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A highly requested feature, custom sections are useful for scenarios in which users want similar conversations about a topic or project to be in the same location in the left-hand menu of Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div>To make a custom section, <i>go to the direct messages or spaces section in Chat > hover over the three dot menu > select Create new section > name the custom section > hit enter</i>. You can add conversations from a direct message or space to a custom section by: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dragging and dropping it in from another section </li><li><i>Hovering over a conversation > clicking the three dot menu > selecting Move conversation > Move to [Name of the custom section] </i></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJWtGeUGuubSaBCr-FQNRd5vvnDZ4N2SslCdcfSJNwBioNsE_TOcOf1iqi0cjNbXqlSuFo6LcJqjbN5ouIEDiBFQNxld32-BhdwRoQnd3EMjdP2yYIrEwpkIVo8YDyrFkvC4tj_EptxgurZ7iPrXrfHXcDG9gKPzvQQ9WLmlV8T364IXDTOxaueARTfw/s1240/custom%20section%20in%20google%20chat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="making a custom section in google chat" border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJWtGeUGuubSaBCr-FQNRd5vvnDZ4N2SslCdcfSJNwBioNsE_TOcOf1iqi0cjNbXqlSuFo6LcJqjbN5ouIEDiBFQNxld32-BhdwRoQnd3EMjdP2yYIrEwpkIVo8YDyrFkvC4tj_EptxgurZ7iPrXrfHXcDG9gKPzvQQ9WLmlV8T364IXDTOxaueARTfw/s16000/custom%20section%20in%20google%20chat.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Previously the direct messages and spaces sections in the left-hand menu were independent, individually-scrollable lists. With this update, users can navigate specific sections of their conversations by scrolling across all of their sections as one unified conversation list, view top conversations across each section, and find older conversations within each section by expanding via “Show all.” </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFfHMxCLJEjarhyphenhyphenLjkwHkGDq3kJ1fnAwuTvGZ7DIQpxR7pa9HAFXCg_al0oXv-0w4MGe9RB_iCbe77nvg537g_ZjGkPi0Ws10Q1cn2QJltsoqU1oqehdfYIzcXPR3lZ1a4KCekqjkXimnSCFM4rICttDHmFOo2zdns-fiL8QGH1BQZDSSuK2dDpSZEY/s1600/find%20older%20conversations%20within%20each%20section%20by%20expanding%20via%20%E2%80%9CShow%20all.%E2%80%9D%20in%20google%20chat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="find older conversations within each section by expanding via “Show all.”" border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFfHMxCLJEjarhyphenhyphenLjkwHkGDq3kJ1fnAwuTvGZ7DIQpxR7pa9HAFXCg_al0oXv-0w4MGe9RB_iCbe77nvg537g_ZjGkPi0Ws10Q1cn2QJltsoqU1oqehdfYIzcXPR3lZ1a4KCekqjkXimnSCFM4rICttDHmFOo2zdns-fiL8QGH1BQZDSSuK2dDpSZEY/s16000/find%20older%20conversations%20within%20each%20section%20by%20expanding%20via%20%E2%80%9CShow%20all.%E2%80%9D%20in%20google%20chat.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For each section, users can also: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Modify the size (height) of each section </li><li>Reorder a section in the left-hand menu based on preference by moving it up or down </li><li>Toggle an unread button ON (or OFF) to instantly find new messages within each section that need their attention </li><li>Start a new direct message or space message from the three dot menu next to the unread toggle </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTwT-CQmTS8ReLbizApA95HiUzftsoZEWhEL-bepdLN4kU9yp-Ek1KQLVKjDmOUzi9vtRUufRB_mB9-icSzEgxvn9qKUCOZuOrgKt3SuYkVqX2V670bMyvwcWU6RtoSNX5grm_ID3OAHugnaXwtO2tD73XXNo6v_I3vpq_-a8JzlLEe1bnpZ7aegw8Ns/s1240/updated-Toggling%20to%20show%20unreads%20on%20web.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Toggling to show unreads on web" border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTwT-CQmTS8ReLbizApA95HiUzftsoZEWhEL-bepdLN4kU9yp-Ek1KQLVKjDmOUzi9vtRUufRB_mB9-icSzEgxvn9qKUCOZuOrgKt3SuYkVqX2V670bMyvwcWU6RtoSNX5grm_ID3OAHugnaXwtO2tD73XXNo6v_I3vpq_-a8JzlLEe1bnpZ7aegw8Ns/s16000/updated-Toggling%20to%20show%20unreads%20on%20web.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In addition, users will now be able to find their Chat apps more quickly with a new dedicated Apps section. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzllobOtZTHSEaUxpmfU2hBvSw4B6ghx8jYGWbUIlg5mthNUs_EN0Xli9hVLOk5gScAhvuhy9DhEvy_0dBb_n44IVmCp9ysepR7zOf1YBxFhiH9lPhygDiFZuEP34H8lnr_IxGL8dxr4aO8a-kC7Wqal7NHeLqwL0y2y1D9eXjXbS7JCqBSUkYGXYcx0U/s1600/8hz7i4GWm2eMJ6T.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dedicated Apps section" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzllobOtZTHSEaUxpmfU2hBvSw4B6ghx8jYGWbUIlg5mthNUs_EN0Xli9hVLOk5gScAhvuhy9DhEvy_0dBb_n44IVmCp9ysepR7zOf1YBxFhiH9lPhygDiFZuEP34H8lnr_IxGL8dxr4aO8a-kC7Wqal7NHeLqwL0y2y1D9eXjXbS7JCqBSUkYGXYcx0U/s16000/8hz7i4GWm2eMJ6T.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>This complete revamp of the left navigation experience on Chat will help users find messages more easily based on their own organizational preferences. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users</b>: </li><ul><li>By default, the conversation list is organized by direct messages, spaces, and apps, with each section set to show active conversations only. </li><li>While the new Chat experience is visible on mobile, users can only create and manage sections on the desktop version of chat.google.com or Chat in Gmail. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781">learn how to use Google Chat. </a></li></ul></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 21, 2024, with expected completion in early January 2025 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 6, 2025 </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781">Google Help: Learn how to use Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>As we continue to <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/streamlining-user-experience-in-google-chat.html">enhance the user experience in Google Chat</a> over the last year, we’re excited to announce that users can now organize Chat conversations into custom sections. A highly requested feature, custom sections are useful for scenarios in which users want similar conversations about a topic or project to be in the same location in the left-hand menu of Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div>To make a custom section, <i>go to the direct messages or spaces section in Chat > hover over the three dot menu > select Create new section > name the custom section > hit enter</i>. You can add conversations from a direct message or space to a custom section by: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dragging and dropping it in from another section </li><li><i>Hovering over a conversation > clicking the three dot menu > selecting Move conversation > Move to [Name of the custom section] </i></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJWtGeUGuubSaBCr-FQNRd5vvnDZ4N2SslCdcfSJNwBioNsE_TOcOf1iqi0cjNbXqlSuFo6LcJqjbN5ouIEDiBFQNxld32-BhdwRoQnd3EMjdP2yYIrEwpkIVo8YDyrFkvC4tj_EptxgurZ7iPrXrfHXcDG9gKPzvQQ9WLmlV8T364IXDTOxaueARTfw/s1240/custom%20section%20in%20google%20chat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="making a custom section in google chat" border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJWtGeUGuubSaBCr-FQNRd5vvnDZ4N2SslCdcfSJNwBioNsE_TOcOf1iqi0cjNbXqlSuFo6LcJqjbN5ouIEDiBFQNxld32-BhdwRoQnd3EMjdP2yYIrEwpkIVo8YDyrFkvC4tj_EptxgurZ7iPrXrfHXcDG9gKPzvQQ9WLmlV8T364IXDTOxaueARTfw/s16000/custom%20section%20in%20google%20chat.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Previously the direct messages and spaces sections in the left-hand menu were independent, individually-scrollable lists. With this update, users can navigate specific sections of their conversations by scrolling across all of their sections as one unified conversation list, view top conversations across each section, and find older conversations within each section by expanding via “Show all.” </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFfHMxCLJEjarhyphenhyphenLjkwHkGDq3kJ1fnAwuTvGZ7DIQpxR7pa9HAFXCg_al0oXv-0w4MGe9RB_iCbe77nvg537g_ZjGkPi0Ws10Q1cn2QJltsoqU1oqehdfYIzcXPR3lZ1a4KCekqjkXimnSCFM4rICttDHmFOo2zdns-fiL8QGH1BQZDSSuK2dDpSZEY/s1600/find%20older%20conversations%20within%20each%20section%20by%20expanding%20via%20%E2%80%9CShow%20all.%E2%80%9D%20in%20google%20chat.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="find older conversations within each section by expanding via “Show all.”" border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevFfHMxCLJEjarhyphenhyphenLjkwHkGDq3kJ1fnAwuTvGZ7DIQpxR7pa9HAFXCg_al0oXv-0w4MGe9RB_iCbe77nvg537g_ZjGkPi0Ws10Q1cn2QJltsoqU1oqehdfYIzcXPR3lZ1a4KCekqjkXimnSCFM4rICttDHmFOo2zdns-fiL8QGH1BQZDSSuK2dDpSZEY/s16000/find%20older%20conversations%20within%20each%20section%20by%20expanding%20via%20%E2%80%9CShow%20all.%E2%80%9D%20in%20google%20chat.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For each section, users can also: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Modify the size (height) of each section </li><li>Reorder a section in the left-hand menu based on preference by moving it up or down </li><li>Toggle an unread button ON (or OFF) to instantly find new messages within each section that need their attention </li><li>Start a new direct message or space message from the three dot menu next to the unread toggle </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTwT-CQmTS8ReLbizApA95HiUzftsoZEWhEL-bepdLN4kU9yp-Ek1KQLVKjDmOUzi9vtRUufRB_mB9-icSzEgxvn9qKUCOZuOrgKt3SuYkVqX2V670bMyvwcWU6RtoSNX5grm_ID3OAHugnaXwtO2tD73XXNo6v_I3vpq_-a8JzlLEe1bnpZ7aegw8Ns/s1240/updated-Toggling%20to%20show%20unreads%20on%20web.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Toggling to show unreads on web" border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTwT-CQmTS8ReLbizApA95HiUzftsoZEWhEL-bepdLN4kU9yp-Ek1KQLVKjDmOUzi9vtRUufRB_mB9-icSzEgxvn9qKUCOZuOrgKt3SuYkVqX2V670bMyvwcWU6RtoSNX5grm_ID3OAHugnaXwtO2tD73XXNo6v_I3vpq_-a8JzlLEe1bnpZ7aegw8Ns/s16000/updated-Toggling%20to%20show%20unreads%20on%20web.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In addition, users will now be able to find their Chat apps more quickly with a new dedicated Apps section. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzllobOtZTHSEaUxpmfU2hBvSw4B6ghx8jYGWbUIlg5mthNUs_EN0Xli9hVLOk5gScAhvuhy9DhEvy_0dBb_n44IVmCp9ysepR7zOf1YBxFhiH9lPhygDiFZuEP34H8lnr_IxGL8dxr4aO8a-kC7Wqal7NHeLqwL0y2y1D9eXjXbS7JCqBSUkYGXYcx0U/s1600/8hz7i4GWm2eMJ6T.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dedicated Apps section" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzllobOtZTHSEaUxpmfU2hBvSw4B6ghx8jYGWbUIlg5mthNUs_EN0Xli9hVLOk5gScAhvuhy9DhEvy_0dBb_n44IVmCp9ysepR7zOf1YBxFhiH9lPhygDiFZuEP34H8lnr_IxGL8dxr4aO8a-kC7Wqal7NHeLqwL0y2y1D9eXjXbS7JCqBSUkYGXYcx0U/s16000/8hz7i4GWm2eMJ6T.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>This complete revamp of the left navigation experience on Chat will help users find messages more easily based on their own organizational preferences. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users</b>: </li><ul><li>By default, the conversation list is organized by direct messages, spaces, and apps, with each section set to show active conversations only. </li><li>While the new Chat experience is visible on mobile, users can only create and manage sections on the desktop version of chat.google.com or Chat in Gmail. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781">learn how to use Google Chat. </a></li></ul></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 21, 2024, with expected completion in early January 2025 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 6, 2025 </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781">Google Help: Learn how to use Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Easily find and navigate your Google Chat conversations by organizing them into custom sections&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/custom-sections-in-google-chat.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/custom-sections-in-google-chat.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/custom-sections-in-google-chat.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='2217241653995004540' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html' itemprop='url' title='Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat'> Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, November 19, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Users can currently <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=0">send & share</a> files such as images, PDFs and videos in Google Chat messages and use the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Shared tab</a> to access all conversation-related artifacts including files, links and media. However, only one image can be uploaded in a single Chat message on web at a time. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To improve upon this functionality, provide a highly-requested feature, and match the mobile experience, we’re excited to announce that users can now upload and send up to 20 multimedia files (photos and videos) in one Chat message. Dragging and dropping multimedia files into the compose bar from your desktop is also supported. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_fgMD0XMg5aTFHt6Mx0w9fnc4rfH5HPqkgWYWUdvM-E_54dtd03jztG_NLI_un0t17-NS3DtK88PyHbTpyReUXJrmdl6ZNeck6ncqFigRUzwcD1oSjRIav9xgJwEkrKXcmxPzt6eSRguZ9JkNuGX4NOFVfZ2qJegmCnD3f8pPMfGyy24BFcfZq4Chzk/s1600/Add%20multiple%20multimedia%20files%20to%20a%20single%20message%20in%20%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Adding multiple multimedia files to a single message" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_fgMD0XMg5aTFHt6Mx0w9fnc4rfH5HPqkgWYWUdvM-E_54dtd03jztG_NLI_un0t17-NS3DtK88PyHbTpyReUXJrmdl6ZNeck6ncqFigRUzwcD1oSjRIav9xgJwEkrKXcmxPzt6eSRguZ9JkNuGX4NOFVfZ2qJegmCnD3f8pPMfGyy24BFcfZq4Chzk/s16000/Add%20multiple%20multimedia%20files%20to%20a%20single%20message%20in%20%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users: </b> An error message will show if a user exceeds size limits or uploads unsupported file combinations. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">sending & sharing files in Google Chat messages.</a> </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 19, 2024, with expected completion by December 3, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 12, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts</li></ul>Resources </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">Google Help: Send & share files in Google Chat messages</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Users can currently <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&oco=0">send & share</a> files such as images, PDFs and videos in Google Chat messages and use the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Shared tab</a> to access all conversation-related artifacts including files, links and media. However, only one image can be uploaded in a single Chat message on web at a time. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To improve upon this functionality, provide a highly-requested feature, and match the mobile experience, we’re excited to announce that users can now upload and send up to 20 multimedia files (photos and videos) in one Chat message. Dragging and dropping multimedia files into the compose bar from your desktop is also supported. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_fgMD0XMg5aTFHt6Mx0w9fnc4rfH5HPqkgWYWUdvM-E_54dtd03jztG_NLI_un0t17-NS3DtK88PyHbTpyReUXJrmdl6ZNeck6ncqFigRUzwcD1oSjRIav9xgJwEkrKXcmxPzt6eSRguZ9JkNuGX4NOFVfZ2qJegmCnD3f8pPMfGyy24BFcfZq4Chzk/s1600/Add%20multiple%20multimedia%20files%20to%20a%20single%20message%20in%20%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Adding multiple multimedia files to a single message" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_fgMD0XMg5aTFHt6Mx0w9fnc4rfH5HPqkgWYWUdvM-E_54dtd03jztG_NLI_un0t17-NS3DtK88PyHbTpyReUXJrmdl6ZNeck6ncqFigRUzwcD1oSjRIav9xgJwEkrKXcmxPzt6eSRguZ9JkNuGX4NOFVfZ2qJegmCnD3f8pPMfGyy24BFcfZq4Chzk/s16000/Add%20multiple%20multimedia%20files%20to%20a%20single%20message%20in%20%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users: </b> An error message will show if a user exceeds size limits or uploads unsupported file combinations. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">sending & sharing files in Google Chat messages.</a> </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 19, 2024, with expected completion by December 3, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 12, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts</li></ul>Resources </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">Google Help: Send & share files in Google Chat messages</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7811049417044554692' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html' itemprop='url' title='Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app'> Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, November 18, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Starting this week, the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/take-action-on-google-drive-requests-in-google-chat.html">previously introduced</a> Google Drive Chat app will be automatically installed and send you notifications about recent activity in Google Drive documents, such as new comments and share requests. Directly in Chat, you can now: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Reply to or resolve comments in Docs, Sheets and Slides, which includes the ability to mention your colleagues easily while replying. </li><li>Choose the appropriate access level (e.g. viewer, commenter, editor) for share requests. </li><li>See when you’ve been mentioned in Docs, Sheets or Slides using Chat’s “Mentions” shortcut. </li><li>Easily block a sender or report abuse from the Drive Chat app’s notifications when they come from a user outside of your organization. </li></ul>While this new app will be automatically installed, you can easily manage notifications, mute or uninstall the app at any time by going to the three dot overflow menu. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8dSdH5XXhzi_38nFnqO4geJnQf2pkzNp6xigkfyqKGHFxrp5dieh9jFhjVTC4P6xC1y8cHfRquN8o9_plf-H9J7lkzYFZsCrVLiQBoxfQ566qbze4zrd60hPuKYW6AKsaC3-AINGTl1ByA4aUK4ZewF2dOOl1hTSaqsbbAEN7dziXYQRKeE43MXS9D4/s1108/auto-installed-drive-chat-app.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="responding to a comment using Drive Chat app" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8dSdH5XXhzi_38nFnqO4geJnQf2pkzNp6xigkfyqKGHFxrp5dieh9jFhjVTC4P6xC1y8cHfRquN8o9_plf-H9J7lkzYFZsCrVLiQBoxfQ566qbze4zrd60hPuKYW6AKsaC3-AINGTl1ByA4aUK4ZewF2dOOl1hTSaqsbbAEN7dziXYQRKeE43MXS9D4/s16000/auto-installed-drive-chat-app.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled via the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist at the domain, OU or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">managing the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist for your organization. </a></li><li>End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled by the user. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7660707?visit_id=638646128789738693-3984285925&p=drive_chat_app&rd=1">managing the Google Drive app for your account. </a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024, with expected completion by January 15, 2025</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage Marketplace apps on your allowlist </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7660707?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">Google Help: Google Drive app for Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Starting this week, the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/take-action-on-google-drive-requests-in-google-chat.html">previously introduced</a> Google Drive Chat app will be automatically installed and send you notifications about recent activity in Google Drive documents, such as new comments and share requests. Directly in Chat, you can now: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Reply to or resolve comments in Docs, Sheets and Slides, which includes the ability to mention your colleagues easily while replying. </li><li>Choose the appropriate access level (e.g. viewer, commenter, editor) for share requests. </li><li>See when you’ve been mentioned in Docs, Sheets or Slides using Chat’s “Mentions” shortcut. </li><li>Easily block a sender or report abuse from the Drive Chat app’s notifications when they come from a user outside of your organization. </li></ul>While this new app will be automatically installed, you can easily manage notifications, mute or uninstall the app at any time by going to the three dot overflow menu. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8dSdH5XXhzi_38nFnqO4geJnQf2pkzNp6xigkfyqKGHFxrp5dieh9jFhjVTC4P6xC1y8cHfRquN8o9_plf-H9J7lkzYFZsCrVLiQBoxfQ566qbze4zrd60hPuKYW6AKsaC3-AINGTl1ByA4aUK4ZewF2dOOl1hTSaqsbbAEN7dziXYQRKeE43MXS9D4/s1108/auto-installed-drive-chat-app.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="responding to a comment using Drive Chat app" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8dSdH5XXhzi_38nFnqO4geJnQf2pkzNp6xigkfyqKGHFxrp5dieh9jFhjVTC4P6xC1y8cHfRquN8o9_plf-H9J7lkzYFZsCrVLiQBoxfQ566qbze4zrd60hPuKYW6AKsaC3-AINGTl1ByA4aUK4ZewF2dOOl1hTSaqsbbAEN7dziXYQRKeE43MXS9D4/s16000/auto-installed-drive-chat-app.