Android devices

Last month, we introduced numerous improvements to the Google Drive search experience on iOS devices. Today, we’re excited to announce that these enhancements will be available on Android devices as well. | This feature is available for Rapid Release domains and is rolling out now to Scheduled Release domains. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about finding files in Google Drive. 

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Build a Dialogflow CX Google Chat app that understands and responds with natural language 

The enhanced Dialogflow CX, now generally available, provides a new way of designing virtual agents by taking a state machine approach to agent design. Now, developers have clear and explicit control over a conversation, enjoy a better end-user experience, and gain access to an improved development workflow. | Learn more about Dialogflow CX Google Chat apps.

Dark mode now available in Google Drive web 

We’ve introduced a highly requested feature: Dark mode in Drive on web. This new setting aims to provide you with a more comfortable, customizable viewing experience for Drive. | Learn more about dark mode.

Launch the FigJam whiteboard app directly from Google Meet Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices 

You can now launch FigJam both in and out of an active Meet call from the Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices. | Learn more about the FigJam whiteboard app.

Use annotations to enhance your presentations in Google Meet 

We’ve introduced annotation tools in Google Meet. Presenters and their appointed co-annotators can use these tools to highlight content or make other notations over presented content. Annotations will be on by default when you begin presenting — you can open the annotations menu to access various tools such as a pen, disappearing ink, sticker, text box, and more. | Learn more about annotations. 

Promote space members to space managers using the Google Chat API 

You can now use the Chat API to promote space members to space managers. | Learn more about managing members using the Chat API. 

Available in beta: automatically log Google Voice calls made to Salesforce contacts 

We’re introducing a beta integration between Google Voice and Salesforce that makes it easier to track details of calls made in Voice. | Learn more about logging Google Voice calls made to Salesforce contacts. 

Google Chat apps can now subscribe to event notifications 

Google Workspace developers registered in our Developer Preview Program have been able to build Chat apps that can subscribe to Chat events using the Google Workspace Events API. We’re pleased to announce that as of today, this functionality is now available to all Workspace developers. | Learn more about Chat apps subscribing to event notifications. 

Now generally available: Chat interoperability between Google Chat and other messaging platforms 

At Google Cloud Next 2023, we announced interoperability between Google Chat, Microsoft Teams and Slack— powered by Mio and previously available to Workspace customers through a Beta program. We’re pleased to announce that as of today, this solution is generally available for Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about the interoperability of Google Chat.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Access and sort shared files within a space in Google Chat more easily

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• New formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps on Android Tablets (Sheets only)
• Subtly enhance your appearance with portrait touch-up when using Google Meet on the web
• Input numbers into slider controls across Google Docs, Slides and Drawings
• Improving filtering for merged cells in Google Sheets (horizontal)
• Create fully customized email campaigns using new layout editor tool (Embedded layout editor via Gmail & Full screen editor for email layouts via Drive)

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Improving filtering for merged cells in Google Sheets (vertical)
• Securely migrate existing encrypted messages to Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) (iOS)
• Track usage for Gemini for Workspace users in the Admin console
• Launch the FigJam whiteboard app directly from Google Meet Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices
• Promote space members to space managers using the Google Chat API
• Google Chat apps can now subscribe to event notifications
• Now generally available: Chat interoperability between Google Chat and other messaging platforms

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

2 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Address access permissions for Google Drive embeds in Google Sites 

When adding embedded content from Google Drive into a Google Site, such as a PDF, document or presentation, site editors will now be prompted to address potential access permissions. The notification will also appear when site editors are publishing the site or sharing it with other site collaborators and viewers. This will ensure other site collaborators or viewers have permission to edit or view embedded Drive content when collaborating on a site. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 25, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about adding Google files, videos, website content, & more.

Track usage for Gemini for Workspace users in the Admin console

We recently announced the Gemini Business add-on which provides a subset of generative AI features, subject to monthly usage limits. Gemini Business customers can now check a user’s Gemini limit status in the admin console. For Gemini Enterprise and Gemini Business customers, admins can check their user’s last Gemini usage date as well. | Gemini usage and limit status reports are now available. | Learn more about Usage limits in Gemini for Google Workspace.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Introducing the AI Meetings and Messaging for Google Workspace add-on 

As we continue to expand our Gemini for Google Workspace offerings, we're excited to introduce the AI Meetings and Messaging add-on, which will help you have richer meetings and foster more meaningful collaboration. | Learn more about the AI Meetings and Messaging add-on. 

Introducing a new AI Security add-on for Google Workspace  

The AI Security add-on will give customers access to the AI Classification capability in Google Drive. AI Classification allows IT teams to automatically and continuously identify, classify, and label sensitive files across the organization. | Learn more about the AI Security add-on. 

Control your users’ access to new Gemini for Google Workspace features before general availability

We’re introducing a new setting in the Admin console which will give Gemini customers the ability to test Gemini for Google Workspace alpha features before they become generally available. Specifically, admins will be able to turn on alpha features for all Gemini provisioned Workspace users or for a subset of Gemini users in a particular Organizational Unit (OU) or Group. | Learn more about accessing Gemini for Google Workspace features. 

