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 enh ..read more

This announcement was part of Google Cloud Next ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the next wave of innovations in Workspace, including enhancements to Gemini for Google Workspace. What’s changing 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.  Interoperability will enable organizations that use Google Chat and other ..read more

This announcement was part of Google Cloud Next ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the next wave of innovations in Workspace, including enhancements to Gemini for Google Workspace. What’s changing 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. Chat apps can receive events about the following types of changes in Google Chat: New members ..read more

What’s changing  Last year, we announced the ability to create spaces, memberships, group chats, and more using the Google Chat API.  Today, we’re excited to introduce enhanced membership management using the Chat API. Specifically, you can now use the Chat API to promote space members to space managers.  Getting started  Admins: Use the API controls in Admin Console if you want to restrict access to Google Chat data.  Developers: Visit this Developer Resource to learn more about updating a user's membership in a Google Chat space.  Rollout pace ..read more

What’s changing  Launching in beta, we’re introducing an integration between Google Voice and Salesforce that makes it easier to track details of calls made in Voice. When enabled:  Salesforce contacts will be displayed in Google Voice.  Google Voice calls will now be logged to any matching Salesforce contact. Salesforce contacts are denoted with the Salesforce logo.  Who’s impacted Admins and end users Why you’d use it This integration helps improve visibility across the various stakeholders that rely on Salesforce as a key tool in their workflow. When enabl ..read more

What’s changing  We’re excited to introduce 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.  To assign a co-annotator, from the people panel or by hovering over a user’s video tile, select more options (three-dot icon) > add as co-annotator. For more information about who can co-anno ..read more

What’s changing  Since September 2023, Workspace users have enjoyed the convenience of launching FigJam, Figma’s free online whiteboard, directly in Google Meet. We’re excited to announce that you can now launch FigJam both in and out of an active Meet call from the Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices. Who’s impacted Admins and end users Why you’d use it Prior to this update, these rich collaborative tools were only available within a Meet call — now you can launch them from Board 65 and Desk 27 devices outside of a call for on-demand collaboration and problem solving. Existing ..read more

What’s changing Today, we’re introducing 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.  Getting started  Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.  End users: To use Dark Mode, go to Drive > Appearance > Dark. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Dark theme in Google Drive. Rollout pace  Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on April 16, 2024  A ..read more

This announcement was part of Google Cloud Next ‘24. Visit the Workspace Blog to learn more about the next wave of innovations in Workspace, including enhancements to Gemini for Google Workspace. What’s changing Earlier this year, we introduced the integration between Google Chat and Dialogflow CX through the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program.  Dialogflow helps developers build and host Chat bots that understand natural language with minimal coding effort. The enhanced Dialogflow CX version, now generally available, provides a new way of designing virtual agents ..read more

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 promp ..read more