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Admins: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled via the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist at the domain, OU or group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">managing the Workspace Marketplace app allowlist for your organization. </a></li><li>End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled by the user. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7660707?visit_id=638646128789738693-3984285925&p=drive_chat_app&rd=1">managing the Google Drive app for your account. </a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024, with expected completion by January 15, 2025</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage Marketplace apps on your allowlist </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7660707?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">Google Help: Google Drive app for Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='2013101185951965734' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html' itemprop='url' title='Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat'> Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, November 14, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Following the recent announcement of <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">summaries in home</a> and other features that help you find what you need much faster using home, we’re introducing the split pane in the home view. </div><div><br /></div><div>Using the split pane, you can now respond directly to a space, group or direct message without ever navigating away from the home view in Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2e-GPKMY0nsr5r9b8I4prKkRkChneg-2G7Xd5ndy9iXd4_gc6zErnzLXOwrpDNVJl6E_cRPtucMOzQwDkwf8lzvX_EBaYmPTIndefH7xBuFhyphenhyphenNI5nZHZ6NBRiboH9_db6RN-J1_EdwZy8qMGSV7qlqlDqELETfRR18zin5LaByJPWKGmQ8AP8rgDR7M/s1277/reply-in-home-chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="replying in google chat home" border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2e-GPKMY0nsr5r9b8I4prKkRkChneg-2G7Xd5ndy9iXd4_gc6zErnzLXOwrpDNVJl6E_cRPtucMOzQwDkwf8lzvX_EBaYmPTIndefH7xBuFhyphenhyphenNI5nZHZ6NBRiboH9_db6RN-J1_EdwZy8qMGSV7qlqlDqELETfRR18zin5LaByJPWKGmQ8AP8rgDR7M/s16000/reply-in-home-chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>To reply in the split pane view, simply click on a message and the split pane will open with the conversation. You can click on the expand icon in the conversation header if you wish to view that particular conversation in full screen. You can also toggle the split pane mode in the home header if you wish to completely enable/disable opening conversations in the split pane. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781#send">replying to Chat messages in home with the split pane view. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 14, 2024 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 4, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781#send">Google Help: Send and reply to messages</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Following the recent announcement of <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">summaries in home</a> and other features that help you find what you need much faster using home, we’re introducing the split pane in the home view. </div><div><br /></div><div>Using the split pane, you can now respond directly to a space, group or direct message without ever navigating away from the home view in Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2e-GPKMY0nsr5r9b8I4prKkRkChneg-2G7Xd5ndy9iXd4_gc6zErnzLXOwrpDNVJl6E_cRPtucMOzQwDkwf8lzvX_EBaYmPTIndefH7xBuFhyphenhyphenNI5nZHZ6NBRiboH9_db6RN-J1_EdwZy8qMGSV7qlqlDqELETfRR18zin5LaByJPWKGmQ8AP8rgDR7M/s1277/reply-in-home-chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="replying in google chat home" border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="1277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2e-GPKMY0nsr5r9b8I4prKkRkChneg-2G7Xd5ndy9iXd4_gc6zErnzLXOwrpDNVJl6E_cRPtucMOzQwDkwf8lzvX_EBaYmPTIndefH7xBuFhyphenhyphenNI5nZHZ6NBRiboH9_db6RN-J1_EdwZy8qMGSV7qlqlDqELETfRR18zin5LaByJPWKGmQ8AP8rgDR7M/s16000/reply-in-home-chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>To reply in the split pane view, simply click on a message and the split pane will open with the conversation. You can click on the expand icon in the conversation header if you wish to view that particular conversation in full screen. You can also toggle the split pane mode in the home header if you wish to completely enable/disable opening conversations in the split pane. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781#send">replying to Chat messages in home with the split pane view. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 14, 2024 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 4, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14170781#send">Google Help: Send and reply to messages</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3218341780134052801' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 8, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 8, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, November 8, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>4</span> </span>New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Import data into group chats using the Google Chat API </b></div><div>In September, we introduced a feature through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/docs/release-notes?hl=en#September_10_2024">Google Workspace Developer Preview Program</a> that enables developers to create group chats in <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data#create-space">import mode</a> using the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces/create">spaces.create</a> method when migrating to Google Chat from other messaging platforms. This week, we’re excited to announce that this is now generally available for Google Workspace developers. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data?hl=en#create-space">import mode.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets</b></div><div>Currently, users can define saved queries in BigQuery Studio and <a href="https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/notebooks-introduction">notebooks</a>, but they cannot reuse those queries in Connected Sheets without copy/pasting them. This week, we’re excited to announce that users can now search for and reuse pre-defined queries directly from BigQuery to load Connected Sheets data. To do so, go to <i>Connection Settings > Edit connection > Saved queries and query editor and search for your query by project</i>. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> at an extended rollout pace (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility), with expectation completion by December 6, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9703000">writing & editing a query</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9702507">getting started with BigQuery data in Google Sheets</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX4bESqCQJLr9R-JG_9TbDy3nIg_WFDnvY4BlBfX4lgvjWR0ELKLphSy9WjEFAtXX2VlBytKaTb_XdXTEzREuOfHTyiXyCgGyk2C2PHTf-ukI6bceN92wXEoex15diQMoXKC1RJUKutxYUba3oX-SCZS0bw83q_qITP5KKNyWIsLoKH9gdWbHrEfGTHY/s1480/Search%20for%20and%20reuse%20pre-defined%20queries%20from%20BigQuery%20in%20Connected%20Sheets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX4bESqCQJLr9R-JG_9TbDy3nIg_WFDnvY4BlBfX4lgvjWR0ELKLphSy9WjEFAtXX2VlBytKaTb_XdXTEzREuOfHTyiXyCgGyk2C2PHTf-ukI6bceN92wXEoex15diQMoXKC1RJUKutxYUba3oX-SCZS0bw83q_qITP5KKNyWIsLoKH9gdWbHrEfGTHY/s16000/Search%20for%20and%20reuse%20pre-defined%20queries%20from%20BigQuery%20in%20Connected%20Sheets.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Launching to beta: Import sensitive Microsoft Word documents as client-side encrypted Google Docs.</b> </div><div>Beginning this week, eligible customers can import and convert sensitive Microsoft Word files into Google Docs with client-side encryption. When collaborating with external and internal stakeholders, you may find yourself working across both Google Docs and Microsoft Word. This update keeps your work moving by layering interoperability on top of the confidentiality benefits of client-side encryption: customers are in direct control of their encryption keys and the identity service that they choose to authenticate for those keys. Eligible Google Workspace admins can <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiPKW08i9fiOF0T3viN6hRqI0AH0sCeT-WTZkpp6Ld2BMcDA/viewform">use this form to request access to the beta</a>. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10741897">client-side encryption</a>. More specific instructions will be shared once you’re accepted into the beta. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Select Google Chat settings can now be applied at the group level </b></div><div>Admins can now apply the following Google Chat settings at the group level: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095268">Third-party archiving </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783">Chat file sharing </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7651360">Chat apps (allow users to install Chat apps) </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11036630">Allowing the GIF picker in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13364888">Auto deletion for 1:1 messages, group messages, and spaces </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7664184">History for chats </a></li></ul>While these settings can also be configured at the Organizational Unit (OU) level, this update provides more granular control for admins. This is critical for our customers, who frequently request more flexibility in how they apply settings, giving them more flexibility on how to configure settings based on the various needs of their users. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>View in-meeting chat messages in Google Meet live streams </b></div><div>Starting this week, when you’re viewing a Google Meet live stream, you will be able to see chat messages that are sent by participants who have joined via the meeting link. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/in-meeting-messages-for-google-meet-live-streams.html">in-meeting chat messages in Meet live streams. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages </b></div><div>Beginning this week, select users can use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Gmail, in seven additional languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html">additional Gemini languages. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Announcing general availability of Google Vids: Our new AI-powered video creation app for work to help tell stories across your organization </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we announced Google Vids, the newest productivity app in our suite of Google Workspace products. Vids is an AI-powered video creation app for work designed to help teams in customer service, learning and development, project ops and marketing tell more engaging stories at work through video. This week, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Google Vids for select Workspace editions. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-vids-now-generally-available.html">Vids</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Vids is now available for Google Workspace for Education, providing easy video creation for teaching and learning </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we announced Google Vids would soon empower educators and students to easily create and collaborate with video. This week, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Google Vids for Education Plus and Gemini for Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-vids-now-generally-available-for-edu.html">Vids for EDU.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing a refreshed library of high-quality Google Slides templates that elevate your presentations</b></div><div>We’re introducing a new collection of modern, professionally designed templates in Google Slides to help users build presentations much faster. These new templates cater to a wide range of use cases that provide users with the perfect starting point for their presentations. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-templates-in-google-slides.html">Slides templates.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Expanding access to the Gemini app for teen students in education</b></div><div>Google Workspace for Education admins can now turn on the Gemini app with added data protection as an additional service for their teen users (ages 13+ or the applicable age in your country) in the following languages and countries. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-access-for-teen-students-workspace-education.html">Gemini app for teen students in education.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/modern-video-player-in-google-drive.html">A smoother, more modern video player in Google Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html">Gemini in the side panel of Google Chat is now available</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (Android)</li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/polish-shortcut-gmail-web-and-mobile.html">Refine emails faster with updates to the “Polish” shortcut in Gmail</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-classroom-exporting-missing-and-excused-grades-to-sis.html">Google Classroom now supports exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS)</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">AI Classification now supports Field Selection for Model Training</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-access-for-teen-students-workspace-education.html">Expanding access to the Gemini app for teen students in education</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Paused rollouts</span></h3><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">We 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.</i></div></span></h3></div><span><span><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/google-sheets-suggestions-table-conversion.html">Use intelligent suggestions for table conversion in Google Sheets</a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out </i><a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896" style="font-style: italic;">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a><i>).</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">  </span> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>4</span> </span>New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Import data into group chats using the Google Chat API </b></div><div>In September, we introduced a feature through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/docs/release-notes?hl=en#September_10_2024">Google Workspace Developer Preview Program</a> that enables developers to create group chats in <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data#create-space">import mode</a> using the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces/create">spaces.create</a> method when migrating to Google Chat from other messaging platforms. This week, we’re excited to announce that this is now generally available for Google Workspace developers. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data?hl=en#create-space">import mode.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets</b></div><div>Currently, users can define saved queries in BigQuery Studio and <a href="https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/notebooks-introduction">notebooks</a>, but they cannot reuse those queries in Connected Sheets without copy/pasting them. This week, we’re excited to announce that users can now search for and reuse pre-defined queries directly from BigQuery to load Connected Sheets data. To do so, go to <i>Connection Settings > Edit connection > Saved queries and query editor and search for your query by project</i>. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> at an extended rollout pace (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility), with expectation completion by December 6, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9703000">writing & editing a query</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/9702507">getting started with BigQuery data in Google Sheets</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX4bESqCQJLr9R-JG_9TbDy3nIg_WFDnvY4BlBfX4lgvjWR0ELKLphSy9WjEFAtXX2VlBytKaTb_XdXTEzREuOfHTyiXyCgGyk2C2PHTf-ukI6bceN92wXEoex15diQMoXKC1RJUKutxYUba3oX-SCZS0bw83q_qITP5KKNyWIsLoKH9gdWbHrEfGTHY/s1480/Search%20for%20and%20reuse%20pre-defined%20queries%20from%20BigQuery%20in%20Connected%20Sheets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets" border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinX4bESqCQJLr9R-JG_9TbDy3nIg_WFDnvY4BlBfX4lgvjWR0ELKLphSy9WjEFAtXX2VlBytKaTb_XdXTEzREuOfHTyiXyCgGyk2C2PHTf-ukI6bceN92wXEoex15diQMoXKC1RJUKutxYUba3oX-SCZS0bw83q_qITP5KKNyWIsLoKH9gdWbHrEfGTHY/s16000/Search%20for%20and%20reuse%20pre-defined%20queries%20from%20BigQuery%20in%20Connected%20Sheets.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Launching to beta: Import sensitive Microsoft Word documents as client-side encrypted Google Docs.</b> </div><div>Beginning this week, eligible customers can import and convert sensitive Microsoft Word files into Google Docs with client-side encryption. When collaborating with external and internal stakeholders, you may find yourself working across both Google Docs and Microsoft Word. This update keeps your work moving by layering interoperability on top of the confidentiality benefits of client-side encryption: customers are in direct control of their encryption keys and the identity service that they choose to authenticate for those keys. Eligible Google Workspace admins can <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiPKW08i9fiOF0T3viN6hRqI0AH0sCeT-WTZkpp6Ld2BMcDA/viewform">use this form to request access to the beta</a>. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10741897">client-side encryption</a>. More specific instructions will be shared once you’re accepted into the beta. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Select Google Chat settings can now be applied at the group level </b></div><div>Admins can now apply the following Google Chat settings at the group level: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095268">Third-party archiving </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783">Chat file sharing </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7651360">Chat apps (allow users to install Chat apps) </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11036630">Allowing the GIF picker in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13364888">Auto deletion for 1:1 messages, group messages, and spaces </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7664184">History for chats </a></li></ul>While these settings can also be configured at the Organizational Unit (OU) level, this update provides more granular control for admins. This is critical for our customers, who frequently request more flexibility in how they apply settings, giving them more flexibility on how to configure settings based on the various needs of their users. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>View in-meeting chat messages in Google Meet live streams </b></div><div>Starting this week, when you’re viewing a Google Meet live stream, you will be able to see chat messages that are sent by participants who have joined via the meeting link. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/in-meeting-messages-for-google-meet-live-streams.html">in-meeting chat messages in Meet live streams. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages </b></div><div>Beginning this week, select users can use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Gmail, in seven additional languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html">additional Gemini languages. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Announcing general availability of Google Vids: Our new AI-powered video creation app for work to help tell stories across your organization </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we announced Google Vids, the newest productivity app in our suite of Google Workspace products. Vids is an AI-powered video creation app for work designed to help teams in customer service, learning and development, project ops and marketing tell more engaging stories at work through video. This week, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Google Vids for select Workspace editions. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-vids-now-generally-available.html">Vids</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Vids is now available for Google Workspace for Education, providing easy video creation for teaching and learning </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we announced Google Vids would soon empower educators and students to easily create and collaborate with video. This week, we’re excited to announce the general availability of Google Vids for Education Plus and Gemini for Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-vids-now-generally-available-for-edu.html">Vids for EDU.