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Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of this feature in shared drives and My Drive, which means that users can restrict access to their My Drive folders using the two options outlined below, and by 2026, we will simplify and align the <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">restricted access principles</a> for My Drive and shared drives.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Current experience for My Drive folders & files (until February 2026): </b></div><div>Users have two options to restrict access to files or folders in their My Drive: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. Update item only:</b> <i>Go to your My Drive > choose a file or folder you want to limit access to for a specific user > Change the role of the specific user (e.g. from Commenter to Viewer) > click on "Update item only"</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h32yI7awnxpB5SU3UHg_OdBva839YzjciDBehAXJXe0_YAUSqvg3NpULeHQkEVVhFWJQfW7z13r1rO2CQ6yGGlr8DmewE948_enE7PqxdqpoDQvUJY61kd4ipl42iAmnS4MdYaeW8qXxuM841P3JjMimZmiokrlwxtDmtQJkfKRXtjUrap1NnVyjS0w/s972/Update%20item%20only.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="updating role on a parent folder in drive" border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h32yI7awnxpB5SU3UHg_OdBva839YzjciDBehAXJXe0_YAUSqvg3NpULeHQkEVVhFWJQfW7z13r1rO2CQ6yGGlr8DmewE948_enE7PqxdqpoDQvUJY61kd4ipl42iAmnS4MdYaeW8qXxuM841P3JjMimZmiokrlwxtDmtQJkfKRXtjUrap1NnVyjS0w/s16000/Update%20item%20only.png" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2. Limit folder access:</b> <i>Go to your My Drive > choose the folder you want to limit access > click the overflow menu > share > select share settings in the top right corner > click limit access to “Folder Name”.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHzlkj_4vWHsPQ3UnGggmiBALpjDyEmRQECbrVzJOdCrPb56nmW1L_btteyLhCOO7d5OZ8XW90rlRrHg4IiVqjXmn7lTQuGAa3Qyl5ZGw7-GNYY_a8UQ6dIpqDPItxiXnBV0ONG61b2pqjISyYKTZJsWZ-Ss0rP0f5w9hn7HmdWTJ3US4BFQiZundM2Y/s1600/limiting%20access%20to%20a%20folder%20in%20drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="limiting access to a folder in drive" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHzlkj_4vWHsPQ3UnGggmiBALpjDyEmRQECbrVzJOdCrPb56nmW1L_btteyLhCOO7d5OZ8XW90rlRrHg4IiVqjXmn7lTQuGAa3Qyl5ZGw7-GNYY_a8UQ6dIpqDPItxiXnBV0ONG61b2pqjISyYKTZJsWZ-Ss0rP0f5w9hn7HmdWTJ3US4BFQiZundM2Y/s16000/limiting%20access%20to%20a%20folder%20in%20drive.png" /></a></div><br /></div><b>For My Drive folders & files after February 2026:<br /></b><div>By February 2026, we will stop allowing restricted access on specific files and folders as outlined in option 1 above (update item only), and limited access will be done consistently via the limited access folder setting as outlined in option 2 above (limit folder access). In the future, we will identify all the files and folders that are shared less broadly than their containing folder and enable limited access on them. This will not immediately change who has access to those items, but it will make it so that if someone were to share or unshare the item’s parent later, those changes will not apply to the item with limited access. <b>We will provide an update in early 2026 before this process takes place.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>For shared drives:</b></div><div>Only shared drive managers and content managers with sharing access can specify who can open a folder and see what's inside. Everyone else with regular access to the shared drive folder will be able to see that a "sensitive" file or folder exists, and can request access to it. This provides shared drive managers with greater flexibility to keep restricted and unrestricted content within a single shared drive, instead of having multiple folders for different access levels.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins, end users and developers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>For My Drive, folders with limited access allow users to control the information viewed by others in their organization. For shared drives, folders with limited access allow users to organize files by project, in a single shared drive or shared folder, while ensuring that sensitive information is only accessible to the right team members. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div><u>Drive’s public API </u></div><div>We’re adding improvements to Drive’s public API that make it easier for developers to adopt the expansive access changes outlined above. Given these updates better align the behavior for items in My Drive and in shared drives, we recommend developers opt in to the expansive access API behavior in My Drive ahead of 2026. Visit this developer guide for more information on <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/limited-expansive-access">managing folders with limited and expansive access.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><u>“Editors can change permissions and share” setting </u></div><div>As a result of this update, the “Editors can change permissions and share” setting will change by August 2025. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494893?sjid=6188466424643885233-NC#zippy=%2Cprevent-others-from-sharing-your-files">Turning the setting off</a> will still prevent users with Editor access from sharing the item directly, but if the owner places the item into a shared folder, any changes to the containing folder’s access will be applied on the item. Previously, those changes were only applied if the item’s owner was the one making the folder access change. </li><li>By August 2025, we will apply limited access to items that have this setting turned off. Due to the limited access, the owner will still be the only person who can share those pre-existing items. Limited access will not be applied to items that have the setting turned off after August 2025. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Admins need to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469">set up shared drives for their organization</a> in order for end users to access this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">folders with limited access.</a></li><li><b>End users: </b></li><ul><li>As a shared drive manager or My Drive folder owner, <i>go to your shared drive or My Drive folder > choose the folder you want to limit access > click the overflow menu > share > select share settings in the top right corner > click limited access to “Folder Name”. </i></li><li> Folders with limited access can only be opened by people who have been added to it directly. People with general access to the shared drive or shared folder can see the restricted folder in Drive, but will not be able to open it. </li><li>Folders with limited access are available in both shared drives and My Drive: </li><ul><li>Shared drive managers can always access folders with limited-access </li><li>Folder owners can always access limited-access folders in their My Drive </li></ul><li>For users whose access has been limited, you will see the folder name, but the folder will be grayed out: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKms1GnJa-qTbPPHUK_Kfwk6xmUHLGmOoDykjmfa9fpqU_bS0HjOYv9rWZrUaITy4ldWpebhhZbeiAw8obofvxM6LCkvvGjJg7hp2kucGJIIGLxRYzeOeXrQHx8J0ws_QJP9UxmgpIxGFLLbv0xMjUy7LFrT73qmnCYnm7xySjVe4GEjjPAmKaBzATYAg/s988/For%20users%20whose%20access%20has%20been%20limited,%20you%20will%20see%20the%20folder%20name,%20but%20the%20folder%20will%20be%20grayed%20out.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="For users whose access has been limited, you will see the folder name, but the folder will be grayed out" border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="988" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKms1GnJa-qTbPPHUK_Kfwk6xmUHLGmOoDykjmfa9fpqU_bS0HjOYv9rWZrUaITy4ldWpebhhZbeiAw8obofvxM6LCkvvGjJg7hp2kucGJIIGLxRYzeOeXrQHx8J0ws_QJP9UxmgpIxGFLLbv0xMjUy7LFrT73qmnCYnm7xySjVe4GEjjPAmKaBzATYAg/w640-h472/For%20users%20whose%20access%20has%20been%20limited,%20you%20will%20see%20the%20folder%20name,%20but%20the%20folder%20will%20be%20grayed%20out.png" width="640" /></a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about folders with limited access. </li></ul><li><b>Developers: </b>Visit the Developer Documentation to learn more about <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/limited-expansive-access">managing folders with limited and expansive access</a>. If you decide to opt into the expansive access API early, your app's behavior will not change when Drive stops allowing restricted access in 2026. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><b>Folders with limited access: </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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 18, 2025 </li></ul><b>API changes for Expansive Access: </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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 18, 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/a/answer/7337469">Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up shared drives for your organization </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">Google Help: Learn about folders with limited access </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494893?sjid=6188466424643885233-NC#zippy=%2Cprevent-others-from-sharing-your-files">Google Help: Stop, limit, or change sharing</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/2024/09/google-drive-beta-to-restrict-folder-access.html">Last year</a>, we introduced a beta that allows shared drive managers and My Drive owners to restrict folders to specific users. Today, we’re excited to announce the general availability of this feature in shared drives and My Drive, which means that users can restrict access to their My Drive folders using the two options outlined below, and by 2026, we will simplify and align the <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">restricted access principles</a> for My Drive and shared drives.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Current experience for My Drive folders & files (until February 2026): </b></div><div>Users have two options to restrict access to files or folders in their My Drive: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1. Update item only:</b> <i>Go to your My Drive > choose a file or folder you want to limit access to for a specific user > Change the role of the specific user (e.g. from Commenter to Viewer) > click on "Update item only"</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h32yI7awnxpB5SU3UHg_OdBva839YzjciDBehAXJXe0_YAUSqvg3NpULeHQkEVVhFWJQfW7z13r1rO2CQ6yGGlr8DmewE948_enE7PqxdqpoDQvUJY61kd4ipl42iAmnS4MdYaeW8qXxuM841P3JjMimZmiokrlwxtDmtQJkfKRXtjUrap1NnVyjS0w/s972/Update%20item%20only.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="updating role on a parent folder in drive" border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5h32yI7awnxpB5SU3UHg_OdBva839YzjciDBehAXJXe0_YAUSqvg3NpULeHQkEVVhFWJQfW7z13r1rO2CQ6yGGlr8DmewE948_enE7PqxdqpoDQvUJY61kd4ipl42iAmnS4MdYaeW8qXxuM841P3JjMimZmiokrlwxtDmtQJkfKRXtjUrap1NnVyjS0w/s16000/Update%20item%20only.png" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>2. Limit folder access:</b> <i>Go to your My Drive > choose the folder you want to limit access > click the overflow menu > share > select share settings in the top right corner > click limit access to “Folder Name”.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHzlkj_4vWHsPQ3UnGggmiBALpjDyEmRQECbrVzJOdCrPb56nmW1L_btteyLhCOO7d5OZ8XW90rlRrHg4IiVqjXmn7lTQuGAa3Qyl5ZGw7-GNYY_a8UQ6dIpqDPItxiXnBV0ONG61b2pqjISyYKTZJsWZ-Ss0rP0f5w9hn7HmdWTJ3US4BFQiZundM2Y/s1600/limiting%20access%20to%20a%20folder%20in%20drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="limiting access to a folder in drive" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHzlkj_4vWHsPQ3UnGggmiBALpjDyEmRQECbrVzJOdCrPb56nmW1L_btteyLhCOO7d5OZ8XW90rlRrHg4IiVqjXmn7lTQuGAa3Qyl5ZGw7-GNYY_a8UQ6dIpqDPItxiXnBV0ONG61b2pqjISyYKTZJsWZ-Ss0rP0f5w9hn7HmdWTJ3US4BFQiZundM2Y/s16000/limiting%20access%20to%20a%20folder%20in%20drive.png" /></a></div><br /></div><b>For My Drive folders & files after February 2026:<br /></b><div>By February 2026, we will stop allowing restricted access on specific files and folders as outlined in option 1 above (update item only), and limited access will be done consistently via the limited access folder setting as outlined in option 2 above (limit folder access). In the future, we will identify all the files and folders that are shared less broadly than their containing folder and enable limited access on them. This will not immediately change who has access to those items, but it will make it so that if someone were to share or unshare the item’s parent later, those changes will not apply to the item with limited access. <b>We will provide an update in early 2026 before this process takes place.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>For shared drives:</b></div><div>Only shared drive managers and content managers with sharing access can specify who can open a folder and see what's inside. Everyone else with regular access to the shared drive folder will be able to see that a "sensitive" file or folder exists, and can request access to it. This provides shared drive managers with greater flexibility to keep restricted and unrestricted content within a single shared drive, instead of having multiple folders for different access levels.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins, end users and developers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>For My Drive, folders with limited access allow users to control the information viewed by others in their organization. For shared drives, folders with limited access allow users to organize files by project, in a single shared drive or shared folder, while ensuring that sensitive information is only accessible to the right team members. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div><u>Drive’s public API </u></div><div>We’re adding improvements to Drive’s public API that make it easier for developers to adopt the expansive access changes outlined above. Given these updates better align the behavior for items in My Drive and in shared drives, we recommend developers opt in to the expansive access API behavior in My Drive ahead of 2026. Visit this developer guide for more information on <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/limited-expansive-access">managing folders with limited and expansive access.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><u>“Editors can change permissions and share” setting </u></div><div>As a result of this update, the “Editors can change permissions and share” setting will change by August 2025. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494893?sjid=6188466424643885233-NC#zippy=%2Cprevent-others-from-sharing-your-files">Turning the setting off</a> will still prevent users with Editor access from sharing the item directly, but if the owner places the item into a shared folder, any changes to the containing folder’s access will be applied on the item. Previously, those changes were only applied if the item’s owner was the one making the folder access change. </li><li>By August 2025, we will apply limited access to items that have this setting turned off. Due to the limited access, the owner will still be the only person who can share those pre-existing items. Limited access will not be applied to items that have the setting turned off after August 2025. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"> Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Admins need to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469">set up shared drives for their organization</a> in order for end users to access this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">folders with limited access.</a></li><li><b>End users: </b></li><ul><li>As a shared drive manager or My Drive folder owner, <i>go to your shared drive or My Drive folder > choose the folder you want to limit access > click the overflow menu > share > select share settings in the top right corner > click limited access to “Folder Name”. </i></li><li> Folders with limited access can only be opened by people who have been added to it directly. People with general access to the shared drive or shared folder can see the restricted folder in Drive, but will not be able to open it. </li><li>Folders with limited access are available in both shared drives and My Drive: </li><ul><li>Shared drive managers can always access folders with limited-access </li><li>Folder owners can always access limited-access folders in their My Drive </li></ul><li>For users whose access has been limited, you will see the folder name, but the folder will be grayed out: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKms1GnJa-qTbPPHUK_Kfwk6xmUHLGmOoDykjmfa9fpqU_bS0HjOYv9rWZrUaITy4ldWpebhhZbeiAw8obofvxM6LCkvvGjJg7hp2kucGJIIGLxRYzeOeXrQHx8J0ws_QJP9UxmgpIxGFLLbv0xMjUy7LFrT73qmnCYnm7xySjVe4GEjjPAmKaBzATYAg/s988/For%20users%20whose%20access%20has%20been%20limited,%20you%20will%20see%20the%20folder%20name,%20but%20the%20folder%20will%20be%20grayed%20out.