Protect sensitive admin actions with multi-party approvals 

To protect our customers from malicious actors taking sensitive admin actions, we’re launching multi-party approvals where one admin must approve certain sensitive actions initiated by another. | Learn more about multi-party approvals.

Changes to displaying the “deprovisioned” status for Google Meet hardware devices 

We are removing the “deprovisioned” state from the Admin console. You’ll no longer see devices in this state from the device status page (Devices > Google Meet Hardware > Devices), nor will you be able to filter for those labels. | Learn more about statuses for Google Meet hardware devices.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Search for files directly from the new homepage view in Google Drive
• Send voice messages in Google Chat

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Simplified troubleshooting of user issues in the Admin console
• Add-ons available: Introducing the AI Meetings and Messaging for Google Workspace add-on & Introducing a new AI Security add-on for Google Workspace
• Changes to displaying the “deprovisioned” status for Google Meet hardware devices

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).   

1 New update

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Simplified troubleshooting of user issues in the Admin console

When viewing a user’s detail page in the Admin console, you’ll notice new “Investigate”, “Security”, and “Groups” tabs. Within these tabs, you can find all user-related information from security alerts to audit logs, group memberships, and security policies applied to the user. You can click out to the relevant sections of the Admin console where you can find more information on the event and take action if needed. Centralizing this information should reduce the time and effort required by admins to assess and take action on user issues. | This is available now to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Frontline customers. | Learn more about investigating user problems with log events.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Assign the audit and investigation privilege on a per-application basis 

When delegating admin privileges for the Audit and Investigation Tool, you can now restrict access levels to audit data on a per application basis (eg: Admin, Drive logs etc.). This change ensures that access isn’t too broadly provisioned and delegated admins only have access to the apps relevant to their scope. | Learn more about assigning privileges.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Create fully customized email campaigns using new layout editor tool (Embedded layout editor via Gmail & Full screen editor for email layouts via Drive)
• Improving filtering for merged cells in Google Sheets (horizontal merges only)

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• New formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps on Android Tablets (Slides & Docs only)

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Assign mobile device management admin privileges based on organizational unit
• Application load failures are now captured for the Google Meet hardware devices
• Select App Access Controls can now be applied at the organizational unit

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).  

New updates 

There are no new updates to share this week. Please see below for a recap of published announcements. 

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Send voice messages in Google Chat 

In continuing our efforts to improve the Google Chat experience and help ensure it’s a useful tool for seamless communication, especially when on the go, we’ve introduced voice messages on Chat mobile (with web support coming soon). | Learn more about voice messages in Chat.

Workspace audit log exports in BigQuery now enriched with Drive label metadata 

For admins who analyze audit logs in BigQuery, these events are now enriched with Drive labels metadata. Admins leverage Drive labels to apply descriptive metadata, such as file sensitivity, to Drive items. With the enrichment of label metadata on log events, admins can now focus their analysis on activity occurring on their most important files by filtering on label conditions. | Available to Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus customers only. | Learn more about Drive label metadata. 

Access and sort shared files within a space in Google Chat more easily 

We’re enhancing the Files tab in Google Chat spaces to improve upon the file management experience and create a central place to manage all conversation-related artifacts. The updated tab will now be called Shared. | Learn more about Shared in Chat.

Launch Miro directly from Google Meet Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices 

Users now have the ability to launch Miro from a Series One Board 65 or Desk 27, either in an active Meet call or directly from the device home screen. | Learn more about launching Miro from Google Meet.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• New formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps on Android Tablets (Sheets only)
• Subtly enhance your appearance with portrait touch-up when using Google Meet on the web
• Input numbers into slider controls across Google Docs, Slides and Drawings

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Set up dropdown chips more easily in Google Sheets

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• New guide to help screen reader users transition from Gmail HTML view to Gmail Standard view (Basic HTML view is now fully disabled)
• Securely migrate existing encrypted messages to Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) (Web & Android)
• Workspace audit log exports in BigQuery now enriched with Drive label metadata

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).  

  

2 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Search for files directly using new search bar in Google Drive

Last year, we introduced a new homepage view in Google Drive that makes it easier and faster for you to find files that matter most. Starting this week, you’ll notice an expanded search bar and enhanced search chip capabilities that enable you to filter files across your entire Drive. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 15, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about how to use Google Drive 

Improving filtering for merged cells in Google Sheets 

We’re excited to announce that users can now filter ranges with merged cells in Google Sheets. 

• For ranges with vertical merges, users can create a filter and apply various filter types (condition, values, and color). 
• For ranges with horizontal merges, users can create a filter, apply various filter types (condition, values, and color), and sort by values or color. 

Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 3, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about sorting & filtering your data.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

The current appointment slots feature in Google Calendar will be replaced by appointment schedules in July 2024 

To create a cohesive user experience in Calendar, as of July 18, 2024, the appointment slots feature will be replaced by appointment schedules. | Appointment schedules are available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, Nonprofits, Google Workspace Individual customers and Google One Premium users only. | Learn more about appointment scheduling.