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing a refreshed library of high-quality Google Slides templates that elevate your presentations</b></div><div>We’re introducing a new collection of modern, professionally designed templates in Google Slides to help users build presentations much faster. These new templates cater to a wide range of use cases that provide users with the perfect starting point for their presentations. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-templates-in-google-slides.html">Slides templates.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Expanding access to the Gemini app for teen students in education</b></div><div>Google Workspace for Education admins can now turn on the Gemini app with added data protection as an additional service for their teen users (ages 13+ or the applicable age in your country) in the following languages and countries. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-access-for-teen-students-workspace-education.html">Gemini app for teen students in education.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/modern-video-player-in-google-drive.html">A smoother, more modern video player in Google Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html">Gemini in the side panel of Google Chat is now available</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (Android)</li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/polish-shortcut-gmail-web-and-mobile.html">Refine emails faster with updates to the “Polish” shortcut in Gmail</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-classroom-exporting-missing-and-excused-grades-to-sis.html">Google Classroom now supports exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS)</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">AI Classification now supports Field Selection for Model Training</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-access-for-teen-students-workspace-education.html">Expanding access to the Gemini app for teen students in education</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Paused rollouts</span></h3><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">We 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.</i></div></span></h3></div><span><span><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/google-sheets-suggestions-table-conversion.html">Use intelligent suggestions for table conversion in Google Sheets</a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out </i><a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896" style="font-style: italic;">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a><i>).</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">  </span> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 8, 2024&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Docs' rel='tag'> Google Docs </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sheets' rel='tag'> Google Sheets </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Weekly%20Recap' rel='tag'> Weekly Recap </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6884961999313987953' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 1, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 1, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, November 1, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>4</span> </span>New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08-16-2024.html">In August</a>, we announced that you can now save files scanned in the Google Drive Android app as a .JPEG. This week, we’re excited to introduce an additional scanning option that gives you the ability to apply a black & white filter on your document scans. This new filter helps enhance texts and other important elements, ensuring they are sharply defined when compared to the background region. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9308884?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid">scanning files with your mobile device.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKszYDjMqszRLLnyX_17Iauutx6qOIf-8d1zKNV3hFFwARZdF8PStxH26XoTXVDw_E7qqGNqLsUVOmpZ7dSqtrq-BItZJtB_twBy0ynt65wRecsWiEjwnHlrCpsm-aX3p7a9Ag6uy8cBKei8U1tudEUATyykFh4pdxn0iE7jpQYiZuy7s3MkoKk59YA/s1398/QjN3K3aC7c7Bu97.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices" border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKszYDjMqszRLLnyX_17Iauutx6qOIf-8d1zKNV3hFFwARZdF8PStxH26XoTXVDw_E7qqGNqLsUVOmpZ7dSqtrq-BItZJtB_twBy0ynt65wRecsWiEjwnHlrCpsm-aX3p7a9Ag6uy8cBKei8U1tudEUATyykFh4pdxn0iE7jpQYiZuy7s3MkoKk59YA/w296-h640/QjN3K3aC7c7Bu97.png" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>AI Classification now supports Field Selection for Model Training </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12676216?hl=en">AI Classification</a> first launched, Labels eligible for model training needed to have a single field of either a badge or option-list field type, and Labels with multiple fields were ineligible. Now, customers that use AI Classification will be able to select which badge or option list field they would like to train a model for after identifying the target label. Once trained and enabled, the AI model will automatically apply the label and will only populate the selected field. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to customers with the AI Security add-on, Gemini Enterprise add-on, and Gemini Education Premium. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12676216?hl=en">Label Google Drive files automatically using AI classification. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Reducing noise from unfollowed threads in Google Chat</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In order to make it easier to identify which unread threads are most relevant to you, we’re reducing the noise by removing visual cues from threads that you do not follow in Google Chat. Starting this week, new activity, such as unread messages from threads you <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12176589?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid">do not follow</a>, will no longer bold and appear at the top of your conversation lists. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> on web and mobile at an extended rollout pace (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility). | Available to all Google Workspace customers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/tables-in-google-sheets.html">Tables in Google Sheets</a> will now provide users with a smarter <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3540681?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">filter by condition</a> experience. Sheets offers 21 options for users to filter by condition, such as “Date is” or “Text ends with”. However, we know there are scenarios in which certain filters might not be applicable based on the type of data in a spreadsheet. Based on the set column type, users will now only see relevant filter by condition options. For example, if your column type is set to number, the filter options will be number-based only. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3540681?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">sorting & filtering your data</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P1oOIyJI9yBzthXCG2tUMCt76g5vKLozT64KB8DeVO5gGb9aqLT6hX9qmQgC6J21NBPCOMEuj9ie9ZH2Nf9fm__BWVNMU8nyKuzhBZZ8u2xbL-ejft9t6y23zutcN5jAI_kfcG32Snak2YZnmw5jvUQOprbZMzs3FJKilxiC997zCbrJwaw_10Oh1EQ/s1134/5c6cwrguY7DnmFT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets" border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P1oOIyJI9yBzthXCG2tUMCt76g5vKLozT64KB8DeVO5gGb9aqLT6hX9qmQgC6J21NBPCOMEuj9ie9ZH2Nf9fm__BWVNMU8nyKuzhBZZ8u2xbL-ejft9t6y23zutcN5jAI_kfcG32Snak2YZnmw5jvUQOprbZMzs3FJKilxiC997zCbrJwaw_10Oh1EQ/s16000/5c6cwrguY7DnmFT.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div></div><div><b>Refine emails faster with updates to the “Polish” shortcut in Gmail </b></div><div>We’re expanding the Help me write shortcut to web and introducing a Polish shortcut on web and mobile that helps you refine emails even faster. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/polish-shortcut-gmail-web-and-mobile.html">email shortcuts in Gmail. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Classroom now supports exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS)</b></div><div>Teachers can now include missing and excused grades when exporting grades to their Student Information Systems (SIS). | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-classroom-exporting-missing-and-excused-grades-to-sis.html">exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS). </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New density setting in Google Chat </b></div><div>To give users more control over how they see information in Google Chat, we’re introducing a new setting that allows you to control the visual density of screen elements. Choose between “Comfortable” or “Compact” on chat.google.com. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html">density settings in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Context Aware Access insights and recommendations are now generally available</b></div><div>We’re making it easier to apply context-aware access (CAA) policies with new insights and recommendations. We’ll proactively surface potential security gaps and suggest pre-built CAA levels which admins can deploy to remediate the security gaps. | Learn more <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/context-aware-access-insights-and-recommendations.html">Context Aware Access insights</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini for Workspace </b></div><div>As recently announced, we submitted our package to obtain FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini for Workspace, including the Gemini app. A FedRAMP High certification assures federal agencies in the United States that a cloud service provides the highest level of protection for their most sensitive data, enabling them to confidently leverage cloud technologies for critical operations. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-for-workspace-fedramp-high-authorization.html">FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini.</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Gemini in the side panel of Google Chat is now available</b></div><div>We’re expanding Gemini in Chat to help users collaborate more effectively in their spaces, group messages and direct messages. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html">Gemini in the side panel of Chat.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Data classifications labels for Gmail are now available in open beta</b></div><div>In addition to Google Drive, we’re expanding data classification labels to now include Gmail. Classification labels are used to classify and audit content according to organizational guidelines (“Sensitive”, “Confidential”, etc.) and apply policies, such as data loss prevention (DLP) rules, to protect sensitive information in email messages. Classification labels will be available when using Gmail on the web – support for Gmail on mobile devices will be introduced in the coming months. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/open-beta-data-classification-labels-gmail.html">beta for data classifications labels for Gmail.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (Android)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html">Send video messages in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/adding-multi-monitor-support-to-google-slides.html">Adding multi-monitor support to Google Slides</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/ask-responders-for-rating-in-google-forms.html">Ask responders for a rating in Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/tabs-in-google-docs.html">New document tabs in Google Docs provide a better way to organize your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-18-2024.html">Pronouns are now displayed in Google Meet</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/security-advisor-for-workspace-business-editions.html">Introducing security advisor, a new set of tools and insights to help small businesses protect their organization against cyber attacks</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-meet-watermarking-gemini.html">New Watermarking in Google Meet Helps Protect Your Meeting Content</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gmail-q-and-a-now-available-on-ios-devices.html">Gmail Q&A now available on iOS devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/third-party-smart-chips-in-google-sheets.html">Third-party smart chips now available in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-11-2024.html">Create an email for a Google Chat space from the Admin console</a> (email conversations sent to spaces now show replies in a thread instead of as separate cards in the message stream)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/context-aware-access-insights-and-recommendations.html">Context Aware Access insights and recommendations are now generally available<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><span><span><ul></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out </i><a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896" style="font-style: italic;">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a><i>).</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">   </span><br /><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>4</span> </span>New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08-16-2024.html">In August</a>, we announced that you can now save files scanned in the Google Drive Android app as a .JPEG. This week, we’re excited to introduce an additional scanning option that gives you the ability to apply a black & white filter on your document scans. This new filter helps enhance texts and other important elements, ensuring they are sharply defined when compared to the background region. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9308884?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid">scanning files with your mobile device.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKszYDjMqszRLLnyX_17Iauutx6qOIf-8d1zKNV3hFFwARZdF8PStxH26XoTXVDw_E7qqGNqLsUVOmpZ7dSqtrq-BItZJtB_twBy0ynt65wRecsWiEjwnHlrCpsm-aX3p7a9Ag6uy8cBKei8U1tudEUATyykFh4pdxn0iE7jpQYiZuy7s3MkoKk59YA/s1398/QjN3K3aC7c7Bu97.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Apply black & white filter to Google Drive scans on Android devices" border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUKszYDjMqszRLLnyX_17Iauutx6qOIf-8d1zKNV3hFFwARZdF8PStxH26XoTXVDw_E7qqGNqLsUVOmpZ7dSqtrq-BItZJtB_twBy0ynt65wRecsWiEjwnHlrCpsm-aX3p7a9Ag6uy8cBKei8U1tudEUATyykFh4pdxn0iE7jpQYiZuy7s3MkoKk59YA/w296-h640/QjN3K3aC7c7Bu97.png" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>AI Classification now supports Field Selection for Model Training </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12676216?hl=en">AI Classification</a> first launched, Labels eligible for model training needed to have a single field of either a badge or option-list field type, and Labels with multiple fields were ineligible. Now, customers that use AI Classification will be able to select which badge or option list field they would like to train a model for after identifying the target label. Once trained and enabled, the AI model will automatically apply the label and will only populate the selected field. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to customers with the AI Security add-on, Gemini Enterprise add-on, and Gemini Education Premium. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12676216?hl=en">Label Google Drive files automatically using AI classification. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Reducing noise from unfollowed threads in Google Chat</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In order to make it easier to identify which unread threads are most relevant to you, we’re reducing the noise by removing visual cues from threads that you do not follow in Google Chat. Starting this week, new activity, such as unread messages from threads you <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12176589?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid">do not follow</a>, will no longer bold and appear at the top of your conversation lists. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> on web and mobile at an extended rollout pace (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility). | Available to all Google Workspace customers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/tables-in-google-sheets.html">Tables in Google Sheets</a> will now provide users with a smarter <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3540681?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">filter by condition</a> experience. Sheets offers 21 options for users to filter by condition, such as “Date is” or “Text ends with”. However, we know there are scenarios in which certain filters might not be applicable based on the type of data in a spreadsheet. Based on the set column type, users will now only see relevant filter by condition options. For example, if your column type is set to number, the filter options will be number-based only. | Roll out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3540681?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">sorting & filtering your data</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P1oOIyJI9yBzthXCG2tUMCt76g5vKLozT64KB8DeVO5gGb9aqLT6hX9qmQgC6J21NBPCOMEuj9ie9ZH2Nf9fm__BWVNMU8nyKuzhBZZ8u2xbL-ejft9t6y23zutcN5jAI_kfcG32Snak2YZnmw5jvUQOprbZMzs3FJKilxiC997zCbrJwaw_10Oh1EQ/s1134/5c6cwrguY7DnmFT.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Introducing a better filter by condition experience for tables in Google Sheets" border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="1134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9P1oOIyJI9yBzthXCG2tUMCt76g5vKLozT64KB8DeVO5gGb9aqLT6hX9qmQgC6J21NBPCOMEuj9ie9ZH2Nf9fm__BWVNMU8nyKuzhBZZ8u2xbL-ejft9t6y23zutcN5jAI_kfcG32Snak2YZnmw5jvUQOprbZMzs3FJKilxiC997zCbrJwaw_10Oh1EQ/s16000/5c6cwrguY7DnmFT.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div></div><div><b>Refine emails faster with updates to the “Polish” shortcut in Gmail </b></div><div>We’re expanding the Help me write shortcut to web and introducing a Polish shortcut on web and mobile that helps you refine emails even faster. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/polish-shortcut-gmail-web-and-mobile.html">email shortcuts in Gmail. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Classroom now supports exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS)</b></div><div>Teachers can now include missing and excused grades when exporting grades to their Student Information Systems (SIS). | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-classroom-exporting-missing-and-excused-grades-to-sis.html">exporting missing and excused grades to select Student Information Systems (SIS). </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New density setting in Google Chat </b></div><div>To give users more control over how they see information in Google Chat, we’re introducing a new setting that allows you to control the visual density of screen elements. Choose between “Comfortable” or “Compact” on chat.google.com. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html">density settings in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Context Aware Access insights and recommendations are now generally available</b></div><div>We’re making it easier to apply context-aware access (CAA) policies with new insights and recommendations. We’ll proactively surface potential security gaps and suggest pre-built CAA levels which admins can deploy to remediate the security gaps. | Learn more <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/context-aware-access-insights-and-recommendations.html">Context Aware Access insights</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini for Workspace </b></div><div>As recently announced, we submitted our package to obtain FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini for Workspace, including the Gemini app. A FedRAMP High certification assures federal agencies in the United States that a cloud service provides the highest level of protection for their most sensitive data, enabling them to confidently leverage cloud technologies for critical operations. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-for-workspace-fedramp-high-authorization.html">FedRAMP High authorization for Gemini.</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Gemini in the side panel of Google Chat is now available</b></div><div>We’re expanding Gemini in Chat to help users collaborate more effectively in their spaces, group messages and direct messages. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html">Gemini in the side panel of Chat.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Data classifications labels for Gmail are now available in open beta</b></div><div>In addition to Google Drive, we’re expanding data classification labels to now include Gmail. Classification labels are used to classify and audit content according to organizational guidelines (“Sensitive”, “Confidential”, etc.) and apply policies, such as data loss prevention (DLP) rules, to protect sensitive information in email messages. Classification labels will be available when using Gmail on the web – support for Gmail on mobile devices will be introduced in the coming months. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/open-beta-data-classification-labels-gmail.html">beta for data classifications labels for Gmail.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/catch-up-on-followed-threads-from-home-google-chat.html">Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat</a> (Android)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html">Send video messages in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/adding-multi-monitor-support-to-google-slides.html">Adding multi-monitor support to Google Slides</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/ask-responders-for-rating-in-google-forms.html">Ask responders for a rating in Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/tabs-in-google-docs.html">New document tabs in Google Docs provide a better way to organize your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-18-2024.html">Pronouns are now displayed in Google Meet</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/security-advisor-for-workspace-business-editions.html">Introducing security advisor, a new set of tools and insights to help small businesses protect their organization against cyber attacks</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-meet-watermarking-gemini.html">New Watermarking in Google Meet Helps Protect Your Meeting Content</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gmail-q-and-a-now-available-on-ios-devices.html">Gmail Q&A now available on iOS devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/third-party-smart-chips-in-google-sheets.html">Third-party smart chips now available in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-11-2024.html">Create an email for a Google Chat space from the Admin console</a> (email conversations sent to spaces now show replies in a thread instead of as separate cards in the message stream)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/context-aware-access-insights-and-recommendations.html">Context Aware Access insights and recommendations are now generally available<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><span><span><ul></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out </i><a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896" style="font-style: italic;">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a><i>).</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">   </span><br /><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - 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Earlier this month, Gemini add-on subscribers began using Gemini in Google Chat for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">summaries</a> of unread conversations in the home view. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re expanding Gemini in Chat to help users collaborate more effectively in their spaces, group messages and direct messages. With Gemini in the side panel of Chat, you can: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Summarize a space or conversation</b>. Examples include asking Gemini the following: </li><ul><li><i>"Summarize this conversation."</i></li><li><i>"What are the key takeaways in this conversation?” </i></li><li>After an initial summary is generated, you can ask for a longer summary, "Give me a detailed summary of [topic] discussed in this space." </li></ul><li><b>Generate a list of action items from that space or conversation</b>, such as: </li><ul><li><i>"What are the action items in this conversation?” </i></li><li><i>“Are there any action items for me in this conversation?" </i></li><li><i>“Summarize [person's] action items in this space” </i></li></ul><li><b>Answer specific questions about that space or conversation</b> by asking: </li><ul><li><i>“What did [person] say about the timeline extension in this space?” </i></li><li><i>“What’s the decision on the project discussed in this conversation?" </i></li></ul></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vUXAEVTy9rqy8Hon_qhOXUGwBaBNPxnSM8jlvmPh09L3p9huOj3iVTkvlLcU8ZOdqwFVCLZvWlVhCLGdED0eKx_XcaIA5OTe3cvyDgy3m3o1HKrlLI1NqPuIWbeN4dH0K4kzp9GRGMR5Zatrb-CItrhUdPyvZzB-MUIwzE5Y8Esw8nnWWikyRgAGF-A/s1600/9KG8WVCpKFNU6Gy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gemini in the side panel of chat" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vUXAEVTy9rqy8Hon_qhOXUGwBaBNPxnSM8jlvmPh09L3p9huOj3iVTkvlLcU8ZOdqwFVCLZvWlVhCLGdED0eKx_XcaIA5OTe3cvyDgy3m3o1HKrlLI1NqPuIWbeN4dH0K4kzp9GRGMR5Zatrb-CItrhUdPyvZzB-MUIwzE5Y8Esw8nnWWikyRgAGF-A/s16000/9KG8WVCpKFNU6Gy.png" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3></div><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>Gemini in the side panel of Chat enables you to better collaborate with your team by helping you quickly catch up on missed conversations, capture action items, or search for key details that are easy to miss in a fast-moving space. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div>At this time, Gemini in the side panel of Chat can summarize and analyze messages in the conversation that you are currently viewing. It will not summarize or analyze context across your entire Chat conversation history, your Gmail inbox or your Drive files. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins</b>: To access Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.</a> </li><li><b>End users:</b> On web from chat.google.com, click on a space, thread, or message, then click the "Ask Gemini” icon at the top of the page to open Gemini in the side panel of Chat. From there, you can select from suggested prompts or type in your own query. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat?p=gemini-sidepanel">collaborating with Gemini in Google Chat</a> and ensuring your <a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10079371?sjid=4467166304466813456-NC">smart feature settings</a> are turned on. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 1, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with a: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini </b>Business and Enterprise add-on </li><li><b>Gemini</b> Education and Education Premium add-on </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific) </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat?p=gemini-sidepanel">Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>For the last few months, users with the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13623623?co=DASHER._Family%3DBusiness-Enterprise&oco=0">Gemini for Google Workspace add-ons and Gemini Education add-ons</a> have used Gemini in the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive.html">side panel</a> of Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive to assist them with summarizing, analyzing, and generating content through insights gathered from their emails, documents, and more. Earlier this month, Gemini add-on subscribers began using Gemini in Google Chat for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">summaries</a> of unread conversations in the home view. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re expanding Gemini in Chat to help users collaborate more effectively in their spaces, group messages and direct messages. With Gemini in the side panel of Chat, you can: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Summarize a space or conversation</b>. Examples include asking Gemini the following: </li><ul><li><i>"Summarize this conversation."</i></li><li><i>"What are the key takeaways in this conversation?” </i></li><li>After an initial summary is generated, you can ask for a longer summary, "Give me a detailed summary of [topic] discussed in this space." </li></ul><li><b>Generate a list of action items from that space or conversation</b>, such as: </li><ul><li><i>"What are the action items in this conversation?” </i></li><li><i>“Are there any action items for me in this conversation?" </i></li><li><i>“Summarize [person's] action items in this space” </i></li></ul><li><b>Answer specific questions about that space or conversation</b> by asking: </li><ul><li><i>“What did [person] say about the timeline extension in this space?” </i></li><li><i>“What’s the decision on the project discussed in this conversation?" </i></li></ul></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vUXAEVTy9rqy8Hon_qhOXUGwBaBNPxnSM8jlvmPh09L3p9huOj3iVTkvlLcU8ZOdqwFVCLZvWlVhCLGdED0eKx_XcaIA5OTe3cvyDgy3m3o1HKrlLI1NqPuIWbeN4dH0K4kzp9GRGMR5Zatrb-CItrhUdPyvZzB-MUIwzE5Y8Esw8nnWWikyRgAGF-A/s1600/9KG8WVCpKFNU6Gy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gemini in the side panel of chat" border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vUXAEVTy9rqy8Hon_qhOXUGwBaBNPxnSM8jlvmPh09L3p9huOj3iVTkvlLcU8ZOdqwFVCLZvWlVhCLGdED0eKx_XcaIA5OTe3cvyDgy3m3o1HKrlLI1NqPuIWbeN4dH0K4kzp9GRGMR5Zatrb-CItrhUdPyvZzB-MUIwzE5Y8Esw8nnWWikyRgAGF-A/s16000/9KG8WVCpKFNU6Gy.png" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3></div><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>Gemini in the side panel of Chat enables you to better collaborate with your team by helping you quickly catch up on missed conversations, capture action items, or search for key details that are easy to miss in a fast-moving space. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div>At this time, Gemini in the side panel of Chat can summarize and analyze messages in the conversation that you are currently viewing. It will not summarize or analyze context across your entire Chat conversation history, your Gmail inbox or your Drive files. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins</b>: To access Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console.</a> </li><li><b>End users:</b> On web from chat.google.com, click on a space, thread, or message, then click the "Ask Gemini” icon at the top of the page to open Gemini in the side panel of Chat. From there, you can select from suggested prompts or type in your own query. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat?p=gemini-sidepanel">collaborating with Gemini in Google Chat</a> and ensuring your <a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10079371?sjid=4467166304466813456-NC">smart feature settings</a> are turned on. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 1, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 18, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with a: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini </b>Business and Enterprise add-on </li><li><b>Gemini</b> Education and Education Premium add-on </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific) </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat?p=gemini-sidepanel">Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Gemini in the side panel of Google Chat is now available &url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/gemini-in-side-panel-google-chat.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gemini' rel='tag'> Gemini </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6297686463515712271' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html' itemprop='url' title='New density setting in Google Chat'> New density setting in Google Chat </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, October 30, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div>To give users more control over how they see information in Google Chat, we’re introducing a new setting that allows you to control the visual density of screen elements. Choose between “Comfortable” or “Compact” on <a href="http://chat.google.com">chat.google.com</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Comfortable mode, the default setting, reflects Chat’s modernized design, in line with <a href="https://m3.material.io/">Google Material Design 3</a>, and clearly differentiates <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/differentiate-messages-better-google-chat.html">message bubbles.</a></li><li>Compact mode is for users who prefer to see more information at a time with less scrolling. With this option, you’ll notice: </li><ul><li>Message bubbles that are aligned in the same direction for both sender and recipient </li><li>Wider message bubbles </li><li>Padding in the left bar, conversation list, and home. </li></ul></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzofQWIgFgpe6duJFt3Xn2MoOM9OztWIKZudc4ebBYk9_VKAhD84Gg4UnZn4PTCi2bI7vALiSqFAvfeRniKggAmCx8h3fZfrraLuXZUesHTqLpDgqY2ZinIHcpl9bt2GGP2aqlC2V7FdjryYTwJdXtMYyC0VbwmIxOu4upD3ESJduLLWQ1f23RY8MJuk/s1600/6h7nkHGZcfGeWdN.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="density settings in Chat" border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzofQWIgFgpe6duJFt3Xn2MoOM9OztWIKZudc4ebBYk9_VKAhD84Gg4UnZn4PTCi2bI7vALiSqFAvfeRniKggAmCx8h3fZfrraLuXZUesHTqLpDgqY2ZinIHcpl9bt2GGP2aqlC2V7FdjryYTwJdXtMYyC0VbwmIxOu4upD3ESJduLLWQ1f23RY8MJuk/s16000/6h7nkHGZcfGeWdN.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users</b>: </li><ul><li>To modify density settings, <i>go to chat.google.com > Settings > Density > Compact.</i> Users can revert this to the default at any time by going to <i>chat.google.com > Settings > Density > Comfortable. </i></li><li>Those who use <a href="https://gmail.googleblog.com/2011/11/changing-information-density-in-gmails.html">Compact density setting in Gmail</a> will also see Chat in Gmail in compact mode. Users can adjust their Gmail and Chat-in-Gmail density settings by going to <i>Gmail > Settings > Density. </i></li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15571501">using Compact mode in Google Chat.</a></li></ul></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains:</a> Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 30, 2024 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 2, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts on web</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7653601?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">Google Help: Get started with Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15571501">Google Help: Use Compact mode in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div>To give users more control over how they see information in Google Chat, we’re introducing a new setting that allows you to control the visual density of screen elements. Choose between “Comfortable” or “Compact” on <a href="http://chat.google.com">chat.google.com</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Comfortable mode, the default setting, reflects Chat’s modernized design, in line with <a href="https://m3.material.io/">Google Material Design 3</a>, and clearly differentiates <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/differentiate-messages-better-google-chat.html">message bubbles.</a></li><li>Compact mode is for users who prefer to see more information at a time with less scrolling. With this option, you’ll notice: </li><ul><li>Message bubbles that are aligned in the same direction for both sender and recipient </li><li>Wider message bubbles </li><li>Padding in the left bar, conversation list, and home. </li></ul></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzofQWIgFgpe6duJFt3Xn2MoOM9OztWIKZudc4ebBYk9_VKAhD84Gg4UnZn4PTCi2bI7vALiSqFAvfeRniKggAmCx8h3fZfrraLuXZUesHTqLpDgqY2ZinIHcpl9bt2GGP2aqlC2V7FdjryYTwJdXtMYyC0VbwmIxOu4upD3ESJduLLWQ1f23RY8MJuk/s1600/6h7nkHGZcfGeWdN.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="density settings in Chat" border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzofQWIgFgpe6duJFt3Xn2MoOM9OztWIKZudc4ebBYk9_VKAhD84Gg4UnZn4PTCi2bI7vALiSqFAvfeRniKggAmCx8h3fZfrraLuXZUesHTqLpDgqY2ZinIHcpl9bt2GGP2aqlC2V7FdjryYTwJdXtMYyC0VbwmIxOu4upD3ESJduLLWQ1f23RY8MJuk/s16000/6h7nkHGZcfGeWdN.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users</b>: </li><ul><li>To modify density settings, <i>go to chat.google.com > Settings > Density > Compact.</i> Users can revert this to the default at any time by going to <i>chat.google.com > Settings > Density > Comfortable. </i></li><li>Those who use <a href="https://gmail.googleblog.com/2011/11/changing-information-density-in-gmails.html">Compact density setting in Gmail</a> will also see Chat in Gmail in compact mode. Users can adjust their Gmail and Chat-in-Gmail density settings by going to <i>Gmail > Settings > Density. </i></li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15571501">using Compact mode in Google Chat.</a></li></ul></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains:</a> Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 30, 2024 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 2, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts on web</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7653601?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">Google Help: Get started with Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15571501">Google Help: Use Compact mode in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:New density setting in Google Chat&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8800752195448452817' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html' itemprop='url' title='Preview summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini'> Preview summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, October 21, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div>We’re excited to announce Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/streamlining-user-experience-in-google-chat.html">home view</a> with summaries. </div><div><br /></div><div>Upon navigating to an unread conversation in home, click the “Summarize” button to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of the message content. This enables you to quickly review recent activity across all active conversations to determine where best to focus your time and attention. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CDbLu0ree5ZodOVU16X17Mt9wnbeCAcjOc4J6-5Cm2lBhWjY5lHwTXVLLxCdd3za3HIKBbj78tv3bCcrhYTmMpZ0AuOgNeuTnhDhFxCQ9sbNo58UmX-QzXglFjyjPmxp3vzjajVXGFlVec9A41CZIvlNdGf8eUEMMbcJhpTfKELCkai7aMMJeZ6fVPE/s1600/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat%20-web.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summarize conversations in Google Chat on web" border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CDbLu0ree5ZodOVU16X17Mt9wnbeCAcjOc4J6-5Cm2lBhWjY5lHwTXVLLxCdd3za3HIKBbj78tv3bCcrhYTmMpZ0AuOgNeuTnhDhFxCQ9sbNo58UmX-QzXglFjyjPmxp3vzjajVXGFlVec9A41CZIvlNdGf8eUEMMbcJhpTfKELCkai7aMMJeZ6fVPE/s16000/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat%20-web.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it matters</h3><div>Since introducing <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/streamlining-user-experience-in-google-chat.html">a more streamlined user experience in Chat</a> to help you find what you need much faster, we’re adding more ways to help you prioritize the most important conversations. This new summaries in home feature does just that by helping you catch up more quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ69-982AbEWLXpu0aOFhCz2OoeCnmyN6MXm76N6DM4sgQrUc65u1oSqkFspiulK9BgA2AYFTPTd7dyY7Wl7afXegSeNjseK2qPaZVxfHAwssr2wV8z3VHgLa2Jfv6b5f1limXZnZSuc7Pey4m8tdZjvNOUVeckPVw_ASRtRAZuSbsdVj2hXiBhBPC5Uc/s1600/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat-mobile.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summarize conversations in Google Chat on mobile" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="775" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ69-982AbEWLXpu0aOFhCz2OoeCnmyN6MXm76N6DM4sgQrUc65u1oSqkFspiulK9BgA2AYFTPTd7dyY7Wl7afXegSeNjseK2qPaZVxfHAwssr2wV8z3VHgLa2Jfv6b5f1limXZnZSuc7Pey4m8tdZjvNOUVeckPVw_ASRtRAZuSbsdVj2hXiBhBPC5Uc/w310-h640/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat-mobile.png" width="310" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div>Summaries in the home view are available for any group conversation, space, or thread in home that contain unread messages. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>To access summaries in home, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console. </a></li><li><b>End users:</b> You can turn this feature ON/OFF by turning <a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10079371">Smart features & controls in Google products</a> ON/OFF. </li><ul><li>To see summaries on web, hover over an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat and click “Summarize.” </li><li>To see summaries on mobile, long press on an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12918975">summaries in home.</a></li></ul></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><b>Web,  Android & iOS:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 21, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini</b> Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium </li><li><b>AI Meetings & Messaging </b></li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific)</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12918975">Google Help: Summarize conversations in Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/13952129">Google Help: Get started with Gemini for Google Workspace </a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/google-workspace-ai-meetings-and-messaging-add-on.