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="For users whose access has been limited, you will see the folder name, but the folder will be grayed out" border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="988" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKms1GnJa-qTbPPHUK_Kfwk6xmUHLGmOoDykjmfa9fpqU_bS0HjOYv9rWZrUaITy4ldWpebhhZbeiAw8obofvxM6LCkvvGjJg7hp2kucGJIIGLxRYzeOeXrQHx8J0ws_QJP9UxmgpIxGFLLbv0xMjUy7LFrT73qmnCYnm7xySjVe4GEjjPAmKaBzATYAg/w640-h472/For%20users%20whose%20access%20has%20been%20limited,%20you%20will%20see%20the%20folder%20name,%20but%20the%20folder%20will%20be%20grayed%20out.png" width="640" /></a></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about folders with limited access. </li></ul><li><b>Developers: </b>Visit the Developer Documentation to learn more about <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/limited-expansive-access">managing folders with limited and expansive access</a>. If you decide to opt into the expansive access API early, your app's behavior will not change when Drive stops allowing restricted access in 2026. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><b>Folders with limited access: </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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 18, 2025 </li></ul><b>API changes for Expansive Access: </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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on February 18, 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/a/answer/7337469">Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up shared drives for your organization </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14254362?visit_id=638585688779640569-1816505462&p=drive_limitaccess&rd=1">Google Help: Learn about folders with limited access </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494893?sjid=6188466424643885233-NC#zippy=%2Cprevent-others-from-sharing-your-files">Google Help: Stop, limit, or change sharing</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:Updating the access experience 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class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='1994161723476583304' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/release-notes-01-10-2025.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - January 10, 2025'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - January 10, 2025 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, January 10, 2025 </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>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>Local files now sync to Google Drive faster </b></div><div>We’ve added support for differential uploads to Google Drive, which means when large files are edited, Drive for desktop will now upload only the parts of the file that changed. This highly-requested feature results in much faster Drive syncs. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid 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/drive/answer/2424368?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=16304719589221342155-NA">uploading files & folders to Google Drive.</a></div><br /><br /><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>Granular OAuth consent in Google Apps Script IDE executions</b></div><div>The OAuth consent screen will now let users specify which individual OAuth scopes they would like to authorize. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/granular-oauth-consent-in-google-apps-script.html">OAuth consent in Google Apps Script IDE executions. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we introduced the ability to use Gemini in Google Drive to interact with PDFs. To improve your viewing experience when reviewing PDFs from Drive, we’re excited to announce that Gemini in the side panel of Drive is now integrated into Drive's overlay file previewer. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.html">Gemini and Drive’s overlay file previewer. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Meet provides additional privacy for livestreaming with new eCDN On-Premises API </b></div><div>Admins can now use the eCDN On-Premises API for Google Meet to configure their network for eCDN while keeping classified IP addresses and network information private. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/google-meet-ecdn-on-premises-api.html">new eCDN On-Premises API</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Prevent the downloading, printing, or copying of files by all users with Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention</b></div><div>We're expanding IRM to be applicable to all users, including file editors and owners, when it is applied by a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rule. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/enhanced-irm-for-google-drive-data-loss-prevention.html">Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention.</a></div></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/2024/12/improvements-to-mentions-in-google-chat.html">Improvements to mentions in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/translate-for-me-in-google-chat.html">Translate messages in-line from one language to another in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/add-granular-control-to-google-forms.html">Adding granular control options for who can respond to Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/the-next-phase-of-digital-whiteboarding-for-google-workspace.html">The next phase of digital whiteboarding for Google Workspace</a> (All items mentioned under Jamboard app)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/esignature-for-pdf-files-google-drive.html">Request an eSignature on PDF files</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-20-2024.html">SOC 1 compliance for Gemini<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i><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/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles<br /></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>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>Local files now sync to Google Drive faster </b></div><div>We’ve added support for differential uploads to Google Drive, which means when large files are edited, Drive for desktop will now upload only the parts of the file that changed. This highly-requested feature results in much faster Drive syncs. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid 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/drive/answer/2424368?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=16304719589221342155-NA">uploading files & folders to Google Drive.</a></div><br /><br /><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>Granular OAuth consent in Google Apps Script IDE executions</b></div><div>The OAuth consent screen will now let users specify which individual OAuth scopes they would like to authorize. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/granular-oauth-consent-in-google-apps-script.html">OAuth consent in Google Apps Script IDE executions. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer </b></div><div>Earlier this year, we introduced the ability to use Gemini in Google Drive to interact with PDFs. To improve your viewing experience when reviewing PDFs from Drive, we’re excited to announce that Gemini in the side panel of Drive is now integrated into Drive's overlay file previewer. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.html">Gemini and Drive’s overlay file previewer. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Google Meet provides additional privacy for livestreaming with new eCDN On-Premises API </b></div><div>Admins can now use the eCDN On-Premises API for Google Meet to configure their network for eCDN while keeping classified IP addresses and network information private. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/google-meet-ecdn-on-premises-api.html">new eCDN On-Premises API</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Prevent the downloading, printing, or copying of files by all users with Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention</b></div><div>We're expanding IRM to be applicable to all users, including file editors and owners, when it is applied by a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rule. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/enhanced-irm-for-google-drive-data-loss-prevention.html">Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention.</a></div></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/2024/12/improvements-to-mentions-in-google-chat.html">Improvements to mentions in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/translate-for-me-in-google-chat.html">Translate messages in-line from one language to another in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/add-granular-control-to-google-forms.html">Adding granular control options for who can respond to Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/the-next-phase-of-digital-whiteboarding-for-google-workspace.html">The next phase of digital whiteboarding for Google Workspace</a> (All items mentioned under Jamboard app)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/esignature-for-pdf-files-google-drive.html">Request an eSignature on PDF files</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-20-2024.html">SOC 1 compliance for Gemini<br /></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i><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/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles<br /></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 - January 10, 2025&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/release-notes-01-10-2025.html?hl=en_UK&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/2025/01/release-notes-01-10-2025.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/2025/01/release-notes-01-10-2025.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%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Weekly%20Recap?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Weekly Recap </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3451879862931737210' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/enhanced-irm-for-google-drive-data-loss-prevention.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Prevent the downloading, printing, or copying of files by all users with Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention'> Prevent the downloading, printing, or copying of files by all users with Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, January 9, 2025 </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 Drive’s Information Rights Management (IRM) capability protects documents from data exfiltration actions, specifically downloading, printing, and copying. This is useful for making sure that sensitive content is protected from data leakage. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Historically, this feature has only been applicable to users with either the “viewer” or “commenter” role, which has left administrators unable to apply the setting to users with write permissions (see <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/ref-roles">here for more information on Drive roles</a>). To address this, we’re expanding IRM to be applicable to all users, including file writers and owners, when it is applied by a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rule. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Wmwht_hjBRmWzRcOHzzGi4dK0T3bdZQ3FJD1bsgKlWzglqbljzUvJwYkCibp8Loyt1vFCqaMRpzw1MJvwEighHaA6H9Zy3XPTVfRuYYMTz9rEFCUplshy1jGCuBX-WdORe88DInTJTrHVaxMdrErQ9OSo9FtOLukrKeSPOH4efzj3phZzHeHohyphenhyphen5Go/s1211/irm1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="1211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Wmwht_hjBRmWzRcOHzzGi4dK0T3bdZQ3FJD1bsgKlWzglqbljzUvJwYkCibp8Loyt1vFCqaMRpzw1MJvwEighHaA6H9Zy3XPTVfRuYYMTz9rEFCUplshy1jGCuBX-WdORe88DInTJTrHVaxMdrErQ9OSo9FtOLukrKeSPOH4efzj3phZzHeHohyphenhyphen5Go/s16000/irm1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new Enhanced IRM action, as seen in the DLP Rule creation flow.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div>When an editor or owner is affected by IRM, they will retain the ability to copy and paste document content, but they may only do so within that document. Attempting to paste content outside of the document will not succeed. For more information, please refer to the help center content.</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>DLP rules and CAA levels are applied per-file based on <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13447476#zippy=%2Cexample-block-download-of-sensitive-content-on-a-device-which-is-not-admin-approved-drive-beta">how these rules are configured</a>.</li><li><b>End users</b>: Only administrators can set IRM for all user roles on a file. File owners may still only set IRM for viewers and commenters. If a file has both an administrator-applied IRM setting and a file owner setting on it, <b>the administrator setting takes priority</b>. Once this feature is enabled, all entry points for downloading, printing, and copying will be removed from Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on all platforms. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2494893">stopping, limiting, or changing how your files are shared</a>.</li></ul></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCZWs4ATgV9J7Si8iY5Dw3YehJ3awpkw1B3MP1ERlwshuXoR1vVkGvCtK0eCq6QaTkFiKM25Djd8QeWpUejtfTgNqYMNy2R5w7waqmGsBrxthEkb1NmHwb7qvhkzg8UzUHotT9QiNeIUZmvPnVGDx1Cs-9Bt9ZVUViDwfp8s6EHdZdArhymjUOTtwA4I/s897/irm2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="897" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCZWs4ATgV9J7Si8iY5Dw3YehJ3awpkw1B3MP1ERlwshuXoR1vVkGvCtK0eCq6QaTkFiKM25Djd8QeWpUejtfTgNqYMNy2R5w7waqmGsBrxthEkb1NmHwb7qvhkzg8UzUHotT9QiNeIUZmvPnVGDx1Cs-9Bt9ZVUViDwfp8s6EHdZdArhymjUOTtwA4I/w640-h302/irm2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">A view of the file owner’s IRM setting when an overriding administrator setting is present.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 9, 2025</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>IRM controls</b> are available for all Google Workspace customers</li><li><b>Data Loss Prevention Rules and Context-Aware Access conditions are available for Google Workspace:</b></li><ul><li><b>Enterprise</b> Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Education</b> Fundamentals, Standard, Plus, and the Teaching and Learning add-on</li><li><b>Frontline</b> Standard</li><li>Enterprise <b>Essentials </b>and Enterprise Essentials Plus</li></ul></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/docs/answer/2494893">Google Help: Stop, limit, or change sharing</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/15697599?hl=en">Google Drive Help: View security limitations on Google Drive files</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13447476#zippy=%2Cexample-block-download-of-sensitive-content-on-a-device-which-is-not-admin-approved-drive-beta">Google Workspace Admin Help: Combine DLP rules with Context-Aware Access conditions</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9656855?#irmfaq">Google Workspace Admin Help: Prevent commenters and viewers from downloading, printing, or copying files FAQ</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12645308?sjid=12873822272074096537-NC">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to apps based on user & device context</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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>Google Drive’s Information Rights Management (IRM) capability protects documents from data exfiltration actions, specifically downloading, printing, and copying. This is useful for making sure that sensitive content is protected from data leakage. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Historically, this feature has only been applicable to users with either the “viewer” or “commenter” role, which has left administrators unable to apply the setting to users with write permissions (see <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/ref-roles">here for more information on Drive roles</a>). To address this, we’re expanding IRM to be applicable to all users, including file writers and owners, when it is applied by a Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rule. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Wmwht_hjBRmWzRcOHzzGi4dK0T3bdZQ3FJD1bsgKlWzglqbljzUvJwYkCibp8Loyt1vFCqaMRpzw1MJvwEighHaA6H9Zy3XPTVfRuYYMTz9rEFCUplshy1jGCuBX-WdORe88DInTJTrHVaxMdrErQ9OSo9FtOLukrKeSPOH4efzj3phZzHeHohyphenhyphen5Go/s1211/irm1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="1211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8Wmwht_hjBRmWzRcOHzzGi4dK0T3bdZQ3FJD1bsgKlWzglqbljzUvJwYkCibp8Loyt1vFCqaMRpzw1MJvwEighHaA6H9Zy3XPTVfRuYYMTz9rEFCUplshy1jGCuBX-WdORe88DInTJTrHVaxMdrErQ9OSo9FtOLukrKeSPOH4efzj3phZzHeHohyphenhyphen5Go/s16000/irm1.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The new Enhanced IRM action, as seen in the DLP Rule creation flow.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div>When an editor or owner is affected by IRM, they will retain the ability to copy and paste document content, but they may only do so within that document. Attempting to paste content outside of the document will not succeed. For more information, please refer to the help center content.</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>DLP rules and CAA levels are applied per-file based on <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13447476#zippy=%2Cexample-block-download-of-sensitive-content-on-a-device-which-is-not-admin-approved-drive-beta">how these rules are configured</a>.</li><li><b>End users</b>: Only administrators can set IRM for all user roles on a file. File owners may still only set IRM for viewers and commenters. If a file has both an administrator-applied IRM setting and a file owner setting on it, <b>the administrator setting takes priority</b>. Once this feature is enabled, all entry points for downloading, printing, and copying will be removed from Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on all platforms. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2494893">stopping, limiting, or changing how your files are shared</a>.</li></ul></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCZWs4ATgV9J7Si8iY5Dw3YehJ3awpkw1B3MP1ERlwshuXoR1vVkGvCtK0eCq6QaTkFiKM25Djd8QeWpUejtfTgNqYMNy2R5w7waqmGsBrxthEkb1NmHwb7qvhkzg8UzUHotT9QiNeIUZmvPnVGDx1Cs-9Bt9ZVUViDwfp8s6EHdZdArhymjUOTtwA4I/s897/irm2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="897" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCZWs4ATgV9J7Si8iY5Dw3YehJ3awpkw1B3MP1ERlwshuXoR1vVkGvCtK0eCq6QaTkFiKM25Djd8QeWpUejtfTgNqYMNy2R5w7waqmGsBrxthEkb1NmHwb7qvhkzg8UzUHotT9QiNeIUZmvPnVGDx1Cs-9Bt9ZVUViDwfp8s6EHdZdArhymjUOTtwA4I/w640-h302/irm2.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">A view of the file owner’s IRM setting when an overriding administrator setting is present.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 9, 2025</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>IRM controls</b> are available for all Google Workspace customers</li><li><b>Data Loss Prevention Rules and Context-Aware Access conditions are available for Google Workspace:</b></li><ul><li><b>Enterprise</b> Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Education</b> Fundamentals, Standard, Plus, and the Teaching and Learning add-on</li><li><b>Frontline</b> Standard</li><li>Enterprise <b>Essentials </b>and Enterprise Essentials Plus</li></ul></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/docs/answer/2494893">Google Help: Stop, limit, or change sharing</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/15697599?hl=en">Google Drive Help: View security limitations on Google Drive files</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/13447476#zippy=%2Cexample-block-download-of-sensitive-content-on-a-device-which-is-not-admin-approved-drive-beta">Google Workspace Admin Help: Combine DLP rules with Context-Aware Access conditions</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9656855?#irmfaq">Google Workspace Admin Help: Prevent commenters and viewers from downloading, printing, or copying files FAQ</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/12645308?sjid=12873822272074096537-NC">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to apps based on user & device context</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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:Prevent the downloading, printing, or copying of files by all users with Enhanced IRM for Google Drive Data-Loss Prevention&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/enhanced-irm-for-google-drive-data-loss-prevention.html?hl=en_UK&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' 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class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='4704717635830781727' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Use Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer'> Use Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, January 9, 2025 </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>Earlier this year, we introduced the ability to use <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Gemini in Google Drive to interact with PDFs</a>. To improve your viewing experience when reviewing PDFs from Drive, we’re excited to announce that Gemini in the side panel of Drive is now integrated into Drive's overlay file previewer. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a result, you can seamlessly switch between multiple files while leveraging AI capabilities using Gemini in Drive to do things like: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Get a quick overview of long, complicated PDFs </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Use PDF contents to make something new, like a study guide or an email draft </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Summarize files in @-folder</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkygvX2fP85ZUdN3ocmYz0yopbwU0l1kvKigy0uCnKDoyrfukCozCRCkD33kQj6-TWUlhmbNc-4Dg27B4TcXSRSH8dk9rq6v17znI3Kd90JagmOUxa2T6QWHdIx1-sa9HfpTDQbyjL6RdNBAlSCkAlxHXzIr535JCpijCmg27sWYXQG4qFF9HKPuHeo/s800/Gemini%20side%20panel%20in%20the%20overlay%20file%20previewer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="using Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer" border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkygvX2fP85ZUdN3ocmYz0yopbwU0l1kvKigy0uCnKDoyrfukCozCRCkD33kQj6-TWUlhmbNc-4Dg27B4TcXSRSH8dk9rq6v17znI3Kd90JagmOUxa2T6QWHdIx1-sa9HfpTDQbyjL6RdNBAlSCkAlxHXzIr535JCpijCmg27sWYXQG4qFF9HKPuHeo/s16000/Gemini%20side%20panel%20in%20the%20overlay%20file%20previewer.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3></div><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></li><ul><li>To access this feature, double-click on a PDF from the Google Drive file list and click on "Ask Gemini" (star button) in the top right corner. </li><li><u>Note:</u> When Gemini initially launched in Workspace, PDFs viewed in Drive opened in a new browser tab to allow interaction with the Gemini side panel. With this update, the default behavior will open a file in the overlay file previewer. If you prefer for PDFs to open in a new tab by default, you can update your PDF opening default behavior in your <a href="https://drive.google.com/corp/drive/settings">Drive settings</a>. If you previously set a preferred PDF opening default behavior in your <a href="https://drive.google.com/corp/drive/settings">Drive setting</a>, your default open behavior will remain the same. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/15141241">using Gemini in Drive to work with PDFs.</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 and Scheduled Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 9, 2025 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini</b> Business </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Enterprise </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education Premium </li><li>Google One <b>AI Premium</b> </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/drive/answer/15141241">Google Help: Use Gemini in Drive to work with PDFs</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>Earlier this year, we introduced the ability to use <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Gemini in Google Drive to interact with PDFs</a>. To improve your viewing experience when reviewing PDFs from Drive, we’re excited to announce that Gemini in the side panel of Drive is now integrated into Drive's overlay file previewer. </div><div><br /></div><div>As a result, you can seamlessly switch between multiple files while leveraging AI capabilities using Gemini in Drive to do things like: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Get a quick overview of long, complicated PDFs </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">Use PDF contents to make something new, like a study guide or an email draft </a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Summarize files in @-folder</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkygvX2fP85ZUdN3ocmYz0yopbwU0l1kvKigy0uCnKDoyrfukCozCRCkD33kQj6-TWUlhmbNc-4Dg27B4TcXSRSH8dk9rq6v17znI3Kd90JagmOUxa2T6QWHdIx1-sa9HfpTDQbyjL6RdNBAlSCkAlxHXzIr535JCpijCmg27sWYXQG4qFF9HKPuHeo/s800/Gemini%20side%20panel%20in%20the%20overlay%20file%20previewer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="using Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer" border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrkygvX2fP85ZUdN3ocmYz0yopbwU0l1kvKigy0uCnKDoyrfukCozCRCkD33kQj6-TWUlhmbNc-4Dg27B4TcXSRSH8dk9rq6v17znI3Kd90JagmOUxa2T6QWHdIx1-sa9HfpTDQbyjL6RdNBAlSCkAlxHXzIr535JCpijCmg27sWYXQG4qFF9HKPuHeo/s16000/Gemini%20side%20panel%20in%20the%20overlay%20file%20previewer.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3></div><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></li><ul><li>To access this feature, double-click on a PDF from the Google Drive file list and click on "Ask Gemini" (star button) in the top right corner. </li><li><u>Note:</u> When Gemini initially launched in Workspace, PDFs viewed in Drive opened in a new browser tab to allow interaction with the Gemini side panel. With this update, the default behavior will open a file in the overlay file previewer. If you prefer for PDFs to open in a new tab by default, you can update your PDF opening default behavior in your <a href="https://drive.google.com/corp/drive/settings">Drive settings</a>. If you previously set a preferred PDF opening default behavior in your <a href="https://drive.google.com/corp/drive/settings">Drive setting</a>, your default open behavior will remain the same. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/15141241">using Gemini in Drive to work with PDFs.</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 and Scheduled Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 9, 2025 </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div>Available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Gemini</b> Business </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Enterprise </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education </li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education Premium </li><li>Google One <b>AI Premium</b> </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/drive/answer/15141241">Google Help: Use Gemini in Drive to work with PDFs</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:Use Gemini to interact with PDFs in Google Drive’s overlay file previewer&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.html?hl=en_UK&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/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/2025/01/use-gemini-to-interact-with-pdfs-in-google-drive-previewer.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?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Gemini </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='1493455478748361607' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-20-2024.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 20, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 20, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, December 20, 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>3</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><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><b>Introducing instant video playback after uploads in Google Drive </b></div><div>Following up on the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/modern-video-player-in-google-drive.html">recent announcement</a> of a smoother, more modern video player in Google Drive, we’re excited to share that you can now watch videos the moment you upload them to Drive on web. This highly-requested feature eliminates wait times between upload and playback, while ensuring your videos still get fully processed. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for January 2, 2025. | 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/drive/answer/2423694?hl=en&sjid=1248900567681838639-AP#zippy=%2Cuse-more-playback-options-on-your-video">storing & playing video in Google Drive.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1T-IxoLJQ_QZqDCPHJzRLO_CJoqlDv0GB5pxKzEiuIo42MawxAPmklcZBuu5lAlitfwTr0TD6uGU5mOfQIq6QCvx6HoKpz34hi-s7ER-Vc6ORUOPyH-1tyi_MQ9BENaeAKAGfeKSdhdqe9MHwWslS9-flNzhR8AAiqA1jHecz5mqJc5lSoc8rY_Zx24/s1280/Introducing%20instant%20video%20playback%20after%20uploads%20in%20Google%20Drive%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="instant video playback after uploading video to Google Drive" border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1T-IxoLJQ_QZqDCPHJzRLO_CJoqlDv0GB5pxKzEiuIo42MawxAPmklcZBuu5lAlitfwTr0TD6uGU5mOfQIq6QCvx6HoKpz34hi-s7ER-Vc6ORUOPyH-1tyi_MQ9BENaeAKAGfeKSdhdqe9MHwWslS9-flNzhR8AAiqA1jHecz5mqJc5lSoc8rY_Zx24/s16000/Introducing%20instant%20video%20playback%20after%20uploads%20in%20Google%20Drive%20.png" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Updated keyboard shortcuts for Google Groups </b></div><div>Google Groups is designed to work with keyboards, screen readers, braille devices, screen magnification, and more. We’re excited to improve the accessibility of Groups by introducing updated keyboard shortcuts. Over the coming weeks existing keyboard shortcuts will be replaced by new shortcuts. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>, with expected completion by January 13, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about using <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/6148722?hl=en">keyboard shortcuts in Google Groups.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SOC 1 compliance for Gemini </b></div><div>We’re pleased to announce that the Gemini app on web and mobile has achieved <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-1?hl=en">SOC 1</a> compliance. This latest certification is in addition to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-2">SOC 2</a> and <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-3">SOC 3</a>, which the Gemini app achieved on web and mobile earlier this year. | SOC 1 is available now for Google Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium add-on. Also available for Google Workspace customers accessing the Gemini app as a core service with a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14571493">qualifying edition</a>. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10209882?hl=en&sjid=6843730567087924795-NA">how Google Workspace satisfies certification and compliance standards</a> and about <a href="http://support.google.com/a/answer/14571493">turning the Gemini app on or off for your users.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><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>Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat </b></div><div>We're expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-migrate-microsoft-teams-messages-to-google-chat.html">migrating messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles </b></div><div>Via open beta, admins now have the option to set up a custom OpenID Connect (OIDC) profile for single sign-on (SSO) with Google as their Service Provider. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Now generally available: Monitor and manage AppSheet usage in your organization with the AppSheet Admin console </b></div><div>All Google Workspace Admins with the AppSheet service privilege can access the AppSheet Admin Console. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/appsheet-admin-console-general-availability.html">AppSheet Admin console. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Control whether your users can add account recovery information with two new admin settings</b></div><div>We’re launching two new settings that will allow admins to control whether their users can add recovery email information and phone information to their Google Workspace account. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/new-admin-settings-account-recovery-information.html">the new admin settings.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Completed rollouts</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>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/update-look-and-feel-embedded-google-calendars.html">New design and accessibility improvements for embedded Google Calendars</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html">New density setting in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/use-gemini-in-google-docs-to-create-images.html">Use Gemini in Google Docs to create unique images for your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html">Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/locked-groups-open-beta.html">Available in open beta: prevent sensitive changes by locking Groups</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Adding folder support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/gemini-per-app-usage-reporting-admin-console.html">Gemini for Workspace usage reports now include Gemini usage per app interactions</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-general-availability.html">Now generally available: the Groups Editor & Groups Reader roles can now be provisioned for specific group types</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/google-chat-usage-reports.html">New Google Chat usage reports provide deeper insights into user engagement</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/notebooklm-plus-gemini-for-google-workspace-users.html">NotebookLM Plus now available to Google Workspace customers</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-13-202.html">Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-13-202.html">HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-migrate-microsoft-teams-messages-to-google-chat.html">Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/appsheet-admin-console-general-availability.html">Now generally available: Monitor and manage AppSheet usage in your organization with the AppSheet Admin console<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles</a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-size: x-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>).</i></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;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>3</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><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><b>Introducing instant video playback after uploads in Google Drive </b></div><div>Following up on the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/modern-video-player-in-google-drive.html">recent announcement</a> of a smoother, more modern video player in Google Drive, we’re excited to share that you can now watch videos the moment you upload them to Drive on web. This highly-requested feature eliminates wait times between upload and playback, while ensuring your videos still get fully processed. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for January 2, 2025. | 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/drive/answer/2423694?hl=en&sjid=1248900567681838639-AP#zippy=%2Cuse-more-playback-options-on-your-video">storing & playing video in Google Drive.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1T-IxoLJQ_QZqDCPHJzRLO_CJoqlDv0GB5pxKzEiuIo42MawxAPmklcZBuu5lAlitfwTr0TD6uGU5mOfQIq6QCvx6HoKpz34hi-s7ER-Vc6ORUOPyH-1tyi_MQ9BENaeAKAGfeKSdhdqe9MHwWslS9-flNzhR8AAiqA1jHecz5mqJc5lSoc8rY_Zx24/s1280/Introducing%20instant%20video%20playback%20after%20uploads%20in%20Google%20Drive%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="instant video playback after uploading video to Google Drive" border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1T-IxoLJQ_QZqDCPHJzRLO_CJoqlDv0GB5pxKzEiuIo42MawxAPmklcZBuu5lAlitfwTr0TD6uGU5mOfQIq6QCvx6HoKpz34hi-s7ER-Vc6ORUOPyH-1tyi_MQ9BENaeAKAGfeKSdhdqe9MHwWslS9-flNzhR8AAiqA1jHecz5mqJc5lSoc8rY_Zx24/s16000/Introducing%20instant%20video%20playback%20after%20uploads%20in%20Google%20Drive%20.png" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Updated keyboard shortcuts for Google Groups </b></div><div>Google Groups is designed to work with keyboards, screen readers, braille devices, screen magnification, and more. We’re excited to improve the accessibility of Groups by introducing updated keyboard shortcuts. Over the coming weeks existing keyboard shortcuts will be replaced by new shortcuts. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>, with expected completion by January 13, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about using <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/6148722?hl=en">keyboard shortcuts in Google Groups.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>SOC 1 compliance for Gemini </b></div><div>We’re pleased to announce that the Gemini app on web and mobile has achieved <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-1?hl=en">SOC 1</a> compliance. This latest certification is in addition to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-2">SOC 2</a> and <a href="https://cloud.google.com/security/compliance/soc-3">SOC 3</a>, which the Gemini app achieved on web and mobile earlier this year. | SOC 1 is available now for Google Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium add-on. Also available for Google Workspace customers accessing the Gemini app as a core service with a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/14571493">qualifying edition</a>. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10209882?hl=en&sjid=6843730567087924795-NA">how Google Workspace satisfies certification and compliance standards</a> and about <a href="http://support.google.com/a/answer/14571493">turning the Gemini app on or off for your users.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><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>Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat </b></div><div>We're expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-migrate-microsoft-teams-messages-to-google-chat.html">migrating messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles </b></div><div>Via open beta, admins now have the option to set up a custom OpenID Connect (OIDC) profile for single sign-on (SSO) with Google as their Service Provider. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Now generally available: Monitor and manage AppSheet usage in your organization with the AppSheet Admin console </b></div><div>All Google Workspace Admins with the AppSheet service privilege can access the AppSheet Admin Console. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/appsheet-admin-console-general-availability.html">AppSheet Admin console. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Control whether your users can add account recovery information with two new admin settings</b></div><div>We’re launching two new settings that will allow admins to control whether their users can add recovery email information and phone information to their Google Workspace account. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/new-admin-settings-account-recovery-information.html">the new admin settings.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Completed rollouts</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>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/update-look-and-feel-embedded-google-calendars.html">New design and accessibility improvements for embedded Google Calendars</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-density-setting-in-google-chat.html">New density setting in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/use-gemini-in-google-docs-to-create-images.html">Use Gemini in Google Docs to create unique images for your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html">Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/locked-groups-open-beta.html">Available in open beta: prevent sensitive changes by locking Groups</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Adding folder support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/gemini-per-app-usage-reporting-admin-console.html">Gemini for Workspace usage reports now include Gemini usage per app interactions</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-general-availability.html">Now generally available: the Groups Editor & Groups Reader roles can now be provisioned for specific group types</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/google-chat-usage-reports.html">New Google Chat usage reports provide deeper insights into user engagement</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/notebooklm-plus-gemini-for-google-workspace-users.html">NotebookLM Plus now available to Google Workspace customers</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-13-202.html">Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-13-202.html">HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-migrate-microsoft-teams-messages-to-google-chat.html">Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/appsheet-admin-console-general-availability.html">Now generally available: Monitor and manage AppSheet usage in your organization with the AppSheet Admin console<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/open-beta-single-sign-on-custom-openid-connect-profiles.html">Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles</a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-size: x-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>).</i></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:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - 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December 13, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 13, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, December 13, 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>3</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><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><b>Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events</b></div><div>We’re excited to announce that we’ve made updates to the Google Chat integration with <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a>, a cloud-based platform that enables users to store, share and collaborate with others to write code. With these updates users can expect: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Streamlined notification cards with key details from Github, such as issues, pull requests and comments. </li><li>Enhanced repository and pull request subscription options (open/merge/close, comments, CI pipeline and test results). </li><li>Clearer overview of GitHub links with richer link previews. </li><li>Options to configure multiple repositories within a single space. </li></ul>Admins <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172482?sjid=9496174084968487485-NA">can install the Github app on their users’ behalf</a>. End users need a GitHub account to use this app, and can also search for the app in the + New Chat menu to get updates via a DM with the bot. | Rollout 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 how to <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/9632291?sjid=13288903218142686116-NA">set up the GitHub app in Chat.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL-QBLl1UqgzhTIpk1Ku-RYAIeXMrJUxb2QMhkRcryYxxsehdR3c1CDDtUcvQEIwcBSvA4YUZ690DB0DT3c6WpDVUl_RKajqQQrzx1N-w-hCfmh4Jg0OptjXAGBB-SadsfZ69xoyhW98oiqba6YQcGNqHPK5EssEjZmacXw7i_pJrjEKolmhIVHzcUUc/s1228/GitHub%20app%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="GitHub app in Google Chat" border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL-QBLl1UqgzhTIpk1Ku-RYAIeXMrJUxb2QMhkRcryYxxsehdR3c1CDDtUcvQEIwcBSvA4YUZ690DB0DT3c6WpDVUl_RKajqQQrzx1N-w-hCfmh4Jg0OptjXAGBB-SadsfZ69xoyhW98oiqba6YQcGNqHPK5EssEjZmacXw7i_pJrjEKolmhIVHzcUUc/s16000/GitHub%20app%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><div><b>Mobile scans are now crisper and clearer with auto enhancements in the Google Drive scanner </b></div><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/updates-to-google-drive-scanner-on-android-and-ios.html">Late last year,</a> we made updates to the Google Drive scanner on mobile devices, and recently announced the option to <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">apply black & white filters</a> to Drive scans and save <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08-16-2024.html">scanned files as PDFs or JPEGs</a>. This week, we’re excited to introduce an additional improvement to the scanner experience on Android devices. Now, with the help of auto enhancement, Drive’s document scanner will digitize paper documents into higher quality images much faster. Depending on the document, auto enhancement will perform actions like white balance correction, shadow removal, contrast enrichment, auto sharpening, light improvement, and more. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>, with expected completion by mid February 2025. | 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><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSPCjRc9HXSpCaoRMkOSJqzc7aKnswPKjmKnTiXxVUXDKlGfqj2XyBV9xj97zaQKBQXoYGlbFO_bZ_mtrytJbZPFPvv6cTrmnYn0Bg32cr3lkyBQd7O6lvt31SjikwjnVLFyADd6Mw3xoqCGIM5A_GqXpnKjn0kmQsviHrJk_a3uJSWcqjqrCPDgUeho/s1332/The%20image%20on%20the%20right%20reflects%20auto%20enhancements%20to%20the%20Drive%20scanner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The image on the right reflects auto enhancements to the Drive scanner" border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSPCjRc9HXSpCaoRMkOSJqzc7aKnswPKjmKnTiXxVUXDKlGfqj2XyBV9xj97zaQKBQXoYGlbFO_bZ_mtrytJbZPFPvv6cTrmnYn0Bg32cr3lkyBQd7O6lvt31SjikwjnVLFyADd6Mw3xoqCGIM5A_GqXpnKjn0kmQsviHrJk_a3uJSWcqjqrCPDgUeho/s16000/The%20image%20on%20the%20right%20reflects%20auto%20enhancements%20to%20the%20Drive%20scanner.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The image on the right reflects auto enhancements to the Drive scanner</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly </b></div><div>You can now present content via a wired HDMI connection when using Poly devices with Google Meet, specifically Poly Poly Studio X30, X50, X52, and X70 devices. This update provides another option for sharing high-quality video and audio content during your meetings. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7552840#zippy=%2Cpresent-using-an-hdmi-cable">presenting using an HDMI cable.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><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 style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Create and manage rubrics using the Google Classroom API<br /></b>Since 2019, teachers have been able to create or reuse a rubric for an assignment, however this capability did not previously exist in the Classroom API. To improve upon this experience, we’re excited to announce that developers can now manage assignment rubrics via the Classroom API. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/create-and-manage-rubrics-using-google-classroom-api.html">Google Classroom API.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Introducing Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™) <br /></b>We’re pleased to introduce Gemini LTI™, an AI-powered assistant that can integrate into third party Learning Management Systems (LMS). | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/Gemini-Learning-Tools-Interoperability.html">Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™). </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Build high-quality, modern documents faster in Google Docs with 40 new templates<br /></b>We’ve introduced a collection of 40 new high-quality, visually modern designs in Google Docs. These pre-made pageless templates consist of several new features that make your documents visual and effective. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/new-templates-in-google-docs.html">templates in Docs.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs <br /></b>This week, we launched help me create, a new feature that lets you build a full document using content in Drive from a single, custom prompt. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">help me create in Docs. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Available in open beta: prevent sensitive changes by locking Groups<br /></b>Admins can now label a Google Group as “Locked,” which will heavily restrict changes to group attributes (such as group name & email address) and memberships. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/locked-groups-open-beta.html">locking Groups beta. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Adding folder support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive<br /></b>You can now focus your Gemini conversations in Drive to a specific Drive folder using the side panel. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Gemini folder support for Drive files.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Gemini for Workspace usage reports now include Gemini usage per app interactions <br /></b>We’re introducing additional usage metrics on the Gemini for Workspace reports in the Admin console. This report will now provide admins additional information about Gemini usage per app by users. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/gemini-per-app-usage-reporting-admin-console.html">Gemini usage reports. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Now generally available: the Groups Editor & Groups Reader roles can now be provisioned for specific group types <br /></b>At the beginning of the year, we launched the ability to assign the Groups Editor and Groups Reader roles for security groups or non-security groups in open beta. This feature is now generally available and Groups Admins have access to all groups. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-general-availability.html">group types.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>New Google Chat usage reports provide deeper insights into user engagement<br /></b>We’re pleased to introduce new, information-rich usage reports to help Workspace administrators understand how their teams are using Google Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/google-chat-usage-reports.html">usage reports in Chat.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Improvements to mentions in Google Chat</b> <br />When mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them in Google Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/improvements-to-mentions-in-google-chat.html">mentions in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NotebookLM Plus now available to Google Workspace customers</b></div><div>NotebookLM Plus, our newest and most advanced version of NotebookLM, is now available to Gemini for Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/notebooklm-plus-gemini-for-google-workspace-users.html">NotebookLM Plus.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Translate messages in-line from one language to another in Google Chat</b></div><div>As one of the most requested Gemini enhancements in Chat this year, translate for me will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/translate-for-me-in-google-chat.html">translate for me in Chat.</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Completed rollouts</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/2024/11/use-gemini-in-google-docs-to-create-images.html">Use Gemini in Google Docs to create unique images for your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-building-blocks-in-google-docs.html">More ways to get started quickly with building blocks in Google Docs</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.html">Now generally available: Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/add-granular-control-to-google-forms.html">Adding granular control options for who can respond to Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/comments-action-items-for-client-side-encrypted-google-sheets-google-slides-files.html">Comments and action items are now available for client-side encrypted Google Sheets and Slides</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-look-and-feel-and-dark-mode-google-calendar.html">Introducing a new look and feel for Google Calendar on the web</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html">Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/table-reference-improvements-in-google-sheets.html">Table reference improvements in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-22-2024.html">Find files more easily with the Drive Android file picker</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html">Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/now-available-gemini-mobile-app-for-workspace-users.html">The Gemini mobile app is now available for Google Workspace users</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/configure-third-party-apps-by-select-api-scopes-general-availability.html">Now generally available: configure third-party apps by select API scopes</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/assign-calendar-resources-to-organizational-units.html">Assign Calendar resources to organizational units</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-06-2024.html">Improving out of office notifications in Google Chat group messages and spaces</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-06-2024.html">Easily discover Google Workspace Marketplace apps in Google Docs</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/create-and-manage-rubrics-using-google-classroom-api.html">Create and manage rubrics using the Google Classroom API</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/Gemini-Learning-Tools-Interoperability.html">Introducing Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™)<br /></a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-size: x-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>).</i></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;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>3</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><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><b>Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events</b></div><div>We’re excited to announce that we’ve made updates to the Google Chat integration with <a href="https://github.com/">GitHub</a>, a cloud-based platform that enables users to store, share and collaborate with others to write code. With these updates users can expect: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Streamlined notification cards with key details from Github, such as issues, pull requests and comments. </li><li>Enhanced repository and pull request subscription options (open/merge/close, comments, CI pipeline and test results). </li><li>Clearer overview of GitHub links with richer link previews. </li><li>Options to configure multiple repositories within a single space. </li></ul>Admins <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172482?sjid=9496174084968487485-NA">can install the Github app on their users’ behalf</a>. End users need a GitHub account to use this app, and can also search for the app in the + New Chat menu to get updates via a DM with the bot. | Rollout 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 how to <a href="https://support.google.com/chat/answer/9632291?sjid=13288903218142686116-NA">set up the GitHub app in Chat.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL-QBLl1UqgzhTIpk1Ku-RYAIeXMrJUxb2QMhkRcryYxxsehdR3c1CDDtUcvQEIwcBSvA4YUZ690DB0DT3c6WpDVUl_RKajqQQrzx1N-w-hCfmh4Jg0OptjXAGBB-SadsfZ69xoyhW98oiqba6YQcGNqHPK5EssEjZmacXw7i_pJrjEKolmhIVHzcUUc/s1228/GitHub%20app%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="GitHub app in Google Chat" border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL-QBLl1UqgzhTIpk1Ku-RYAIeXMrJUxb2QMhkRcryYxxsehdR3c1CDDtUcvQEIwcBSvA4YUZ690DB0DT3c6WpDVUl_RKajqQQrzx1N-w-hCfmh4Jg0OptjXAGBB-SadsfZ69xoyhW98oiqba6YQcGNqHPK5EssEjZmacXw7i_pJrjEKolmhIVHzcUUc/s16000/GitHub%20app%20in%20Google%20Chat.png" /></a></div><div><b>Mobile scans are now crisper and clearer with auto enhancements in the Google Drive scanner </b></div><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/updates-to-google-drive-scanner-on-android-and-ios.html">Late last year,</a> we made updates to the Google Drive scanner on mobile devices, and recently announced the option to <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">apply black & white filters</a> to Drive scans and save <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/release-notes-08-16-2024.html">scanned files as PDFs or JPEGs</a>. This week, we’re excited to introduce an additional improvement to the scanner experience on Android devices. Now, with the help of auto enhancement, Drive’s document scanner will digitize paper documents into higher quality images much faster. Depending on the document, auto enhancement will perform actions like white balance correction, shadow removal, contrast enrichment, auto sharpening, light improvement, and more. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>, with expected completion by mid February 2025. | 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><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSPCjRc9HXSpCaoRMkOSJqzc7aKnswPKjmKnTiXxVUXDKlGfqj2XyBV9xj97zaQKBQXoYGlbFO_bZ_mtrytJbZPFPvv6cTrmnYn0Bg32cr3lkyBQd7O6lvt31SjikwjnVLFyADd6Mw3xoqCGIM5A_GqXpnKjn0kmQsviHrJk_a3uJSWcqjqrCPDgUeho/s1332/The%20image%20on%20the%20right%20reflects%20auto%20enhancements%20to%20the%20Drive%20scanner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="The image on the right reflects auto enhancements to the Drive scanner" border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSPCjRc9HXSpCaoRMkOSJqzc7aKnswPKjmKnTiXxVUXDKlGfqj2XyBV9xj97zaQKBQXoYGlbFO_bZ_mtrytJbZPFPvv6cTrmnYn0Bg32cr3lkyBQd7O6lvt31SjikwjnVLFyADd6Mw3xoqCGIM5A_GqXpnKjn0kmQsviHrJk_a3uJSWcqjqrCPDgUeho/s16000/The%20image%20on%20the%20right%20reflects%20auto%20enhancements%20to%20the%20Drive%20scanner.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The image on the right reflects auto enhancements to the Drive scanner</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b>HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly </b></div><div>You can now present content via a wired HDMI connection when using Poly devices with Google Meet, specifically Poly Poly Studio X30, X50, X52, and X70 devices. This update provides another option for sharing high-quality video and audio content during your meetings. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7552840#zippy=%2Cpresent-using-an-hdmi-cable">presenting using an HDMI cable.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><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 style="text-align: left;"><div><b>Create and manage rubrics using the Google Classroom API<br /></b>Since 2019, teachers have been able to create or reuse a rubric for an assignment, however this capability did not previously exist in the Classroom API. To improve upon this experience, we’re excited to announce that developers can now manage assignment rubrics via the Classroom API. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/create-and-manage-rubrics-using-google-classroom-api.html">Google Classroom API.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Introducing Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™) <br /></b>We’re pleased to introduce Gemini LTI™, an AI-powered assistant that can integrate into third party Learning Management Systems (LMS). | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/Gemini-Learning-Tools-Interoperability.html">Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™). </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Build high-quality, modern documents faster in Google Docs with 40 new templates<br /></b>We’ve introduced a collection of 40 new high-quality, visually modern designs in Google Docs. These pre-made pageless templates consist of several new features that make your documents visual and effective. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/new-templates-in-google-docs.html">templates in Docs.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs <br /></b>This week, we launched help me create, a new feature that lets you build a full document using content in Drive from a single, custom prompt. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">help me create in Docs. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Available in open beta: prevent sensitive changes by locking Groups<br /></b>Admins can now label a Google Group as “Locked,” which will heavily restrict changes to group attributes (such as group name & email address) and memberships. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/locked-groups-open-beta.html">locking Groups beta. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Adding folder support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive<br /></b>You can now focus your Gemini conversations in Drive to a specific Drive folder using the side panel. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html">Gemini folder support for Drive files.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Gemini for Workspace usage reports now include Gemini usage per app interactions <br /></b>We’re introducing additional usage metrics on the Gemini for Workspace reports in the Admin console. This report will now provide admins additional information about Gemini usage per app by users. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/gemini-per-app-usage-reporting-admin-console.html">Gemini usage reports. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Now generally available: the Groups Editor & Groups Reader roles can now be provisioned for specific group types <br /></b>At the beginning of the year, we launched the ability to assign the Groups Editor and Groups Reader roles for security groups or non-security groups in open beta. This feature is now generally available and Groups Admins have access to all groups. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-general-availability.html">group types.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>New Google Chat usage reports provide deeper insights into user engagement<br /></b>We’re pleased to introduce new, information-rich usage reports to help Workspace administrators understand how their teams are using Google Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/google-chat-usage-reports.html">usage reports in Chat.</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Improvements to mentions in Google Chat</b> <br />When mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them in Google Chat. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/improvements-to-mentions-in-google-chat.html">mentions in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>NotebookLM Plus now available to Google Workspace customers</b></div><div>NotebookLM Plus, our newest and most advanced version of NotebookLM, is now available to Gemini for Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/notebooklm-plus-gemini-for-google-workspace-users.html">NotebookLM Plus.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Translate messages in-line from one language to another in Google Chat</b></div><div>As one of the most requested Gemini enhancements in Chat this year, translate for me will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/translate-for-me-in-google-chat.html">translate for me in Chat.</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Completed rollouts</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/2024/11/use-gemini-in-google-docs-to-create-images.html">Use Gemini in Google Docs to create unique images for your documents</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-building-blocks-in-google-docs.html">More ways to get started quickly with building blocks in Google Docs</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.html">Now generally available: Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/add-granular-control-to-google-forms.html">Adding granular control options for who can respond to Google Forms</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/help-me-create-in-google-docs.html">Create fully stylized documents using Gemini in Google Docs</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/comments-action-items-for-client-side-encrypted-google-sheets-google-slides-files.html">Comments and action items are now available for client-side encrypted Google Sheets and Slides</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/new-look-and-feel-and-dark-mode-google-calendar.html">Introducing a new look and feel for Google Calendar on the web</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/reply-in-google-chat-home.html">Respond to conversations without leaving the home view in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/table-reference-improvements-in-google-sheets.html">Table reference improvements in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-22-2024.html">Find files more easily with the Drive Android file picker</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-08-2024.html">Search for and reuse pre-defined queries from BigQuery in Connected Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/now-available-gemini-mobile-app-for-workspace-users.html">The Gemini mobile app is now available for Google Workspace users</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/configure-third-party-apps-by-select-api-scopes-general-availability.html">Now generally available: configure third-party apps by select API scopes</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/assign-calendar-resources-to-organizational-units.html">Assign Calendar resources to organizational units</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-06-2024.html">Improving out of office notifications in Google Chat group messages and spaces</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/release-notes-12-06-2024.html">Easily discover Google Workspace Marketplace apps in Google Docs</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/create-and-manage-rubrics-using-google-classroom-api.html">Create and manage rubrics using the Google Classroom API</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/Gemini-Learning-Tools-Interoperability.html">Introducing Gemini Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI™)<br /></a></li></ul><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-size: x-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>).