Securely migrate existing encrypted messages to Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) 

Beginning this week, admins can migrate encrypted emails from other services like Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, or Virtu, to Gmail client-side encryption in the S/MIME format. This enables Google Workspace customers to simplify the migration process by bulk importing sensitive emails as S/MIME messages without compromising their privacy or compliance posture. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers. | Learn more about securely migrating existing encrypted messages to Gmail CSE.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• Set up dropdown chips more easily in Google Sheets

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Extending Trusted Types to Gmail

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Google Classroom now supports roster import from SIS partners
• Updated user interface for signing in to or signing up for your Google Account
• New enhancements in the Space Management Tool For admins: add multiple members or groups, review settings and details
• Smooth scrolling in Google Sheets now available on desktop
• Updated version history limits for Apps Script projects
• Logitech Rally Bar Huddle room kits are now available

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).  

 

4 New updates

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.

Banner alerts for Google Drive item capacity limits in shared drives 

To give users more visibility when shared drives in their domain are approaching the item capacity limit (400,000 items), we’re introducing banner alerts that identify current shared drive capacity. These banners will be visible when less than 20% capacity is left and will appear only for users who have edit access to add content to the specific shared drive. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 3, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, the Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Nonprofits. | Learn more about item capacity limits in shared drives.

Input numbers into slider controls across Google Docs, Slides and Drawings
We’ve added a number input next to all slider controls used for image and shape adjustments in Google Docs, Slides and Drawings. With this update, we hope it is easier for you to make adjustments more precisely. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for April 2, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more about cropping and adjusting images.

Updated version history limits for Apps Script projects

Earlier this year, we announced that you can create and save up to 200 versions for newly created scripts. We’ve expanded this limit to all scripts. If needed, you can permanently delete multiple script versions at the same time from the project history page using the new “Bulk delete” feature. | This is available now to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Learn more using our developer documentation on working with Apps Script versions.


Google Meet-certified Logitech Rally Bar Huddle room kits are now available
Logitech Rally Bar Huddle room kits for Google Meet are now available for purchase. These kits are optimized for small spaces that can accommodate 3 to 5 people. The device can be used as a meeting room appliance, in USB mode connected to a meeting room PC, or connected via laptop. | This is available now to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices. | Visit Logitech’s website for more information on purchasing a room kit.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Application load failures are now captured for the Google Meet hardware devices 

Admins can now see when the Google Meet app fails to load for a device. | Learn more about application load failures.

Create fully customized email campaigns using new layout editor tool 

Starting this week, even more users across Google Workspace editions can now create customized email layouts using a new email layout editor that is accessible from the compose screen in Gmail or Google Drive. In the layout editor, you can create a new email layout from scratch or select from a predefined set of email templates, which include images, text elements and buttons. | Available to Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus and Workspace Individual subscribers only. | Learn more about customizable email campaigns.

Select App Access Controls can now be applied at the organizational unit 

Google Workspace Admins can now configure a number of App Access Control (AAC) policies at the Organizational Unit (OU) level. | Learn more about App Access Controls.

Import data from other messaging platforms using the Google Chat API is now generally available

Google Workspace developers registered in our Workspace Developer Preview program have been able to import user data from other messaging platforms into Google Chat using the Google Chat APIs. This functionality is now generally available to all Workspace developers and admins. | Learn more about importing data using the Chat API.

Subtly enhance your appearance with portrait touch-up when using Google Meet on the web

In October 2023, we introduced portrait touch-up for Google Meet on mobile devices. We’re extending this functionality to Google Meet on the web. Portrait touch-up can be used to lightly touch up your appearance before or during a meeting, helping you feel more comfortable and confident in your appearance during video calls. | Available to Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Google One and Google Workspace Individual subscribers only. | Learn more about subtly enhancing your appearance with portrait touch-up. 

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains: 

• New formatting sidebar in Google Docs, Slides and Sheets apps on Android Tablets (Docs and Slides only)

Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Share spaces smart chips in Google Chat
• Google Meet “companion mode” is now supported on your mobile device for great hybrid meetings
• Creating more immersive presentations in Google Slides
• Sort, filter and manage comments faster in Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
• Check in to your meeting room directly from the Google Meet green room

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: 

• Updates for managed iOS devices with the release of Chrome 120 (admin console integration)
• Join meetings as a guest without a Google account on mobile devices (Android)
• Google Meet hosts can pin multiple tiles for all meeting participants
• Available in open beta: the Groups Admin role can now be provisioned for specific group types
• Now generally available: Import and convert sensitive Excel files into client-side encrypted Google Sheets
• Set client-side encryption as the default mode for new emails, events, and files on mobile
• Further extending long running queries within Connected Sheets
• Google Meet co-host support added for client-side encrypted meetings
• Remove the background from your images in Google Slides
• New Google Calendar lock screen widgets on iOS mobile devices
• Hovercards for group messages and spaces are now available in Google Chat
• Import data from other messaging platforms using the Google Chat API is now generally available

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).