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Introducing the AI Meetings and Messaging for Google Workspace add-on </a></li><li><a href="https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/new-generative-ai-and-security-innovations?e=EnterpriseAppsCategoryGaFeatureEnterpriseAppsCategoryGaFeatureLaunchable::Launch">Workspace Blog: Empowering businesses of all sizes with new generative AI and security innovations in Google Workspace</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div>We’re excited to announce Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on unread conversations in the Chat <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/streamlining-user-experience-in-google-chat.html">home view</a> with summaries. </div><div><br /></div><div>Upon navigating to an unread conversation in home, click the “Summarize” button to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of the message content. This enables you to quickly review recent activity across all active conversations to determine where best to focus your time and attention. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CDbLu0ree5ZodOVU16X17Mt9wnbeCAcjOc4J6-5Cm2lBhWjY5lHwTXVLLxCdd3za3HIKBbj78tv3bCcrhYTmMpZ0AuOgNeuTnhDhFxCQ9sbNo58UmX-QzXglFjyjPmxp3vzjajVXGFlVec9A41CZIvlNdGf8eUEMMbcJhpTfKELCkai7aMMJeZ6fVPE/s1600/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat%20-web.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summarize conversations in Google Chat on web" border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9CDbLu0ree5ZodOVU16X17Mt9wnbeCAcjOc4J6-5Cm2lBhWjY5lHwTXVLLxCdd3za3HIKBbj78tv3bCcrhYTmMpZ0AuOgNeuTnhDhFxCQ9sbNo58UmX-QzXglFjyjPmxp3vzjajVXGFlVec9A41CZIvlNdGf8eUEMMbcJhpTfKELCkai7aMMJeZ6fVPE/s16000/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat%20-web.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it matters</h3><div>Since introducing <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/streamlining-user-experience-in-google-chat.html">a more streamlined user experience in Chat</a> to help you find what you need much faster, we’re adding more ways to help you prioritize the most important conversations. This new summaries in home feature does just that by helping you catch up more quickly. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ69-982AbEWLXpu0aOFhCz2OoeCnmyN6MXm76N6DM4sgQrUc65u1oSqkFspiulK9BgA2AYFTPTd7dyY7Wl7afXegSeNjseK2qPaZVxfHAwssr2wV8z3VHgLa2Jfv6b5f1limXZnZSuc7Pey4m8tdZjvNOUVeckPVw_ASRtRAZuSbsdVj2hXiBhBPC5Uc/s1600/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat-mobile.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Summarize conversations in Google Chat on mobile" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="775" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ69-982AbEWLXpu0aOFhCz2OoeCnmyN6MXm76N6DM4sgQrUc65u1oSqkFspiulK9BgA2AYFTPTd7dyY7Wl7afXegSeNjseK2qPaZVxfHAwssr2wV8z3VHgLa2Jfv6b5f1limXZnZSuc7Pey4m8tdZjvNOUVeckPVw_ASRtRAZuSbsdVj2hXiBhBPC5Uc/w310-h640/Summarize%20conversations%20in%20Google%20Chat-mobile.png" width="310" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div>Summaries in the home view are available for any group conversation, space, or thread in home that contain unread messages. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>To access summaries in home, users need to have smart features and personalization turned on. Admins can <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">turn on default personalization setting for their users in the Admin console. </a></li><li><b>End users:</b> You can turn this feature ON/OFF by turning <a href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10079371">Smart features & controls in Google products</a> ON/OFF. </li><ul><li>To see summaries on web, hover over an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat and click “Summarize.” </li><li>To see summaries on mobile, long press on an unread group conversation, space, or thread from home in Chat. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12918975">summaries in home.</a></li></ul></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><b>Web,  Android & iOS:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 21, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini</b> Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium </li><li><b>AI Meetings & Messaging </b></li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10095404">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific)</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/12918975">Google Help: Summarize conversations in Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/13952129">Google Help: Get started with Gemini for Google Workspace </a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/google-workspace-ai-meetings-and-messaging-add-on.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Introducing the AI Meetings and Messaging for Google Workspace add-on </a></li><li><a href="https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/new-generative-ai-and-security-innovations?e=EnterpriseAppsCategoryGaFeatureEnterpriseAppsCategoryGaFeatureLaunchable::Launch">Workspace Blog: Empowering businesses of all sizes with new generative AI and security innovations in Google Workspace</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Preview summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view 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class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gemini' rel='tag'> Gemini </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='4275849174641906423' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/import-data-from-meta-workplace-to-google-chat-with-cloudfuze.html' itemprop='url' title='Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze'> Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, October 14, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/import-data-from-slack-to-google-chat.html">Earlier this year</a>, we introduced a new migration solution from Google Workspace partner <a href="https://www.cloudfuze.com/slack-to-google-chat-migration-tool/">CloudFuze</a> that enables customers to import data from Slack into Google Chat. Today, we’re announcing an additional solution from CloudFuze that enables companies using <a href="https://www.workplace.com/">Workplace for Meta</a> to migrate their data to Google Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This functionality is particularly useful following <a href="https://www.workplace.com/help/work/1167689491269151">Meta’s announcement</a> that Workplace will be available in read-only mode starting in September 2025 and fully unavailable in June 2026. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With this integration, you can move existing communities, groups, individual members, and admins into Chat spaces. In addition, all of the community posts, attachments, reactions, and more will be moved into Chat with the original historical timestamps to ensure that your knowledge repository is available for users in Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRM_bgrYoKWdyTYULh6Q6jWtKwvP9wx7rZXLoItHGSkhyvcpOIdUzVkxa4Fx1MKJefH_IzHs0U_eWhJQ1KcPbhEDMRthDIMRmYvVgXg5D1eD-xb-PRLrtjlAFosfvVt0jns9aH5z3hO1GhxcOYfocGUEJdUCaXUWQaMMaHPyFBeHnOkE4x0wFIU8CY4w/s764/Meta%20Workplace%20to%20G%20Chat%20GIF.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze" border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRM_bgrYoKWdyTYULh6Q6jWtKwvP9wx7rZXLoItHGSkhyvcpOIdUzVkxa4Fx1MKJefH_IzHs0U_eWhJQ1KcPbhEDMRthDIMRmYvVgXg5D1eD-xb-PRLrtjlAFosfvVt0jns9aH5z3hO1GhxcOYfocGUEJdUCaXUWQaMMaHPyFBeHnOkE4x0wFIU8CY4w/s16000/Meta%20Workplace%20to%20G%20Chat%20GIF.gif" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins and developers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>This CloudFuze solution imports your team collaboration data and knowledge repository from Meta Workplace into Google Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins, end users and developers:</b> Visit the <a href="https://www.cloudfuze.com/meta-workplace-to-google-chat-migration/">CloudFuze resource page</a> to learn how to get started with migrating Meta Workplace data into Google Chat. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Available now. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers. <b>Note</b> that a separate CloudFuze licensing is required to enable data migrations. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13465849">Google Workspace Admin Help: Import message data to Google Chat from another service </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data-overview?hl=en">Developer Documentation: Overview of developing Google Chat apps to import user data </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authorize-import">Developer Documentation: Authorize Google Chat apps to import data </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data">Developer Documentation: Import data to Google Chat Google </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/import-data-from-other-messaging-platforms-with-google-chat-api.html">Workspace Updates Blog: Import data from other messaging platforms using the Google Chat API is now generally available</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/import-data-from-slack-to-google-chat.html">Earlier this year</a>, we introduced a new migration solution from Google Workspace partner <a href="https://www.cloudfuze.com/slack-to-google-chat-migration-tool/">CloudFuze</a> that enables customers to import data from Slack into Google Chat. Today, we’re announcing an additional solution from CloudFuze that enables companies using <a href="https://www.workplace.com/">Workplace for Meta</a> to migrate their data to Google Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This functionality is particularly useful following <a href="https://www.workplace.com/help/work/1167689491269151">Meta’s announcement</a> that Workplace will be available in read-only mode starting in September 2025 and fully unavailable in June 2026. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With this integration, you can move existing communities, groups, individual members, and admins into Chat spaces. In addition, all of the community posts, attachments, reactions, and more will be moved into Chat with the original historical timestamps to ensure that your knowledge repository is available for users in Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRM_bgrYoKWdyTYULh6Q6jWtKwvP9wx7rZXLoItHGSkhyvcpOIdUzVkxa4Fx1MKJefH_IzHs0U_eWhJQ1KcPbhEDMRthDIMRmYvVgXg5D1eD-xb-PRLrtjlAFosfvVt0jns9aH5z3hO1GhxcOYfocGUEJdUCaXUWQaMMaHPyFBeHnOkE4x0wFIU8CY4w/s764/Meta%20Workplace%20to%20G%20Chat%20GIF.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze" border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="764" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRM_bgrYoKWdyTYULh6Q6jWtKwvP9wx7rZXLoItHGSkhyvcpOIdUzVkxa4Fx1MKJefH_IzHs0U_eWhJQ1KcPbhEDMRthDIMRmYvVgXg5D1eD-xb-PRLrtjlAFosfvVt0jns9aH5z3hO1GhxcOYfocGUEJdUCaXUWQaMMaHPyFBeHnOkE4x0wFIU8CY4w/s16000/Meta%20Workplace%20to%20G%20Chat%20GIF.gif" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins and developers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>This CloudFuze solution imports your team collaboration data and knowledge repository from Meta Workplace into Google Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins, end users and developers:</b> Visit the <a href="https://www.cloudfuze.com/meta-workplace-to-google-chat-migration/">CloudFuze resource page</a> to learn how to get started with migrating Meta Workplace data into Google Chat. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Available now. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers. <b>Note</b> that a separate CloudFuze licensing is required to enable data migrations. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13465849">Google Workspace Admin Help: Import message data to Google Chat from another service </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data-overview?hl=en">Developer Documentation: Overview of developing Google Chat apps to import user data </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/authorize-import">Developer Documentation: Authorize Google Chat apps to import data </a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/import-data">Developer Documentation: Import data to Google Chat Google </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/import-data-from-other-messaging-platforms-with-google-chat-api.html">Workspace Updates Blog: Import data from other messaging platforms using the Google Chat API is now generally available</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/import-data-from-meta-workplace-to-google-chat-with-cloudfuze.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/import-data-from-meta-workplace-to-google-chat-with-cloudfuze.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/import-data-from-meta-workplace-to-google-chat-with-cloudfuze.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other' rel='tag'> Other </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6126224445395244988' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-11-2024.html' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - October 11, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - October 11, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, October 11, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3><span style="background-color: white;"><span>1</span> </span>New update</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Create an email for a Google Chat space from the Admin console  </b></div><div><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/send-emails-to-spaces-in-google-chat.html">Earlier this year,</a> we introduced a new feature that enables users to send emails to spaces in Google Chat. When this launched, existing Google Group policies determined by the domain admin were respected. For example, if the admin restricted group creation in their organization, users would also be restricted from generating emails for spaces in Chat. To improve upon this experience, we’re happy to announce that admins can now create an email for a space from the Admin console. To do so, <i>navigate to Google Chat > 'Manage spaces' > select a space > 'Space settings' > click 'Generate email' to create an email address for the space.</i> In addition, email conversations sent to spaces will now show replies in a thread instead of as separate cards in the message stream. | The Admin console update is rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>. Threading for emails in spaces will rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> starting on October 17, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14929313">sending emails to spaces in Chat.</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GsHRLbjufcofERpcAHIBuA1MgAUFfLm2A93aPHw6qkx5ateNPu4iEAOTShAsWmnuFFsr_6wLapMrzcMwwbSLNhSbJ2QEtlu7BlKU3h9X_FQLo3HA_Hwwoyv_C7ud60juMBp14EfxaIflF1NdIg8u_KColATvhwjsL98pxqaR1nDNAqc1Naj15jcz90/s730/Generating%20an%20email%20in%20the%20Admin%20console.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Generating a space email in the Admin console" border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GsHRLbjufcofERpcAHIBuA1MgAUFfLm2A93aPHw6qkx5ateNPu4iEAOTShAsWmnuFFsr_6wLapMrzcMwwbSLNhSbJ2QEtlu7BlKU3h9X_FQLo3HA_Hwwoyv_C7ud60juMBp14EfxaIflF1NdIg8u_KColATvhwjsL98pxqaR1nDNAqc1Naj15jcz90/w610-h640/Generating%20an%20email%20in%20the%20Admin%20console.png" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Generating an email in the Admin console</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>New document tabs in Google Docs provide a better way to organize your documents </b></div><div>We’ve introduced document tabs in Google Docs, a new feature to help you organize longer documents, centralize information, and make collaboration easier. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/tabs-in-google-docs.html">tabs in Docs.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards </b></div><div>This week, we introduced new and improved widgets for Chat app cards. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html">widgets for Chat app cards. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ask responders for a rating in Google Forms </b></div><div>To add to the list of question types that users can respond to in Google Forms and enable the collection of feedback in a more engaging way, we’re introducing a rating question type. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/ask-responders-for-rating-in-google-forms.html">rating questions in Forms.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Send video messages in Google Chat </b></div><div>We’re introducing video messages in Chat, a new capability that helps you save time, convey more information, add tone or emphasis, and can be useful in a number of scenarios. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html">video messages in Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Transcriptions now available for voice messages in Google Chat </b></div><div>Users will now be able to see an automatic transcription of voice messages in Chat on web and mobile. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/voice-message-transcriptions-google-chat.html">Chat transcriptions.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Automate meeting recording, transcripts and notes for your Google Meet meetings </b></div><div>Admins now have the option to configure meeting recordings, meeting transcripts, and “take notes for me” as on by default for newly created meetings. Meeting hosts and co-hosts can edit these settings in the Calendar invite, as well as turn these artifacts off during the meeting. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/admin-settings-for-automatic-google-meet-recording-transcripts-take-notes-with-gemini.html">automating meeting recordings, transcripts and notes for meetings. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Third-party smart chips now available in Google Sheets</b></div><div>Users can now add smart chips that pull information from third party apps into Sheets, and also paste third-party chips inserted in Docs directly into a spreadsheet. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/third-party-smart-chips-in-google-sheets.html">third-party smart chips in Sheets. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easily find and connect to featured partner apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace </b></div><div>We’re adding a new category within the Google Workspace Marketplace: Featured partner apps. Here, you can quickly find and install the most popular Google Workspace apps. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-workspace-marketplace-featured-partner-apps.html">partner apps Marketplace.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Available in open beta: Easily migrate files from Microsoft OneDrive to Google Drive</b></div><div>Under the umbrella of our data migration services, we’re introducing a new file migration service for Admins to transfer files between OneDrive data to Google Drive for up to 100 users at a time. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/migrate-files-from-microsoft-one-drive-to-google-drive-open-beta.html">migrating files from OneDrive to Google Drive.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improve Google Meet livestreaming experience with more insight on eCDN performance</b></div><div>We’re enhancements that will give admins greater insight to better optimize their eCDN configuration. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-meet-ecdn-client-debug-logs.html">Meet livestreaming. </a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/conditional-notifications-google-sheets-tables-integration.html">Google Sheets tables are now integrated with conditional notifications</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-27-2024.html">Use Gemini in Google Sheets to generate structured tables</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Introducing new summary cards for purchase information in the Gmail mobile app</a> (Android)</li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/request-to-join-spaces-in-google-chat.html">Request to join spaces in Google Chat</a> (Web)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Access and sort shared files more easily in Google Chat conversations</a> (Web)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-20-2024.html">Additional improvements to tables in Google Sheets</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/feature-preview-google-meet-hardware-devices.html">Preview and test upcoming features on Google Meet hardware devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">The Option List field type is now two separate field types in Label Manager</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Introducing new summary cards for purchase information in the Gmail mobile app</a> (iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Improved spelling suggestions for Germanic languages in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a>).</span></i>   <br /><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3><span style="background-color: white;"><span>1</span> </span>New update</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Create an email for a Google Chat space from the Admin console  </b></div><div><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/send-emails-to-spaces-in-google-chat.html">Earlier this year,</a> we introduced a new feature that enables users to send emails to spaces in Google Chat. When this launched, existing Google Group policies determined by the domain admin were respected. For example, if the admin restricted group creation in their organization, users would also be restricted from generating emails for spaces in Chat. To improve upon this experience, we’re happy to announce that admins can now create an email for a space from the Admin console. To do so, <i>navigate to Google Chat > 'Manage spaces' > select a space > 'Space settings' > click 'Generate email' to create an email address for the space.</i> In addition, email conversations sent to spaces will now show replies in a thread instead of as separate cards in the message stream. | The Admin console update is rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>. Threading for emails in spaces will rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> starting on October 17, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14929313">sending emails to spaces in Chat.</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GsHRLbjufcofERpcAHIBuA1MgAUFfLm2A93aPHw6qkx5ateNPu4iEAOTShAsWmnuFFsr_6wLapMrzcMwwbSLNhSbJ2QEtlu7BlKU3h9X_FQLo3HA_Hwwoyv_C7ud60juMBp14EfxaIflF1NdIg8u_KColATvhwjsL98pxqaR1nDNAqc1Naj15jcz90/s730/Generating%20an%20email%20in%20the%20Admin%20console.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Generating a space email in the Admin console" border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0GsHRLbjufcofERpcAHIBuA1MgAUFfLm2A93aPHw6qkx5ateNPu4iEAOTShAsWmnuFFsr_6wLapMrzcMwwbSLNhSbJ2QEtlu7BlKU3h9X_FQLo3HA_Hwwoyv_C7ud60juMBp14EfxaIflF1NdIg8u_KColATvhwjsL98pxqaR1nDNAqc1Naj15jcz90/w610-h640/Generating%20an%20email%20in%20the%20Admin%20console.png" width="610" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Generating an email in the Admin console</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>New document tabs in Google Docs provide a better way to organize your documents </b></div><div>We’ve introduced document tabs in Google Docs, a new feature to help you organize longer documents, centralize information, and make collaboration easier. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/tabs-in-google-docs.html">tabs in Docs.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards </b></div><div>This week, we introduced new and improved widgets for Chat app cards. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html">widgets for Chat app cards. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ask responders for a rating in Google Forms </b></div><div>To add to the list of question types that users can respond to in Google Forms and enable the collection of feedback in a more engaging way, we’re introducing a rating question type. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/ask-responders-for-rating-in-google-forms.html">rating questions in Forms.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Send video messages in Google Chat </b></div><div>We’re introducing video messages in Chat, a new capability that helps you save time, convey more information, add tone or emphasis, and can be useful in a number of scenarios. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html">video messages in Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Transcriptions now available for voice messages in Google Chat </b></div><div>Users will now be able to see an automatic transcription of voice messages in Chat on web and mobile. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/voice-message-transcriptions-google-chat.html">Chat transcriptions.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Automate meeting recording, transcripts and notes for your Google Meet meetings </b></div><div>Admins now have the option to configure meeting recordings, meeting transcripts, and “take notes for me” as on by default for newly created meetings. Meeting hosts and co-hosts can edit these settings in the Calendar invite, as well as turn these artifacts off during the meeting. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/admin-settings-for-automatic-google-meet-recording-transcripts-take-notes-with-gemini.html">automating meeting recordings, transcripts and notes for meetings. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Third-party smart chips now available in Google Sheets</b></div><div>Users can now add smart chips that pull information from third party apps into Sheets, and also paste third-party chips inserted in Docs directly into a spreadsheet. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/third-party-smart-chips-in-google-sheets.html">third-party smart chips in Sheets. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easily find and connect to featured partner apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace </b></div><div>We’re adding a new category within the Google Workspace Marketplace: Featured partner apps. Here, you can quickly find and install the most popular Google Workspace apps. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-workspace-marketplace-featured-partner-apps.html">partner apps Marketplace.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Available in open beta: Easily migrate files from Microsoft OneDrive to Google Drive</b></div><div>Under the umbrella of our data migration services, we’re introducing a new file migration service for Admins to transfer files between OneDrive data to Google Drive for up to 100 users at a time. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/migrate-files-from-microsoft-one-drive-to-google-drive-open-beta.html">migrating files from OneDrive to Google Drive.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improve Google Meet livestreaming experience with more insight on eCDN performance</b></div><div>We’re enhancements that will give admins greater insight to better optimize their eCDN configuration. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/google-meet-ecdn-client-debug-logs.html">Meet livestreaming. </a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/conditional-notifications-google-sheets-tables-integration.html">Google Sheets tables are now integrated with conditional notifications</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-27-2024.html">Use Gemini in Google Sheets to generate structured tables</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Introducing new summary cards for purchase information in the Gmail mobile app</a> (Android)</li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/request-to-join-spaces-in-google-chat.html">Request to join spaces in Google Chat</a> (Web)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Access and sort shared files more easily in Google Chat conversations</a> (Web)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-20-2024.html">Additional improvements to tables in Google Sheets</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/feature-preview-google-meet-hardware-devices.html">Preview and test upcoming features on Google Meet hardware devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">The Option List field type is now two separate field types in Label Manager</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Introducing new summary cards for purchase information in the Gmail mobile app</a> (iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Improved spelling suggestions for Germanic languages in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a>).</span></i>   <br /><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - 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To build upon this highly requested communication feature and increase accessibility in Chat, we’re excited to announce voice messages transcription. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Starting today, users will be able to see an automatic transcription of voice messages in Chat on web and mobile. This update enables content consumption in a user’s preferred format or the format that is most convenient at that particular moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQElrvks_HUBVnkpsHaxUe_R3CC-8k6q9GzHipsK7RuofJ-X59lYTjKB-yx7m3ClB6Gp8_corJk9Kk9LF_pwdDoHg9qXPMgX9ETRExKvsFbd_eKV0-cEPPjEMqRtfd6D94hrDh3XQyfKi3g082mTsidtf07YjBGc5Ri0FfQUOx5vDKxb1zt3CmX6d0jM/s1600/web.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Transcriptions for voice messages in Google Chat on web" border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQElrvks_HUBVnkpsHaxUe_R3CC-8k6q9GzHipsK7RuofJ-X59lYTjKB-yx7m3ClB6Gp8_corJk9Kk9LF_pwdDoHg9qXPMgX9ETRExKvsFbd_eKV0-cEPPjEMqRtfd6D94hrDh3XQyfKi3g082mTsidtf07YjBGc5Ri0FfQUOx5vDKxb1zt3CmX6d0jM/s16000/web.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b></li><ul><li>This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain or OU level by disabling all attachments. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">controlling file sharing in Chat. </a></li><li>For purposes of <a href="https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462365?hl=en">Google Vault,</a> <a href="https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/usernamerecovery?service=backup&checkedDomains=youtube&checkConnection=youtube%3A1033%3A1&pstMsg=1&hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin">Google Takeout</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14174987?hl=en">Security Investigation Tool (SIT) moderation tools</a>, voice messages and transcriptions are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). </li></ul><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>You can send voice messages on mobile (to direct messages, group chats and spaces) and receive them on all platforms, including web. </li><li>To review the voice messages transcription, click “View transcript” underneath the voice message. You can close the voice transcription by clicking “Hide transcript”. </li><li>For screen reader users, voice transcripts are treated as readable texts. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7652236?sjid=8911850617000337548-NA">Google Chat with a screen reader. </a></li><li>Transcription will adhere to your <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/language?nlr=1">Google Account's language settings</a>.</li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14763931">sending a voice message in Google Chat. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Wl3MLYLpCNd4PygHTf56Ihr-f5oGrZN73O1bhKa1eZVx434O3piRH-1pwR9yngl6ekdRT9FkWV-DOnzdiKmhJWMAXA0v__9Wf9o02KitvfBr2l7aCE-feX77-0ShueO6wGPFeUmmlNdOfbAHvsT2CVoqCfkU94b6hAAW8UGRU6nsHtAEdoV1245To/s1600/mobile.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Transcriptions for voice messages in Google Chat on mobile" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="752" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Wl3MLYLpCNd4PygHTf56Ihr-f5oGrZN73O1bhKa1eZVx434O3piRH-1pwR9yngl6ekdRT9FkWV-DOnzdiKmhJWMAXA0v__9Wf9o02KitvfBr2l7aCE-feX77-0ShueO6wGPFeUmmlNdOfbAHvsT2CVoqCfkU94b6hAAW8UGRU6nsHtAEdoV1245To/w301-h640/mobile.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><b>Android, iOS, and web: </b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 8, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control file sharing in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14763931">Google Help: Send a voice message in Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7652236?sjid=8911850617000337548-NA">Google Help: Use Google Chat with a screen reader</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/send-voice-messages-in-google-chat.html">Earlier this year</a>, we introduced the ability to send voice messages in Google Chat to help users save time, convey more information, and emphasize the most important information for the message receiver. To build upon this highly requested communication feature and increase accessibility in Chat, we’re excited to announce voice messages transcription. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Starting today, users will be able to see an automatic transcription of voice messages in Chat on web and mobile. This update enables content consumption in a user’s preferred format or the format that is most convenient at that particular moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQElrvks_HUBVnkpsHaxUe_R3CC-8k6q9GzHipsK7RuofJ-X59lYTjKB-yx7m3ClB6Gp8_corJk9Kk9LF_pwdDoHg9qXPMgX9ETRExKvsFbd_eKV0-cEPPjEMqRtfd6D94hrDh3XQyfKi3g082mTsidtf07YjBGc5Ri0FfQUOx5vDKxb1zt3CmX6d0jM/s1600/web.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Transcriptions for voice messages in Google Chat on web" border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQElrvks_HUBVnkpsHaxUe_R3CC-8k6q9GzHipsK7RuofJ-X59lYTjKB-yx7m3ClB6Gp8_corJk9Kk9LF_pwdDoHg9qXPMgX9ETRExKvsFbd_eKV0-cEPPjEMqRtfd6D94hrDh3XQyfKi3g082mTsidtf07YjBGc5Ri0FfQUOx5vDKxb1zt3CmX6d0jM/s16000/web.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b></li><ul><li>This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain or OU level by disabling all attachments. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">controlling file sharing in Chat. </a></li><li>For purposes of <a href="https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462365?hl=en">Google Vault,</a> <a href="https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/usernamerecovery?service=backup&checkedDomains=youtube&checkConnection=youtube%3A1033%3A1&pstMsg=1&hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin">Google Takeout</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14174987?hl=en">Security Investigation Tool (SIT) moderation tools</a>, voice messages and transcriptions are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). </li></ul><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>You can send voice messages on mobile (to direct messages, group chats and spaces) and receive them on all platforms, including web. </li><li>To review the voice messages transcription, click “View transcript” underneath the voice message. You can close the voice transcription by clicking “Hide transcript”. </li><li>For screen reader users, voice transcripts are treated as readable texts. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7652236?sjid=8911850617000337548-NA">Google Chat with a screen reader. </a></li><li>Transcription will adhere to your <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/language?nlr=1">Google Account's language settings</a>.</li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14763931">sending a voice message in Google Chat. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Wl3MLYLpCNd4PygHTf56Ihr-f5oGrZN73O1bhKa1eZVx434O3piRH-1pwR9yngl6ekdRT9FkWV-DOnzdiKmhJWMAXA0v__9Wf9o02KitvfBr2l7aCE-feX77-0ShueO6wGPFeUmmlNdOfbAHvsT2CVoqCfkU94b6hAAW8UGRU6nsHtAEdoV1245To/s1600/mobile.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Transcriptions for voice messages in Google Chat on mobile" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="752" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo_Wl3MLYLpCNd4PygHTf56Ihr-f5oGrZN73O1bhKa1eZVx434O3piRH-1pwR9yngl6ekdRT9FkWV-DOnzdiKmhJWMAXA0v__9Wf9o02KitvfBr2l7aCE-feX77-0ShueO6wGPFeUmmlNdOfbAHvsT2CVoqCfkU94b6hAAW8UGRU6nsHtAEdoV1245To/w301-h640/mobile.Transcriptions%20now%20available%20for%20voice%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" width="301" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><b>Android, iOS, and web: </b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 8, 2024 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control file sharing in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/14763931">Google Help: Send a voice message in Google Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7652236?sjid=8911850617000337548-NA">Google Help: Use Google Chat with a screen reader</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Transcriptions now available for voice 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<script type='text/template'> <h3><span style="color: red; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><b>Update<br /><br /></b></span></h3><h3><span style="color: red; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><b>[October 17, 2024] We have updated the rollout information for this feature. See the Rollout section below for more details.</b></span></h3><h3><hr style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></div></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><div></div></div></h3><h3><div></div></h3><h3>What’s changing</h3><div>Earlier this year, we announced <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/send-voice-messages-in-google-chat.html">voice messages in Google Chat</a>, giving users a new way to communicate with others more effectively. Today, we are introducing <b>video messages</b> in Chat, a new capability that helps you save time, convey more information, add tone or emphasis, and can be useful in a number of scenarios, such as: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sales or customer support team members sending video updates about new features or account changes. </li><li>Executives sharing company-wide announcements or strategic updates, fostering transparency and engagement across the organization. </li><li>Team members sending a video with outstanding updates in lieu of attending a live meeting. </li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnskvKZdGRV-pIM1lcrMaMAGhMl1dpKCdQwnNlkvBR8kzkadp4Iod_1L0bDDcNslxB0yc58h8syfhPtfgsT_9Lx41-yhBoL5cLDnQg-4e0ew8ebaux7T4xlvQULeX58iRRV_6sdMD2l1VBEWOQ1FRJA9DFh_RFBP5J89gdln333PeR6U34SK5IAw-vc/s1600/Send%20video%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Send video messages in Google Chat" border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnskvKZdGRV-pIM1lcrMaMAGhMl1dpKCdQwnNlkvBR8kzkadp4Iod_1L0bDDcNslxB0yc58h8syfhPtfgsT_9Lx41-yhBoL5cLDnQg-4e0ew8ebaux7T4xlvQULeX58iRRV_6sdMD2l1VBEWOQ1FRJA9DFh_RFBP5J89gdln333PeR6U34SK5IAw-vc/s16000/Send%20video%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>This update offers users with more flexibility in how they communicate within Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div>Video message cannot be recorded on the following browsers and OS: ChromeOS, Linux and Firefox. In the future, we plan to add transcription services to video messages, which will further enhance the experience. In the meantime, we recommend content generators be aware of their intended audience and make sure that their content is accessible and equitable.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> </li><ul><li>This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain or OU level by disabling all attachments. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">controlling file sharing in Chat. </a></li><li>For purposes of <a href="https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462365?hl=en">Google Vault</a>, <a href="https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/usernamerecovery?service=backup&checkedDomains=youtube&checkConnection=youtube%3A1033%3A1&pstMsg=1&hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin">Google Takeout</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14174987?hl=en">Security Investigation Tool (SIT) moderation tools</a>, voice messages are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). </li></ul><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>To record a video message, select the record button in the Chat compose box and click “video message.” Then simply record your message and press send.</li><ul><li>You can preview or re-record your video before sending your video message. </li><li>You can send video messages in 1:1 DMs, group DMs, and spaces, and they can be interacted with (quoted, reacted to, replied to in thread, etc) just like any other Chat message. </li><li>Video messages will be stored in the Media section of the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/access-and-sort-shared-files-in-google-chat-space.html">Shared tab.</a> </li><li>You can send video messages on web and receive them on all platforms. The ability to record and send video messages on mobile is not available at this time. </li></ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15399735">sending a video message in Google Chat</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">sending & sharing files in Google Chat messages. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains:</a> Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 23, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 8, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Business</b> Starter, Standard, Plus </li><li><b>Enterprise</b> Standard, Plus </li><li><b>Essentials</b> Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus </li><li><b>Nonprofits </b></li><li><b>Frontline</b> Starter, Standard </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control file sharing in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">Google Help: Send & share files in Google Chat messages </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15399735">Google Help: Send a video message in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3><span style="color: red; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><b>Update<br /><br /></b></span></h3><h3><span style="color: red; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><b>[October 17, 2024] We have updated the rollout information for this feature. See the Rollout section below for more details.</b></span></h3><h3><hr style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;" /></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></div></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><div></div></div></h3><h3><div></div></h3><h3>What’s changing</h3><div>Earlier this year, we announced <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/send-voice-messages-in-google-chat.html">voice messages in Google Chat</a>, giving users a new way to communicate with others more effectively. Today, we are introducing <b>video messages</b> in Chat, a new capability that helps you save time, convey more information, add tone or emphasis, and can be useful in a number of scenarios, such as: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Sales or customer support team members sending video updates about new features or account changes. </li><li>Executives sharing company-wide announcements or strategic updates, fostering transparency and engagement across the organization. </li><li>Team members sending a video with outstanding updates in lieu of attending a live meeting. </li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnskvKZdGRV-pIM1lcrMaMAGhMl1dpKCdQwnNlkvBR8kzkadp4Iod_1L0bDDcNslxB0yc58h8syfhPtfgsT_9Lx41-yhBoL5cLDnQg-4e0ew8ebaux7T4xlvQULeX58iRRV_6sdMD2l1VBEWOQ1FRJA9DFh_RFBP5J89gdln333PeR6U34SK5IAw-vc/s1600/Send%20video%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Send video messages in Google Chat" border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCnskvKZdGRV-pIM1lcrMaMAGhMl1dpKCdQwnNlkvBR8kzkadp4Iod_1L0bDDcNslxB0yc58h8syfhPtfgsT_9Lx41-yhBoL5cLDnQg-4e0ew8ebaux7T4xlvQULeX58iRRV_6sdMD2l1VBEWOQ1FRJA9DFh_RFBP5J89gdln333PeR6U34SK5IAw-vc/s16000/Send%20video%20messages%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>End users </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>This update offers users with more flexibility in how they communicate within Chat. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div>Video message cannot be recorded on the following browsers and OS: ChromeOS, Linux and Firefox. In the future, we plan to add transcription services to video messages, which will further enhance the experience. In the meantime, we recommend content generators be aware of their intended audience and make sure that their content is accessible and equitable.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> </li><ul><li>This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain or OU level by disabling all attachments. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">controlling file sharing in Chat. </a></li><li>For purposes of <a href="https://support.google.com/vault/answer/2462365?hl=en">Google Vault</a>, <a href="https://accounts.google.com/signin/v2/usernamerecovery?service=backup&checkedDomains=youtube&checkConnection=youtube%3A1033%3A1&pstMsg=1&hl=en&flowName=GlifWebSignIn&flowEntry=ServiceLogin">Google Takeout</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14174987?hl=en">Security Investigation Tool (SIT) moderation tools</a>, voice messages are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). </li></ul><li><b>End users:</b> </li><ul><li>To record a video message, select the record button in the Chat compose box and click “video message.” Then simply record your message and press send.</li><ul><li>You can preview or re-record your video before sending your video message. </li><li>You can send video messages in 1:1 DMs, group DMs, and spaces, and they can be interacted with (quoted, reacted to, replied to in thread, etc) just like any other Chat message. </li><li>Video messages will be stored in the Media section of the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/access-and-sort-shared-files-in-google-chat-space.html">Shared tab.</a> </li><li>You can send video messages on web and receive them on all platforms. The ability to record and send video messages on mobile is not available at this time. </li></ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15399735">sending a video message in Google Chat</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">sending & sharing files in Google Chat messages. </a></li></ul></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains:</a> Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 23, 2024</li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 8, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Business</b> Starter, Standard, Plus </li><li><b>Enterprise</b> Standard, Plus </li><li><b>Essentials</b> Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus </li><li><b>Nonprofits </b></li><li><b>Frontline</b> Starter, Standard </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10277783?hl=en">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control file sharing in Chat </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7651457">Google Help: Send & share files in Google Chat messages </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/15399735">Google Help: Send a video message in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Send video messages in Google Chat&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/send-video-messages-in-google-chat.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7812012076922718278' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html' itemprop='url' title='New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards'> New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, October 7, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Google Chat app developers have the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">ability to add widgets and UI elements</a> to make their app cards customizable and encourage users to interact with their apps in a variety of ways. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re excited to announce new and improved widgets for Chat app cards, including: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Modern and sleek style <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Type">buttons</a> in line with the <a href="https://m3.material.io/">Google Material Design 3.</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZwqkUs7lOJnqur-9XFumoMV5y3mMHeJjk4patp15GtP4rn_dZxOyLoPQuSQIYk64UI_o0bcCsyLebw8iLxwjeGb7S9ToCkQjqj6nYl5E93oWhpzQhFxRDL3gEeDuqjGIiF3_775OzJoVDah0292EPiLhcGdBckPH_kDMW99kDfnWVUwrRHcLhA3pNko/s720/Modern%20and%20sleek%20style%20buttons%20in%20line%20with%20the%20Google%20Material%20Design%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Modern and sleek style buttons in line with the Google Material Design 3" border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZwqkUs7lOJnqur-9XFumoMV5y3mMHeJjk4patp15GtP4rn_dZxOyLoPQuSQIYk64UI_o0bcCsyLebw8iLxwjeGb7S9ToCkQjqj6nYl5E93oWhpzQhFxRDL3gEeDuqjGIiF3_775OzJoVDah0292EPiLhcGdBckPH_kDMW99kDfnWVUwrRHcLhA3pNko/s16000/Modern%20and%20sleek%20style%20buttons%20in%20line%20with%20the%20Google%20Material%20Design%203.png" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.OverflowMenu">ChipList</a> widget that provides a versatile and visually appealing way to display information. You can use chips to represent tags, categories, or other relevant data, to make it easier for users to navigate and interact with your content. </li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1CbC-DGEgwyDhof2O_tET7C76AZ6mXRZQiNIe5HaCavDynfjZkk5v1W7UvUb8-3Zeuezu3xCe4yz0DB7Eh5hX3WTnSkq0NwzVOInso7ZzOmF2Rp513kwj0MGpXyD3Xpz0JqMI5xciecuqMkQgtv09dcp6Uv2gr43c5cXbcBJbDZznV6jg56tLK0PW5Y/s944/The%20ChipList%20widget%20that%20provides%20a%20versatile%20and%20visually%20appealing%20way%20to%20display%20information.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The ChipList widget that provides a versatile and visually appealing way to display information.png" border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1CbC-DGEgwyDhof2O_tET7C76AZ6mXRZQiNIe5HaCavDynfjZkk5v1W7UvUb8-3Zeuezu3xCe4yz0DB7Eh5hX3WTnSkq0NwzVOInso7ZzOmF2Rp513kwj0MGpXyD3Xpz0JqMI5xciecuqMkQgtv09dcp6Uv2gr43c5cXbcBJbDZznV6jg56tLK0PW5Y/s16000/The%20ChipList%20widget%20that%20provides%20a%20versatile%20and%20visually%20appealing%20way%20to%20display%20information.png" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Section_1">Overflow Menu</a> that can be used in Chat cards to offer additional options and actions, without cluttering the card's interface to ensure a clean and organized design. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Lhrg9sWe-OOAxKj2vLMvlym58xnmC2WQfJ2NnmAe_MKQevnEzHogyEiBu67CNWzKNmlWWvClMpQ9JDV0DzGike76Dw856si33rs9r2acJhieCcLjxHSBhkiXz_JSnzXvVNHmXy6C6d8TheEk0fRNy38oD3XscGpuG6uSX3KG6MowIKztas9YIPXmfU4/s1054/An%20Overflow%20Menu%20that%20can%20be%20used%20in%20Chat%20cards%20to%20offer%20additional%20options%20and%20actions.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Overflow Menu that can be used in Chat cards to offer additional options and actions" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1054" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Lhrg9sWe-OOAxKj2vLMvlym58xnmC2WQfJ2NnmAe_MKQevnEzHogyEiBu67CNWzKNmlWWvClMpQ9JDV0DzGike76Dw856si33rs9r2acJhieCcLjxHSBhkiXz_JSnzXvVNHmXy6C6d8TheEk0fRNy38oD3XscGpuG6uSX3KG6MowIKztas9YIPXmfU4/s16000/An%20Overflow%20Menu%20that%20can%20be%20used%20in%20Chat%20cards%20to%20offer%20additional%20options%20and%20actions.png" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The option to <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Section_1">customize the control button</a> so that it collapses and expands sections within your Chat cards. You can choose from a range of icons or images to visually represent the section's content, making it easier for users to understand and interact with the information. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GkG5ysYG8sXur7S59Op_fdWrF3cF63dkloSZEdWZufP-trorE57CmjeHPjmmsNb_pNhDz2VksoUiWQ13vgBwnP5a6nFMmrfj4CoSm23_keHduIv6mRLwCWyaVHcRpUtGSVNrBSwH8EmoRCGTV0NdzeJY78ocpNld0ZT-DrQBYVB-ZIBR0vxFLzPBPc/s1068/customize%20the%20control%20button.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The option to customize the control button so that it collapses and expands sections within your Chat cards" border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="829" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GkG5ysYG8sXur7S59Op_fdWrF3cF63dkloSZEdWZufP-trorE57CmjeHPjmmsNb_pNhDz2VksoUiWQ13vgBwnP5a6nFMmrfj4CoSm23_keHduIv6mRLwCWyaVHcRpUtGSVNrBSwH8EmoRCGTV0NdzeJY78ocpNld0ZT-DrQBYVB-ZIBR0vxFLzPBPc/s16000/customize%20the%20control%20button.png" /></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#textparagraph">Collapsible text paragraphs</a> that let users reveal more information on demand. This widget is perfect for presenting lengthy content or additional details that can be explored when selected, creating a dynamic and interactive user experience. </li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYiGDWmChsOEoeZDf0MMqoxL62SSnmLArpdxFyiWvtOT09NoAQFngKBDxd5C13_EDvj7Wtahc_pIfBxSolctZmkDZCCprKBtSO_gsGRb-wjOgiEY_zQ-sLth7odH59cp-zxj2Pvgf8Ddt-W1Q8UwtMGiffEP3u_N49X1CAqnLpWYZv7DK0-TFWn0uUrw/s1302/Collapsible%20text%20paragraphs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collapsible text paragraphs that let users reveal more information on demand." border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="1010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYiGDWmChsOEoeZDf0MMqoxL62SSnmLArpdxFyiWvtOT09NoAQFngKBDxd5C13_EDvj7Wtahc_pIfBxSolctZmkDZCCprKBtSO_gsGRb-wjOgiEY_zQ-sLth7odH59cp-zxj2Pvgf8Ddt-W1Q8UwtMGiffEP3u_N49X1CAqnLpWYZv7DK0-TFWn0uUrw/s16000/Collapsible%20text%20paragraphs.png" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>Developers: </b>Chat apps can use these widgets in card messages, homepages, and dialogs. For examples, see <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">Design an interactive card or dialog</a> or try them using the <a href="https://addons.gsuite.google.com/uikit/builder">Card Builder tool. </a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 7, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">Developer Doc: Add interactive UI elements to cards </a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU6-jtu793k&t=73s">YouTube: Create and organize Docs with tabs, more card interface features for Google Chat, and more!</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing</h3><div>Google Chat app developers have the <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">ability to add widgets and UI elements</a> to make their app cards customizable and encourage users to interact with their apps in a variety of ways. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re excited to announce new and improved widgets for Chat app cards, including: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Modern and sleek style <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Type">buttons</a> in line with the <a href="https://m3.material.io/">Google Material Design 3.</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZwqkUs7lOJnqur-9XFumoMV5y3mMHeJjk4patp15GtP4rn_dZxOyLoPQuSQIYk64UI_o0bcCsyLebw8iLxwjeGb7S9ToCkQjqj6nYl5E93oWhpzQhFxRDL3gEeDuqjGIiF3_775OzJoVDah0292EPiLhcGdBckPH_kDMW99kDfnWVUwrRHcLhA3pNko/s720/Modern%20and%20sleek%20style%20buttons%20in%20line%20with%20the%20Google%20Material%20Design%203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Modern and sleek style buttons in line with the Google Material Design 3" border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZwqkUs7lOJnqur-9XFumoMV5y3mMHeJjk4patp15GtP4rn_dZxOyLoPQuSQIYk64UI_o0bcCsyLebw8iLxwjeGb7S9ToCkQjqj6nYl5E93oWhpzQhFxRDL3gEeDuqjGIiF3_775OzJoVDah0292EPiLhcGdBckPH_kDMW99kDfnWVUwrRHcLhA3pNko/s16000/Modern%20and%20sleek%20style%20buttons%20in%20line%20with%20the%20Google%20Material%20Design%203.png" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.OverflowMenu">ChipList</a> widget that provides a versatile and visually appealing way to display information. You can use chips to represent tags, categories, or other relevant data, to make it easier for users to navigate and interact with your content. </li></ul><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1CbC-DGEgwyDhof2O_tET7C76AZ6mXRZQiNIe5HaCavDynfjZkk5v1W7UvUb8-3Zeuezu3xCe4yz0DB7Eh5hX3WTnSkq0NwzVOInso7ZzOmF2Rp513kwj0MGpXyD3Xpz0JqMI5xciecuqMkQgtv09dcp6Uv2gr43c5cXbcBJbDZznV6jg56tLK0PW5Y/s944/The%20ChipList%20widget%20that%20provides%20a%20versatile%20and%20visually%20appealing%20way%20to%20display%20information.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The ChipList widget that provides a versatile and visually appealing way to display information.png" border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1CbC-DGEgwyDhof2O_tET7C76AZ6mXRZQiNIe5HaCavDynfjZkk5v1W7UvUb8-3Zeuezu3xCe4yz0DB7Eh5hX3WTnSkq0NwzVOInso7ZzOmF2Rp513kwj0MGpXyD3Xpz0JqMI5xciecuqMkQgtv09dcp6Uv2gr43c5cXbcBJbDZznV6jg56tLK0PW5Y/s16000/The%20ChipList%20widget%20that%20provides%20a%20versatile%20and%20visually%20appealing%20way%20to%20display%20information.png" /></a></div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>An <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Section_1">Overflow Menu</a> that can be used in Chat cards to offer additional options and actions, without cluttering the card's interface to ensure a clean and organized design. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Lhrg9sWe-OOAxKj2vLMvlym58xnmC2WQfJ2NnmAe_MKQevnEzHogyEiBu67CNWzKNmlWWvClMpQ9JDV0DzGike76Dw856si33rs9r2acJhieCcLjxHSBhkiXz_JSnzXvVNHmXy6C6d8TheEk0fRNy38oD3XscGpuG6uSX3KG6MowIKztas9YIPXmfU4/s1054/An%20Overflow%20Menu%20that%20can%20be%20used%20in%20Chat%20cards%20to%20offer%20additional%20options%20and%20actions.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An Overflow Menu that can be used in Chat cards to offer additional options and actions" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1054" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Lhrg9sWe-OOAxKj2vLMvlym58xnmC2WQfJ2NnmAe_MKQevnEzHogyEiBu67CNWzKNmlWWvClMpQ9JDV0DzGike76Dw856si33rs9r2acJhieCcLjxHSBhkiXz_JSnzXvVNHmXy6C6d8TheEk0fRNy38oD3XscGpuG6uSX3KG6MowIKztas9YIPXmfU4/s16000/An%20Overflow%20Menu%20that%20can%20be%20used%20in%20Chat%20cards%20to%20offer%20additional%20options%20and%20actions.png" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The option to <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#Message.Section_1">customize the control button</a> so that it collapses and expands sections within your Chat cards. You can choose from a range of icons or images to visually represent the section's content, making it easier for users to understand and interact with the information. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GkG5ysYG8sXur7S59Op_fdWrF3cF63dkloSZEdWZufP-trorE57CmjeHPjmmsNb_pNhDz2VksoUiWQ13vgBwnP5a6nFMmrfj4CoSm23_keHduIv6mRLwCWyaVHcRpUtGSVNrBSwH8EmoRCGTV0NdzeJY78ocpNld0ZT-DrQBYVB-ZIBR0vxFLzPBPc/s1068/customize%20the%20control%20button.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The option to customize the control button so that it collapses and expands sections within your Chat cards" border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="829" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_GkG5ysYG8sXur7S59Op_fdWrF3cF63dkloSZEdWZufP-trorE57CmjeHPjmmsNb_pNhDz2VksoUiWQ13vgBwnP5a6nFMmrfj4CoSm23_keHduIv6mRLwCWyaVHcRpUtGSVNrBSwH8EmoRCGTV0NdzeJY78ocpNld0ZT-DrQBYVB-ZIBR0vxFLzPBPc/s16000/customize%20the%20control%20button.png" /></a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/cards#textparagraph">Collapsible text paragraphs</a> that let users reveal more information on demand. This widget is perfect for presenting lengthy content or additional details that can be explored when selected, creating a dynamic and interactive user experience. </li></ul></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYiGDWmChsOEoeZDf0MMqoxL62SSnmLArpdxFyiWvtOT09NoAQFngKBDxd5C13_EDvj7Wtahc_pIfBxSolctZmkDZCCprKBtSO_gsGRb-wjOgiEY_zQ-sLth7odH59cp-zxj2Pvgf8Ddt-W1Q8UwtMGiffEP3u_N49X1CAqnLpWYZv7DK0-TFWn0uUrw/s1302/Collapsible%20text%20paragraphs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Collapsible text paragraphs that let users reveal more information on demand." border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="1010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYiGDWmChsOEoeZDf0MMqoxL62SSnmLArpdxFyiWvtOT09NoAQFngKBDxd5C13_EDvj7Wtahc_pIfBxSolctZmkDZCCprKBtSO_gsGRb-wjOgiEY_zQ-sLth7odH59cp-zxj2Pvgf8Ddt-W1Q8UwtMGiffEP3u_N49X1CAqnLpWYZv7DK0-TFWn0uUrw/s16000/Collapsible%20text%20paragraphs.png" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>Developers: </b>Chat apps can use these widgets in card messages, homepages, and dialogs. For examples, see <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">Design an interactive card or dialog</a> or try them using the <a href="https://addons.gsuite.google.com/uikit/builder">Card Builder tool. </a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 7, 2024 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/design-interactive-card-dialog">Developer Doc: Add interactive UI elements to cards </a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU6-jtu793k&t=73s">YouTube: Create and organize Docs with tabs, more card interface features for Google Chat, and more!</a></li></ul></div><br /><br /> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html&via=google'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-widgets-google-chat-app-cards.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3828019205179383772' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-20-2024.html' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - September 20, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - September 20, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, September 20, 2024 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3>3 New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Ability to create announcement spaces using the Google Chat API is now generally available </b></div><div>In June, we introduced the option to <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/docs/release-notes#June_26_2024">create announcement spaces using the Google Chat API through the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program</a>. We’re excited to announce Google Workspace developers can now use the Chat API to create announcement spaces, plus read and update the permission settings of a space. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit these Developer Docs for more information: <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces#Space.FIELDS.predefined_permission_settings">PredefinedPermissionSettings</a> and <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces#Space.PermissionSettings">PermissionSettings</a> fields.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Additional improvements to tables in Google Sheets </b></div><div>Following <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08022024.html">our announcement of improvements</a> to tables in Google Sheets, we’re adding even more enhancements to the experience. More specifically, you can now: </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Insert a blank table from the pre-built table sidebar <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeobfY5ZyQEJ5HK12WOMAZv2eeU0LcC0zbVAI1bhAfSeSsFkX6s8XboWpJWfMCXCjaBIHqljq9AAPJJw4nsrf0hdSjieMTWLSFeZ8p9-lenTEnsilyIpanfxk2XN_7j1VQGYv4ezUpKRQu8J5HS8kS6TyXN9u-lslMT7Kf84w73JzOEUVDsjtUIU3fuk/s1412/Insert%20a%20blank%20table%20from%20the%20pre-built%20table%20sidebar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Insert a blank table from the pre-built table sidebar" border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeobfY5ZyQEJ5HK12WOMAZv2eeU0LcC0zbVAI1bhAfSeSsFkX6s8XboWpJWfMCXCjaBIHqljq9AAPJJw4nsrf0hdSjieMTWLSFeZ8p9-lenTEnsilyIpanfxk2XN_7j1VQGYv4ezUpKRQu8J5HS8kS6TyXN9u-lslMT7Kf84w73JzOEUVDsjtUIU3fuk/s16000/Insert%20a%20blank%20table%20from%20the%20pre-built%20table%20sidebar.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div>2. Reference tables successfully via IMPORTRANGE. For example, if you had a table named Table1 with column header values of of Column 1, Column 2, Column 3, etc.: <br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>To import the table range, including header cells, you would input: <span style="font-family: courier;">=IMPORTRANGE<span style="color: #38761d;">(spreadsheet_url, “Table1[#ALL]”) </span></span></li><li>To import the table range, excluding header cells, you would input: <span style="font-family: courier;">=IMPORTRANGE<span style="color: #38761d;"><span>(spreadsheet_url, “Table1[#DATA]”)</span> </span></span></li></ul></ol>3. Use the following keyboard shortcuts to easily convert ranges to tables: </div><div><ul><li>Cmd+Opt+T for Mac </li><li>Ctrl+Alt+T for Linux and Windows </li><li>Shift+Alt+T for Chrome OS </li></ul><ol style="text-align: left;"></ol>Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> for #1 is complete. | Rolling out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> now for #2 and #3; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for September 26, 2024 for #3 and October 3, 2024 for #2. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14239833?hl=en">using tables in Google Sheets.</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Introducing Dual Screen on Meet</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Following <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-06-24.html">the recent announcement</a> of an improved user experience for Google Meet on Android devices, we’re excited to introduce an additional feature, available on the <a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiMhqyj8riIAxXoaEcBHYisF0cYABAZGgJxdQ&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjw3P-2BhAEEiwA3yPhwA27Po-kWTkIoUMONQHbWHbA7YJnfh2xIUzkQjqo0ffT9dvsBlxUghoCKLQQAvD_BwE&sig=AOD64_3rhnB46rEVrjczOEnlBG-xg4bXUw&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjgoKSj8riIAxXkEGIAHfCkPSMQ0Qx6BAgNEAM">Pixel 9 Pro Fold device</a>, that provides you with a more immersive video call experience. Through the use of the front and inner cameras, you can now show both yourself and what you're looking at at the same time. Additionally, the person you're video chatting with can be seen on both the inner and outer screens to include everyone around you in the call. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn how <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/15454341">Dual Screen on Google Meet works.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQtbC3wfVU__M9rNdbZGv1wWc_VdCUfZ4zW_CDH3UrL1NO0a7iTlfclHsbM-Dl8OP0p31YEXmhIOC2h-y2V-dJ8vgHrn6Y-cS_2TLCXIgO1dmmHozE7K14OGku6tzehNqLYQ7k6dbtprZWn8o2I_w1_2TPfpznZm_VBgVpwIHdWXhIIt04kS7Hc7asDk/s1600/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20rear%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use both screens during a Meet call - rear screen view of foldable" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQtbC3wfVU__M9rNdbZGv1wWc_VdCUfZ4zW_CDH3UrL1NO0a7iTlfclHsbM-Dl8OP0p31YEXmhIOC2h-y2V-dJ8vgHrn6Y-cS_2TLCXIgO1dmmHozE7K14OGku6tzehNqLYQ7k6dbtprZWn8o2I_w1_2TPfpznZm_VBgVpwIHdWXhIIt04kS7Hc7asDk/w179-h400/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20rear%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" width="179" /></a></div><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Use both screens during a Meet call - rear screen view of foldable</span></div><div><br /></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPB0s17GEeO7MEXLO8yVLwPJEAVcizRMMNx5NBt4qYlq8JKM6Xn8QmLRNq9R3LKBwnb1ni2Qgyj0zLDt95SKmkqMwO4Djj1wjT-VrVBG_U8TKMtuhdXwvyL0hoPCzpRCz-NyqhLyayc_0lPK-N8dsC_UvzUYztmm7-RVMvcvi3Lw_lgkvIJVdcE2ashw/s1600/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20front%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPB0s17GEeO7MEXLO8yVLwPJEAVcizRMMNx5NBt4qYlq8JKM6Xn8QmLRNq9R3LKBwnb1ni2Qgyj0zLDt95SKmkqMwO4Djj1wjT-VrVBG_U8TKMtuhdXwvyL0hoPCzpRCz-NyqhLyayc_0lPK-N8dsC_UvzUYztmm7-RVMvcvi3Lw_lgkvIJVdcE2ashw/w309-h320/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20front%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"></i><div><i style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Use both screens during a Meet call - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">front screen view of foldable</span></div></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Adding multi-monitor support to Google Slides</b><div>We’re making it easier to view your Google Slides presentation controls on your computer while presenting to an audience using a connected external monitor or projector. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/adding-multi-monitor-support-to-google-slides.html">multi-monitor support in Slides. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New beta available that restricts access to folders in Google Drive </b></div><div>We’ve introduced a beta that allows shared drive managers to restrict folders to specific users within a shared drive. This provides shared drive managers with greater flexibility to keep relevant content within a single shared drive, while restricting access to shared folders with sensitive information. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-drive-beta-to-restrict-folder-access.html">restricting folder access.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New design and accessibility improvements for embedded Google Calendars </b></div><div>Starting this week, you’ll notice a refreshed look and feel for embedded calendars that is in line with Google Material Design 3 and now includes enhanced accessibility features, such as the ability to use an embedded calendar with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts to navigate more easily, and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/update-look-and-feel-embedded-google-calendars.html">embedded Google Calendars</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NotebookLM now available as an Additional Service </b></div><div>Last year, we introduced an Early Access App called NotebookLM, an experimental product using some of Google's most advanced models, like Gemini 1.5 Pro, that helps you gain critical insights grounded in the content of source documents you trust. We’re excited to announce that NotebookLM is officially available as an Additional Service. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/notebooklm-now-available-as-additional-service.html">NotebookLM</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Admin features for space management via the Chat API are now generally available </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we introduced a series of space management capabilities for Workspace admins in the Google Chat API via the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program. These API features are now generally available for all Google Workspace customers and developers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-chat-api-space-management-functionality-generally-available.html">space management via the Chat API. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Create birthdays in Google Calendar </b></div><div>To ensure a birthday is never missed, we’re introducing the ability to create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar on Android devices. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/create-birthdays-in-google-calendar.html">birthdays in Calendar. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Additional iOS data exfiltration enhancement: account level data sharing between Google Workspace apps and non-Google Workspace apps on or off </b></div><div>Admins can now enable content sharing on personal Workspace accounts while preventing data sharing from corporate Workspace accounts on iOS devices. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/additional-ios-data-exfiltration-enhancements.html">iOS data exfiltration enhancements.</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/view-and-structure-google-form-data-as-table-google-sheets.html">View and structure Google Form data as a table in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/unified-view-file-folder-suggestions-google-drive.html">View your most relevant Google Drive folders and files on a single page</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Access and sort shared files more easily in Google Chat conversations</a> (Web)</li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/metrics-for-google-drive-attachments-in-google-classroom.html">Providing student engagement signals for Google Drive file attachments in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-13-2024.html">Co-annotate from select Google Meet hardware devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-13-2024.html">The TeamViewer Meet Add-on is now available</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/notebooklm-now-available-as-additional-service.html">NotebookLM now available as an Additional Service</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-chat-api-space-management-functionality-generally-available.html">Admin features for space management via the Chat API are now generally available<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a>).</span></i>   <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3>3 New updates</h3><h3><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i>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 <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time</a>. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.</i></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>Ability to create announcement spaces using the Google Chat API is now generally available </b></div><div>In June, we introduced the option to <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/docs/release-notes#June_26_2024">create announcement spaces using the Google Chat API through the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program</a>. We’re excited to announce Google Workspace developers can now use the Chat API to create announcement spaces, plus read and update the permission settings of a space. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit these Developer Docs for more information: <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces#Space.FIELDS.predefined_permission_settings">PredefinedPermissionSettings</a> and <a href="https://developers.google.com/workspace/chat/api/reference/rest/v1/spaces#Space.PermissionSettings">PermissionSettings</a> fields.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Additional improvements to tables in Google Sheets </b></div><div>Following <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08022024.html">our announcement of improvements</a> to tables in Google Sheets, we’re adding even more enhancements to the experience. More specifically, you can now: </div><div><br /></div><div>1. Insert a blank table from the pre-built table sidebar <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeobfY5ZyQEJ5HK12WOMAZv2eeU0LcC0zbVAI1bhAfSeSsFkX6s8XboWpJWfMCXCjaBIHqljq9AAPJJw4nsrf0hdSjieMTWLSFeZ8p9-lenTEnsilyIpanfxk2XN_7j1VQGYv4ezUpKRQu8J5HS8kS6TyXN9u-lslMT7Kf84w73JzOEUVDsjtUIU3fuk/s1412/Insert%20a%20blank%20table%20from%20the%20pre-built%20table%20sidebar.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Insert a blank table from the pre-built table sidebar" border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGeobfY5ZyQEJ5HK12WOMAZv2eeU0LcC0zbVAI1bhAfSeSsFkX6s8XboWpJWfMCXCjaBIHqljq9AAPJJw4nsrf0hdSjieMTWLSFeZ8p9-lenTEnsilyIpanfxk2XN_7j1VQGYv4ezUpKRQu8J5HS8kS6TyXN9u-lslMT7Kf84w73JzOEUVDsjtUIU3fuk/s16000/Insert%20a%20blank%20table%20from%20the%20pre-built%20table%20sidebar.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div>2. Reference tables successfully via IMPORTRANGE. For example, if you had a table named Table1 with column header values of of Column 1, Column 2, Column 3, etc.: <br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>To import the table range, including header cells, you would input: <span style="font-family: courier;">=IMPORTRANGE<span style="color: #38761d;">(spreadsheet_url, “Table1[#ALL]”) </span></span></li><li>To import the table range, excluding header cells, you would input: <span style="font-family: courier;">=IMPORTRANGE<span style="color: #38761d;"><span>(spreadsheet_url, “Table1[#DATA]”)</span> </span></span></li></ul></ol>3. Use the following keyboard shortcuts to easily convert ranges to tables: </div><div><ul><li>Cmd+Opt+T for Mac </li><li>Ctrl+Alt+T for Linux and Windows </li><li>Shift+Alt+T for Chrome OS </li></ul><ol style="text-align: left;"></ol>Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> for #1 is complete. | Rolling out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> now for #2 and #3; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for September 26, 2024 for #3 and October 3, 2024 for #2. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14239833?hl=en">using tables in Google Sheets.</a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Introducing Dual Screen on Meet</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Following <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-06-24.html">the recent announcement</a> of an improved user experience for Google Meet on Android devices, we’re excited to introduce an additional feature, available on the <a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwiMhqyj8riIAxXoaEcBHYisF0cYABAZGgJxdQ&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAjw3P-2BhAEEiwA3yPhwA27Po-kWTkIoUMONQHbWHbA7YJnfh2xIUzkQjqo0ffT9dvsBlxUghoCKLQQAvD_BwE&sig=AOD64_3rhnB46rEVrjczOEnlBG-xg4bXUw&q&nis=4&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjgoKSj8riIAxXkEGIAHfCkPSMQ0Qx6BAgNEAM">Pixel 9 Pro Fold device</a>, that provides you with a more immersive video call experience. Through the use of the front and inner cameras, you can now show both yourself and what you're looking at at the same time. Additionally, the person you're video chatting with can be seen on both the inner and outer screens to include everyone around you in the call. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a>. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn how <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/15454341">Dual Screen on Google Meet works.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQtbC3wfVU__M9rNdbZGv1wWc_VdCUfZ4zW_CDH3UrL1NO0a7iTlfclHsbM-Dl8OP0p31YEXmhIOC2h-y2V-dJ8vgHrn6Y-cS_2TLCXIgO1dmmHozE7K14OGku6tzehNqLYQ7k6dbtprZWn8o2I_w1_2TPfpznZm_VBgVpwIHdWXhIIt04kS7Hc7asDk/s1600/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20rear%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use both screens during a Meet call - rear screen view of foldable" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="713" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQtbC3wfVU__M9rNdbZGv1wWc_VdCUfZ4zW_CDH3UrL1NO0a7iTlfclHsbM-Dl8OP0p31YEXmhIOC2h-y2V-dJ8vgHrn6Y-cS_2TLCXIgO1dmmHozE7K14OGku6tzehNqLYQ7k6dbtprZWn8o2I_w1_2TPfpznZm_VBgVpwIHdWXhIIt04kS7Hc7asDk/w179-h400/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20rear%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" width="179" /></a></div><br /></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Use both screens during a Meet call - rear screen view of foldable</span></div><div><br /></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPB0s17GEeO7MEXLO8yVLwPJEAVcizRMMNx5NBt4qYlq8JKM6Xn8QmLRNq9R3LKBwnb1ni2Qgyj0zLDt95SKmkqMwO4Djj1wjT-VrVBG_U8TKMtuhdXwvyL0hoPCzpRCz-NyqhLyayc_0lPK-N8dsC_UvzUYztmm7-RVMvcvi3Lw_lgkvIJVdcE2ashw/s1600/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20front%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPB0s17GEeO7MEXLO8yVLwPJEAVcizRMMNx5NBt4qYlq8JKM6Xn8QmLRNq9R3LKBwnb1ni2Qgyj0zLDt95SKmkqMwO4Djj1wjT-VrVBG_U8TKMtuhdXwvyL0hoPCzpRCz-NyqhLyayc_0lPK-N8dsC_UvzUYztmm7-RVMvcvi3Lw_lgkvIJVdcE2ashw/w309-h320/Use%20both%20screens%20during%20a%20Meet%20call%20-%20front%20screen%20view%20of%20foldable.png" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"></i><div><i style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Use both screens during a Meet call - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">front screen view of foldable</span></div></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><div><div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Adding multi-monitor support to Google Slides</b><div>We’re making it easier to view your Google Slides presentation controls on your computer while presenting to an audience using a connected external monitor or projector. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/adding-multi-monitor-support-to-google-slides.html">multi-monitor support in Slides. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New beta available that restricts access to folders in Google Drive </b></div><div>We’ve introduced a beta that allows shared drive managers to restrict folders to specific users within a shared drive. This provides shared drive managers with greater flexibility to keep relevant content within a single shared drive, while restricting access to shared folders with sensitive information. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-drive-beta-to-restrict-folder-access.html">restricting folder access.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New design and accessibility improvements for embedded Google Calendars </b></div><div>Starting this week, you’ll notice a refreshed look and feel for embedded calendars that is in line with Google Material Design 3 and now includes enhanced accessibility features, such as the ability to use an embedded calendar with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts to navigate more easily, and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/update-look-and-feel-embedded-google-calendars.html">embedded Google Calendars</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>NotebookLM now available as an Additional Service </b></div><div>Last year, we introduced an Early Access App called NotebookLM, an experimental product using some of Google's most advanced models, like Gemini 1.5 Pro, that helps you gain critical insights grounded in the content of source documents you trust. We’re excited to announce that NotebookLM is officially available as an Additional Service. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/notebooklm-now-available-as-additional-service.html">NotebookLM</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Admin features for space management via the Chat API are now generally available </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we introduced a series of space management capabilities for Workspace admins in the Google Chat API via the Google Workspace Developer Preview Program. These API features are now generally available for all Google Workspace customers and developers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-chat-api-space-management-functionality-generally-available.html">space management via the Chat API. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Create birthdays in Google Calendar </b></div><div>To ensure a birthday is never missed, we’re introducing the ability to create and modify birthday events in Google Calendar on Android devices. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/create-birthdays-in-google-calendar.html">birthdays in Calendar. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Additional iOS data exfiltration enhancement: account level data sharing between Google Workspace apps and non-Google Workspace apps on or off </b></div><div>Admins can now enable content sharing on personal Workspace accounts while preventing data sharing from corporate Workspace accounts on iOS devices. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/additional-ios-data-exfiltration-enhancements.html">iOS data exfiltration enhancements.</a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><div><div><h3><span><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">The features below completed their rollouts to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains</a>, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.</span></i></div></span></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Rapid Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/view-and-structure-google-form-data-as-table-google-sheets.html">View and structure Google Form data as a table in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/unified-view-file-folder-suggestions-google-drive.html">View your most relevant Google Drive folders and files on a single page</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/shared-tab-widely-available-in-google-chat.html">Access and sort shared files more easily in Google Chat conversations</a> (Web)</li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/metrics-for-google-drive-attachments-in-google-classroom.html">Providing student engagement signals for Google Drive file attachments in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-13-2024.html">Co-annotate from select Google Meet hardware devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/release-notes-09-13-2024.html">The TeamViewer Meet Add-on is now available</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/notebooklm-now-available-as-additional-service.html">NotebookLM now available as an Additional Service</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-chat-api-space-management-functionality-generally-available.html">Admin features for space management via the Chat API are now generally available<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent 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