</i></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:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - 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We also introduced a new way for users to interact with the Gemini side panel while <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">viewing PDFs</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today we’re excited to announce that you can now focus your Gemini conversations in Drive to a specific Drive folder using the side panel. For example, after indicating a specific folder via an @-mention, you can ask Gemini to find files in the folder or write a summary of the folder’s content. You could also ask things like: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>“Summarize files in @-folder” </li><li>“What is the theme of the content in @-folder” </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fMmjKFe5R2G-j1sEuMQLHCvYczGIrfZ0dIc6x02NtzyFN9WNXmURC5BsQeJOO6sGWP74C_iqwX5ceNOqa4KD7SW0IOjZMNTpBT114xgZB0RliCN-ScWiySWMDLxDO7vnJwkggfh7WxXd7vJJlspWMIpe2MXzvq8CDzVeibSsSqUYEshQiQjg8NS2yP4/s1438/Adding%20folder%20support%20to%20Gemini%20in%20the%20side%20panel%20of%20Google%20Drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="summarizing a folder in Drive using Gemini" border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fMmjKFe5R2G-j1sEuMQLHCvYczGIrfZ0dIc6x02NtzyFN9WNXmURC5BsQeJOO6sGWP74C_iqwX5ceNOqa4KD7SW0IOjZMNTpBT114xgZB0RliCN-ScWiySWMDLxDO7vnJwkggfh7WxXd7vJJlspWMIpe2MXzvq8CDzVeibSsSqUYEshQiQjg8NS2yP4/s16000/Adding%20folder%20support%20to%20Gemini%20in%20the%20side%20panel%20of%20Google%20Drive.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3></div><div>Gemini can only answer questions about text documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and presentations. </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> </li><ul><li>If Gemini in the side panel is closed, you can: </li><ul><li>Navigate to a folder, and click on the “Summarize this folder” button, or; </li><li>Right-click on a folder in the doclist, and click on “Ask Gemini” in the context menu, or; </li><li>Select a folder in a doclist, and click on “Summarize this folder” in the selection toolbar. </li></ul><li>If Gemini in side panel is already open, you can: </li><ul><li>Drag and drop a folder from the doclist into the side panel, or; </li><li>@-mention a folder in the side panel’s textbox. </li></ul><li>If you are searching for a folder, you can: </li><ul><li>Click the Gemini icon next to the folder in the search dropdown box. </li></ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14356148?hl=en&sjid=1593136243211294585-NA">collaborating with Gemini in Google Drive</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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 11, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><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>Google One <b>AI Premium </b></li></ul></div></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/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/drive/answer/14356148?hl=en&sjid=1593136243211294585-NA">Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive</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>Since rolling out <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive.html">Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive</a>, users have been able to summarize one or multiple documents, get quick facts about a project, and more. We also introduced a new way for users to interact with the Gemini side panel while <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive-pdf-viewer.html">viewing PDFs</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today we’re excited to announce that you can now focus your Gemini conversations in Drive to a specific Drive folder using the side panel. For example, after indicating a specific folder via an @-mention, you can ask Gemini to find files in the folder or write a summary of the folder’s content. You could also ask things like: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>“Summarize files in @-folder” </li><li>“What is the theme of the content in @-folder” </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fMmjKFe5R2G-j1sEuMQLHCvYczGIrfZ0dIc6x02NtzyFN9WNXmURC5BsQeJOO6sGWP74C_iqwX5ceNOqa4KD7SW0IOjZMNTpBT114xgZB0RliCN-ScWiySWMDLxDO7vnJwkggfh7WxXd7vJJlspWMIpe2MXzvq8CDzVeibSsSqUYEshQiQjg8NS2yP4/s1438/Adding%20folder%20support%20to%20Gemini%20in%20the%20side%20panel%20of%20Google%20Drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="summarizing a folder in Drive using Gemini" border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fMmjKFe5R2G-j1sEuMQLHCvYczGIrfZ0dIc6x02NtzyFN9WNXmURC5BsQeJOO6sGWP74C_iqwX5ceNOqa4KD7SW0IOjZMNTpBT114xgZB0RliCN-ScWiySWMDLxDO7vnJwkggfh7WxXd7vJJlspWMIpe2MXzvq8CDzVeibSsSqUYEshQiQjg8NS2yP4/s16000/Adding%20folder%20support%20to%20Gemini%20in%20the%20side%20panel%20of%20Google%20Drive.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3></div><div>Gemini can only answer questions about text documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and presentations. </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> </li><ul><li>If Gemini in the side panel is closed, you can: </li><ul><li>Navigate to a folder, and click on the “Summarize this folder” button, or; </li><li>Right-click on a folder in the doclist, and click on “Ask Gemini” in the context menu, or; </li><li>Select a folder in a doclist, and click on “Summarize this folder” in the selection toolbar. </li></ul><li>If Gemini in side panel is already open, you can: </li><ul><li>Drag and drop a folder from the doclist into the side panel, or; </li><li>@-mention a folder in the side panel’s textbox. </li></ul><li>If you are searching for a folder, you can: </li><ul><li>Click the Gemini icon next to the folder in the search dropdown box. </li></ul><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/14356148?hl=en&sjid=1593136243211294585-NA">collaborating with Gemini in Google Drive</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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 11, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><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>Google One <b>AI Premium </b></li></ul></div></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/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/drive/answer/14356148?hl=en&sjid=1593136243211294585-NA">Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive</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:Adding folder support to Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/adding-folder-support-to-gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-drive.html?hl=en_UK&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' 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</a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='1534363020184106494' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/esignature-for-pdf-files-google-drive.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Request an eSignature on PDF files'> Request an eSignature on PDF files </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, December 4, 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>Earlier this year we <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/release-notes-07-12-2024.html">introduced eSignature in Google Docs</a> for select Google Workspace customers. eSignature helps you request, track, and add signatures to official contracts, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re pleased to announce that you can now <b>request electronic signatures on PDF files</b> stored in Google Drive. This capability includes custom fields, such as phone number, job title, company, etc. Expanding eSignature to include PDFs will make it even easier to request and capture signatures all without leaving Workspace.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaYEomsWST3ysCKsWonT5rX28aqyMkE-jq_uyQLiEd4HoSURylwTq_PApm30XOpkqEGrahE1D74ndOGzUXIrjHM4xo0B-SzwZYvI5WTWEsdTfb32Nq4OZ8Hm7UNn5xNVt_ETTslF1c-VYQfkea6FvpxIAZqqQXAjKmNq6tEfLOqxmqP8eo1XU3Xqbh-g/s1280/esfpdf.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaYEomsWST3ysCKsWonT5rX28aqyMkE-jq_uyQLiEd4HoSURylwTq_PApm30XOpkqEGrahE1D74ndOGzUXIrjHM4xo0B-SzwZYvI5WTWEsdTfb32Nq4OZ8Hm7UNn5xNVt_ETTslF1c-VYQfkea6FvpxIAZqqQXAjKmNq6tEfLOqxmqP8eo1XU3Xqbh-g/s16000/esfpdf.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Requesting an eSignature on a PDF stored in Google Drive</span></i></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/15091214">turning eSignature on or off for your users</a>.</li><li><b>End users: </b>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12315692">sending signature requests & sign documents with eSignature</a>.</li></ul></div><div><br /></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 December 4, 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> Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Enterprise</b> Starter, Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Essentials</b> and Enterprise Essentials Plus</li><li><b>Education</b> Plus</li><li>Also available to <b>Google Workspace Individual</b> subscribers </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/15091214">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn eSignature on or off for users</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12315692">Google Help: Send signature requests & sign documents with eSignature</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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>Earlier this year we <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/release-notes-07-12-2024.html">introduced eSignature in Google Docs</a> for select Google Workspace customers. eSignature helps you request, track, and add signatures to official contracts, and more. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Today, we’re pleased to announce that you can now <b>request electronic signatures on PDF files</b> stored in Google Drive. This capability includes custom fields, such as phone number, job title, company, etc. Expanding eSignature to include PDFs will make it even easier to request and capture signatures all without leaving Workspace.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaYEomsWST3ysCKsWonT5rX28aqyMkE-jq_uyQLiEd4HoSURylwTq_PApm30XOpkqEGrahE1D74ndOGzUXIrjHM4xo0B-SzwZYvI5WTWEsdTfb32Nq4OZ8Hm7UNn5xNVt_ETTslF1c-VYQfkea6FvpxIAZqqQXAjKmNq6tEfLOqxmqP8eo1XU3Xqbh-g/s1280/esfpdf.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFaYEomsWST3ysCKsWonT5rX28aqyMkE-jq_uyQLiEd4HoSURylwTq_PApm30XOpkqEGrahE1D74ndOGzUXIrjHM4xo0B-SzwZYvI5WTWEsdTfb32Nq4OZ8Hm7UNn5xNVt_ETTslF1c-VYQfkea6FvpxIAZqqQXAjKmNq6tEfLOqxmqP8eo1XU3Xqbh-g/s16000/esfpdf.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Requesting an eSignature on a PDF stored in Google Drive</span></i></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/15091214">turning eSignature on or off for your users</a>.</li><li><b>End users: </b>Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12315692">sending signature requests & sign documents with eSignature</a>.</li></ul></div><div><br /></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 December 4, 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> Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Enterprise</b> Starter, Standard and Plus</li><li><b>Essentials</b> and Enterprise Essentials Plus</li><li><b>Education</b> Plus</li><li>Also available to <b>Google Workspace Individual</b> subscribers </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/15091214">Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn eSignature on or off for users</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/12315692">Google Help: Send signature requests & sign documents with eSignature</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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 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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%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3598540349683430814' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/beta-for-running-google-drive-on-arm-compatible-windows-pcs.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='New beta that supports running Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs now available '> New beta that supports running Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs now available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, December 3, 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 beta support for Drive for desktop on Windows 11 devices powered by Snapdragon processors. Compiled natively for ARM64, this release enables users to easily sync and store files online from Windows PCs powered by Snapdragon. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To opt-in to the beta, <a href="https://dl.google.com/drive-file-stream/arm64beta/GoogleDriveBetaSetup.exe">download and install</a> the beta version of Google Drive for desktop on Arm-compatible Windows 11 device powered by Snapdragon. If you wish to opt-out at any time, <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/13470231?hl=en#zippy=%2Cdisconnect-an-account">disconnect your account</a> and then uninstall the application. </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> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users:</b></li><ul><li> The beta version of Google Drive for desktop can only be installed on devices running Windows 11 and requires <a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2">Microsoft WebView2</a>, which is typically included with Windows 11. If it is missing or was previously removed, our installer will recommend you download and install it. </li><li><i>Note: </i>This is a <b>beta versio</b>n and may contain bugs. It should be used with <b>non-production data only</b>. Alternatively, ensure that your data is backed up separately. </li><li>Should you encounter any issues, please submit <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/4431192?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#:~:text=Submit%20user%20feedback,to%20drive.google.com.&text=Click%20Send%20feedback.,your%20feedback%2C%20then%20click%20Send.">feedback</a> through the application. Kindly include logs to facilitate troubleshooting and assist us in improving the application. </li></ul></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><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/4431192?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#:~:text=Submit%20user%20feedback,to%20drive.google.com.&text=Click%20Send%20feedback.,your%20feedback%2C%20then%20click%20Send.">Google Help: Contact Google Drive support </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/10838124">Google Help: Use Google Drive for desktop</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 beta support for Drive for desktop on Windows 11 devices powered by Snapdragon processors. Compiled natively for ARM64, this release enables users to easily sync and store files online from Windows PCs powered by Snapdragon. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To opt-in to the beta, <a href="https://dl.google.com/drive-file-stream/arm64beta/GoogleDriveBetaSetup.exe">download and install</a> the beta version of Google Drive for desktop on Arm-compatible Windows 11 device powered by Snapdragon. If you wish to opt-out at any time, <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/13470231?hl=en#zippy=%2Cdisconnect-an-account">disconnect your account</a> and then uninstall the application. </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> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users:</b></li><ul><li> The beta version of Google Drive for desktop can only be installed on devices running Windows 11 and requires <a href="https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2">Microsoft WebView2</a>, which is typically included with Windows 11. If it is missing or was previously removed, our installer will recommend you download and install it. </li><li><i>Note: </i>This is a <b>beta versio</b>n and may contain bugs. It should be used with <b>non-production data only</b>. Alternatively, ensure that your data is backed up separately. </li><li>Should you encounter any issues, please submit <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/4431192?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#:~:text=Submit%20user%20feedback,to%20drive.google.com.&text=Click%20Send%20feedback.,your%20feedback%2C%20then%20click%20Send.">feedback</a> through the application. Kindly include logs to facilitate troubleshooting and assist us in improving the application. </li></ul></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><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/4431192?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop#:~:text=Submit%20user%20feedback,to%20drive.google.com.&text=Click%20Send%20feedback.,your%20feedback%2C%20then%20click%20Send.">Google Help: Contact Google Drive support </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/10838124">Google Help: Use Google Drive for desktop</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 beta that supports running Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs now available &url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/beta-for-running-google-drive-on-arm-compatible-windows-pcs.html?hl=en_UK&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/2024/12/beta-for-running-google-drive-on-arm-compatible-windows-pcs.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/2024/12/beta-for-running-google-drive-on-arm-compatible-windows-pcs.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/Beta?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Beta </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Other </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='2099170106440884714' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Now generally available: Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive'> Now generally available: Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, December 2, 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/2024/07/policy-visualization-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive-beta.html">Earlier this year,</a> we introduced a beta for policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. Today, we’re excited to announce this is now generally available, and as a result, users who are interacting with policy-protected content, such as those with <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9646351?hl=en">data loss prevention (DLP)</a> rules or <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">trust rules</a>, will now be informed about what actions are prevented by those policies. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example, if a user is interacting with a document affected by DLP-enforced information rights management (IRM) and a trust rule, they will see a shield icon and side panel that informs them of the restricted actions. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfSA5006xOzpcLbMqWtUaulQXvjgJ26kZYcERqlSgC5094jr2A82kfRtxYU_5vpflciqY60Y3lAG3PBBAKN3ykpjyR1wwqpnDZV1rierT0aWdkxW3y0hf_4wi-rbpV38auyOZXSUWBRguGQ7GNx4tV0bBx62D-_yNG1dlZzAIDVkxhGRxndGbPWqthwY/s1600/Policy%20visualization%20across%20Google%20Docs,%20Sheets,%20Slides,%20Vids%20and%20Drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfSA5006xOzpcLbMqWtUaulQXvjgJ26kZYcERqlSgC5094jr2A82kfRtxYU_5vpflciqY60Y3lAG3PBBAKN3ykpjyR1wwqpnDZV1rierT0aWdkxW3y0hf_4wi-rbpV38auyOZXSUWBRguGQ7GNx4tV0bBx62D-_yNG1dlZzAIDVkxhGRxndGbPWqthwY/s16000/Policy%20visualization%20across%20Google%20Docs,%20Sheets,%20Slides,%20Vids%20and%20Drive.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><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 matters </h3><div>With this update, users will be made aware of which actions they are taking that are disabled on a document, spreadsheet, slides or file due to data protection controls. </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> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users: </b></li><ul><li>Any user will be able to see policy visualization if relevant restrictions apply to them. Security limitations can be applied by owners of a document, shared drive policies, or admin policies. </li><li>A shield icon will automatically appear when security controls are present. Users can open the side panel to view all restrictions, either using the shield icon or by <i>going to File > Security limitations.</i> </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about Policy Visualization and the policies themselves: </li><ul><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/?p=security_limitations">Policy Visualization</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9655387?hl=en">Drive DLP </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/60781?hl=en">Drive Sharing Settings </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">Trust Rules </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469?hl=en">Shared Drives </a></li></ul></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 December 2, 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 January 8, 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/a/answer/9655387?hl=en">Google Help: Drive DLP </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/60781?hl=en">Google Help: Drive Sharing Settings</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">Google Help: Trust Rules </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469?hl=en">Google Help: Shared Drives</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/2024/07/policy-visualization-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive-beta.html">Earlier this year,</a> we introduced a beta for policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. Today, we’re excited to announce this is now generally available, and as a result, users who are interacting with policy-protected content, such as those with <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9646351?hl=en">data loss prevention (DLP)</a> rules or <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">trust rules</a>, will now be informed about what actions are prevented by those policies. </div><div><br /></div><div>For example, if a user is interacting with a document affected by DLP-enforced information rights management (IRM) and a trust rule, they will see a shield icon and side panel that informs them of the restricted actions. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfSA5006xOzpcLbMqWtUaulQXvjgJ26kZYcERqlSgC5094jr2A82kfRtxYU_5vpflciqY60Y3lAG3PBBAKN3ykpjyR1wwqpnDZV1rierT0aWdkxW3y0hf_4wi-rbpV38auyOZXSUWBRguGQ7GNx4tV0bBx62D-_yNG1dlZzAIDVkxhGRxndGbPWqthwY/s1600/Policy%20visualization%20across%20Google%20Docs,%20Sheets,%20Slides,%20Vids%20and%20Drive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive" border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfSA5006xOzpcLbMqWtUaulQXvjgJ26kZYcERqlSgC5094jr2A82kfRtxYU_5vpflciqY60Y3lAG3PBBAKN3ykpjyR1wwqpnDZV1rierT0aWdkxW3y0hf_4wi-rbpV38auyOZXSUWBRguGQ7GNx4tV0bBx62D-_yNG1dlZzAIDVkxhGRxndGbPWqthwY/s16000/Policy%20visualization%20across%20Google%20Docs,%20Sheets,%20Slides,%20Vids%20and%20Drive.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><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 matters </h3><div>With this update, users will be made aware of which actions they are taking that are disabled on a document, spreadsheet, slides or file due to data protection controls. </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> There is no admin control for this feature. </li><li><b>End users: </b></li><ul><li>Any user will be able to see policy visualization if relevant restrictions apply to them. Security limitations can be applied by owners of a document, shared drive policies, or admin policies. </li><li>A shield icon will automatically appear when security controls are present. Users can open the side panel to view all restrictions, either using the shield icon or by <i>going to File > Security limitations.</i> </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about Policy Visualization and the policies themselves: </li><ul><li><a href="https://support.google.com/drive/?p=security_limitations">Policy Visualization</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9655387?hl=en">Drive DLP </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/60781?hl=en">Drive Sharing Settings </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">Trust Rules </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469?hl=en">Shared Drives </a></li></ul></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 December 2, 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 January 8, 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/a/answer/9655387?hl=en">Google Help: Drive DLP </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/60781?hl=en">Google Help: Drive Sharing Settings</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10621317?hl=en">Google Help: Trust Rules </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7337469?hl=en">Google Help: Shared Drives</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:Now generally available: Policy visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Drive&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.html?hl=en_UK&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/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/2024/12/policy-visualization-generally-available.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%20Docs?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Docs </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sheets?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Sheets </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Slides?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Slides </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Vids?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Vids </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='777495270201953131' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-22-2024.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 22, 2024'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - November 22, 2024 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, November 22, 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>2</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><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span></div><b>Find files more easily with the Drive Android file picker</b><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/streamlined-file-organization-google-drive-location-picker.html">In 2023</a>, we introduced a streamlined file organization with the new Google Drive location picker on web. Now, we’re rolling out similar improvements to the Drive app on Android devices. This update will make it easier to find recently viewed Drive items and clearly see what other storage locations besides "My Drive" are available to you, such as items you have access to within shared drives. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for December 2, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424384?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">how to use Google Drive. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBbFHe7Dh5kdXNlii85F3R12YEQAv8mij3jhygDZLGpCCwDOyWmxWNN-DmePS4KbQwZAz3o-VCvLzVfbFRUarLvYgrUsbCs0RG_mnGPIk6DEsep4LjUqa7rzS9XbgvhzaIRThO15hOyeyp2Q-6mJUTj306mhaVf-JgJIH2TPfL8tPndCdykSBn8JuQk/s2400/Find%20files%20more%20easily%20with%20the%20Drive%20Android%20file%20picker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Drive files on Android" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBbFHe7Dh5kdXNlii85F3R12YEQAv8mij3jhygDZLGpCCwDOyWmxWNN-DmePS4KbQwZAz3o-VCvLzVfbFRUarLvYgrUsbCs0RG_mnGPIk6DEsep4LjUqa7rzS9XbgvhzaIRThO15hOyeyp2Q-6mJUTj306mhaVf-JgJIH2TPfL8tPndCdykSBn8JuQk/w288-h640/Find%20files%20more%20easily%20with%20the%20Drive%20Android%20file%20picker.png" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>View tasks lists on the Google Calendar Android app </b></div><div><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/view-full-screen-tasks-lists-on-google-calendar.html">Last year</a>, we introduced full screen tasks lists for Google Calendar on web, enabling users to see all their tasks and task lists in a single full screen view. This week, we’re excited to announce that this same functionality is now available on Android devices. This update makes it easier for users to stay on top of and organize their tasks, especially while on-the-go. | Rolling out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> now. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/tasks/?hl=en#topic=7675628">Google Tasks.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R3w_dsnISsRAvp9-GaUNuKlWSKR2yc-UxmPFwn5JRiyohy1sQIhC7UY02hKmLoeN-b_iOgwZkVRHk4tN8yWnox5J49Q2WadYgWJk4AZ4NqDVJZn-_9rafFXswFeQ5Xfxe_DzDv1XwuPCxqz6JxFmq4gExINvv1GvSWQoDCqLwV2cX3mi96U3o45utQQ/s976/View%20tasks%20lists%20on%20the%20Google%20Calendar%20Android%20app.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tasks lists on the Google Calendar Android app" border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R3w_dsnISsRAvp9-GaUNuKlWSKR2yc-UxmPFwn5JRiyohy1sQIhC7UY02hKmLoeN-b_iOgwZkVRHk4tN8yWnox5J49Q2WadYgWJk4AZ4NqDVJZn-_9rafFXswFeQ5Xfxe_DzDv1XwuPCxqz6JxFmq4gExINvv1GvSWQoDCqLwV2cX3mi96U3o45utQQ/w308-h640/View%20tasks%20lists%20on%20the%20Google%20Calendar%20Android%20app.png" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div><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>Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app </b></div><div>Starting this week, the previously introduced 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. | Learn more about the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html">auto-installed Google Drive Chat app.</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Table reference improvements in Google Sheets</b></div><div>This week, we introduced updates to table references that enhance discoverability and usability. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/table-reference-improvements-in-google-sheets.html">table references in Sheets.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Educators can now request access to third-party apps for their students </b></div><div>We’ve introduced a new workflow that allows educators to request access to unconfigured third-party apps on behalf of their students. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/request-access-to-third-party-apps-on-behalf-of-students.html">requesting access to third-party apps for students.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds </b></div><div>We’re expanding automatic framing to all users, as well as introducing an improved experience while using a virtual background. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">automatic framing in Meet.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat </b></div><div>Users can now upload and send up to 20 multimedia files (photos and videos) in one Chat message. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html">sending multimedia files in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>More ways to get started quickly with building blocks in Google Docs </b></div><div>This week, we introduced a new collection of building blocks designed to help you manage important business workflows in Docs, including team task management, project tracking, hiring, and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-building-blocks-in-google-docs.html">new building blocks in Google Docs.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New file picker method for pre-selecting Google Drive files coming soon </b></div><div>Today, Google Drive developers rely on the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/api-specific-auth#benefits">drive.file</a> scope and the Google Picker API to optimize user experience and safety when creating their applications. To make it faster and easier for users to provide applications access to specific Drive files, the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/guides/overview">Google Picker API</a> will introduce a new method to the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/reference/picker.view">Class view</a> called setFileIds(fileIds) in January 2025. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-file-picker-method-for-pre-selecting-google-drive-files.html">new file picker method for pre-selecting Google Drive files.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easily find and navigate your Google Chat conversations by organizing them into custom sections</b></div><div>As we continue to enhance the user experience in Google Chat over the last year, we’re excited to announce that users can now organize Chat conversations into custom sections. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/custom-sections-in-google-chat.html">custom sections in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Asus hardware kits for Google Meet</b></div><div>Asus is launching new hardware room kits certified for Google Meet that now offer daisy chain capabilities. Developed with AVer, this refreshed room kit portfolio will work in video conferencing rooms and spaces of just about any size. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-asus-hardware-kits-google-meet-november-2024.html">Asus hardware kits for Google Meet.</a></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/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Access filter chips more easily in Google Drive search</a></li><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><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-templates-in-google-slides.html">Introducing a refreshed library of high-quality Google Slides templates that elevate your presentations</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">Preview summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini</a> (Web, Android and iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-enterprise-data-protection-core-service-expansion.html">The Gemini app is now a core service with enterprise-grade data protection for more Google Workspace editions</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/open-beta-data-classification-labels-gmail.html">Data classifications labels for Gmail are now available in open beta</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Reducing noise from unfollowed threads in Google Chat</a> (Web, Android and iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html">Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>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>).</i></span></div></div></div></div></div><span><span><ul></ul></span></span></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;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span>2</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><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: 400;"><i><br /></i></span></div><b>Find files more easily with the Drive Android file picker</b><div><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/streamlined-file-organization-google-drive-location-picker.html">In 2023</a>, we introduced a streamlined file organization with the new Google Drive location picker on web. Now, we’re rolling out similar improvements to the Drive app on Android devices. This update will make it easier to find recently viewed Drive items and clearly see what other storage locations besides "My Drive" are available to you, such as items you have access to within shared drives. | Rollout to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release domains</a> is complete; launch to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Scheduled Release domains</a> planned for December 2, 2024. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2424384?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop">how to use Google Drive. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBbFHe7Dh5kdXNlii85F3R12YEQAv8mij3jhygDZLGpCCwDOyWmxWNN-DmePS4KbQwZAz3o-VCvLzVfbFRUarLvYgrUsbCs0RG_mnGPIk6DEsep4LjUqa7rzS9XbgvhzaIRThO15hOyeyp2Q-6mJUTj306mhaVf-JgJIH2TPfL8tPndCdykSBn8JuQk/s2400/Find%20files%20more%20easily%20with%20the%20Drive%20Android%20file%20picker.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Drive files on Android" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLmBbFHe7Dh5kdXNlii85F3R12YEQAv8mij3jhygDZLGpCCwDOyWmxWNN-DmePS4KbQwZAz3o-VCvLzVfbFRUarLvYgrUsbCs0RG_mnGPIk6DEsep4LjUqa7rzS9XbgvhzaIRThO15hOyeyp2Q-6mJUTj306mhaVf-JgJIH2TPfL8tPndCdykSBn8JuQk/w288-h640/Find%20files%20more%20easily%20with%20the%20Drive%20Android%20file%20picker.png" width="288" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>View tasks lists on the Google Calendar Android app </b></div><div><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/view-full-screen-tasks-lists-on-google-calendar.html">Last year</a>, we introduced full screen tasks lists for Google Calendar on web, enabling users to see all their tasks and task lists in a single full screen view. This week, we’re excited to announce that this same functionality is now available on Android devices. This update makes it easier for users to stay on top of and organize their tasks, especially while on-the-go. | Rolling out to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> now. | Available to Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/tasks/?hl=en#topic=7675628">Google Tasks.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R3w_dsnISsRAvp9-GaUNuKlWSKR2yc-UxmPFwn5JRiyohy1sQIhC7UY02hKmLoeN-b_iOgwZkVRHk4tN8yWnox5J49Q2WadYgWJk4AZ4NqDVJZn-_9rafFXswFeQ5Xfxe_DzDv1XwuPCxqz6JxFmq4gExINvv1GvSWQoDCqLwV2cX3mi96U3o45utQQ/s976/View%20tasks%20lists%20on%20the%20Google%20Calendar%20Android%20app.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tasks lists on the Google Calendar Android app" border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R3w_dsnISsRAvp9-GaUNuKlWSKR2yc-UxmPFwn5JRiyohy1sQIhC7UY02hKmLoeN-b_iOgwZkVRHk4tN8yWnox5J49Q2WadYgWJk4AZ4NqDVJZn-_9rafFXswFeQ5Xfxe_DzDv1XwuPCxqz6JxFmq4gExINvv1GvSWQoDCqLwV2cX3mi96U3o45utQQ/w308-h640/View%20tasks%20lists%20on%20the%20Google%20Calendar%20Android%20app.png" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div><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>Easily respond to comments and access requests without leaving Google Chat with the auto-installed Google Drive Chat app </b></div><div>Starting this week, the previously introduced 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. | Learn more about the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/auto-installed-google-drive-chat-app.html">auto-installed Google Drive Chat app.</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Table reference improvements in Google Sheets</b></div><div>This week, we introduced updates to table references that enhance discoverability and usability. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/table-reference-improvements-in-google-sheets.html">table references in Sheets.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Educators can now request access to third-party apps for their students </b></div><div>We’ve introduced a new workflow that allows educators to request access to unconfigured third-party apps on behalf of their students. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/request-access-to-third-party-apps-on-behalf-of-students.html">requesting access to third-party apps for students.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds </b></div><div>We’re expanding automatic framing to all users, as well as introducing an improved experience while using a virtual background. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">automatic framing in Meet.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Add multiple multimedia files to a single message in Google Chat </b></div><div>Users can now upload and send up to 20 multimedia files (photos and videos) in one Chat message. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/add-multiple-multimedia-files-to-single-google-chat-message.html">sending multimedia files in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>More ways to get started quickly with building blocks in Google Docs </b></div><div>This week, we introduced a new collection of building blocks designed to help you manage important business workflows in Docs, including team task management, project tracking, hiring, and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-building-blocks-in-google-docs.html">new building blocks in Google Docs.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New file picker method for pre-selecting Google Drive files coming soon </b></div><div>Today, Google Drive developers rely on the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/api-specific-auth#benefits">drive.file</a> scope and the Google Picker API to optimize user experience and safety when creating their applications. To make it faster and easier for users to provide applications access to specific Drive files, the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/guides/overview">Google Picker API</a> will introduce a new method to the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/reference/picker.view">Class view</a> called setFileIds(fileIds) in January 2025. | Learn more about the <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-file-picker-method-for-pre-selecting-google-drive-files.html">new file picker method for pre-selecting Google Drive files.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easily find and navigate your Google Chat conversations by organizing them into custom sections</b></div><div>As we continue to enhance the user experience in Google Chat over the last year, we’re excited to announce that users can now organize Chat conversations into custom sections. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/custom-sections-in-google-chat.html">custom sections in Chat.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>New Asus hardware kits for Google Meet</b></div><div>Asus is launching new hardware room kits certified for Google Meet that now offer daisy chain capabilities. Developed with AVer, this refreshed room kit portfolio will work in video conferencing rooms and spaces of just about any size. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-asus-hardware-kits-google-meet-november-2024.html">Asus hardware kits for Google Meet.</a></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/2024/11/google-meet-automatic-framing-virtual-background-improvements.html">Automatic framing is now available to everyone in Google Meet video calls, plus an improved experience when using virtual backgrounds</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/release-notes-10-04-24.html">Access filter chips more easily in Google Drive search</a></li><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><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-templates-in-google-slides.html">Introducing a refreshed library of high-quality Google Slides templates that elevate your presentations</a></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-summaries-google-chat.html">Preview summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view with the help of Gemini</a> (Web, Android and iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/gemini-app-enterprise-data-protection-core-service-expansion.html">The Gemini app is now a core service with enterprise-grade data protection for more Google Workspace editions</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/open-beta-data-classification-labels-gmail.html">Data classifications labels for Gmail are now available in open beta</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/release-notes-11-01-2024.html">Reducing noise from unfollowed threads in Google Chat</a> (Web, Android and iOS)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html">Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages</a></li></ul><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>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>).</i></span></div></div></div></div></div><span><span><ul></ul></span></span></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:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - 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This method lets application developers present users with a picker that is pre-navigated to the specified file IDs the application is seeking access to, allowing faster consent for your users and a more continuous experience for your application. </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>Developers: </b>If you have a user interaction such as a chat interface where a user already provided the FileId that they want to open using your application, you can now provide that FileId via the View class and Google will prompt the user to grant you OAuth access directly to that file or files. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user setting for this feature. </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>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 20, 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/9646351">Google Workspace Admin Help: Use DLP for Drive to prevent data loss</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>Today, Google Drive developers rely on the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/api-specific-auth#benefits">drive.file</a> scope and the Google Picker API to optimize user experience and safety when creating their applications. </div><div><br /></div><div>To make it faster and easier for users to provide applications access to specific Drive files, the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/guides/overview">Google Picker API</a> will introduce a new method to the <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/reference/picker.view">Class view</a> called <a href="https://developers.google.com/drive/picker/reference/picker.docsview.setfileids"><i>setFileIds(fileIds)</i></a>. This method lets application developers present users with a picker that is pre-navigated to the specified file IDs the application is seeking access to, allowing faster consent for your users and a more continuous experience for your application. </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>Developers: </b>If you have a user interaction such as a chat interface where a user already provided the FileId that they want to open using your application, you can now provide that FileId via the View class and Google will prompt the user to grant you OAuth access directly to that file or files. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user setting for this feature. </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>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 20, 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/9646351">Google Workspace Admin Help: Use DLP for Drive to prevent data loss</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 file picker method for pre-selecting Google Drive files coming soon&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/new-file-picker-method-for-pre-selecting-google-drive-files.html?hl=en_UK&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/new-file-picker-method-for-pre-selecting-google-drive-files.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/new-file-picker-method-for-pre-selecting-google-drive-files.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%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Other </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?hl=en_UK' 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?hl=en_UK&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?hl=en_UK'> <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?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7534127259554234348' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html?hl=en_UK' itemprop='url' title='Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages'> Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, November 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><p>Beginning today, all users* can use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Gmail,  in seven additional languages:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>French</li><li>German</li><li>Italian</li><li>Japanese</li><li>Korean</li><li>Portuguese</li><li>Spanish</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK-YQS3So28KvixI9aMTlZjBJ2f1UwKesh6GPUxHROslVlAVKjSE-mYDVWQdUO-LZR_-hkblkQg39a1IxKJ1-qhVj7QyR2l3639ABohDZxQLhso6bChkmC8IjtvDikJivEVmYz3drZHj6NFS1RG4T5lsxWBnSokRTAkmAmJplp-IFEdqrVHKZfMqbe5A/s2030/Spanish_Gmail.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2030" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK-YQS3So28KvixI9aMTlZjBJ2f1UwKesh6GPUxHROslVlAVKjSE-mYDVWQdUO-LZR_-hkblkQg39a1IxKJ1-qhVj7QyR2l3639ABohDZxQLhso6bChkmC8IjtvDikJivEVmYz3drZHj6NFS1RG4T5lsxWBnSokRTAkmAmJplp-IFEdqrVHKZfMqbe5A/s16000/Spanish_Gmail.gif" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gemini in the side panel of Gmail in Spanish</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With Gemini in the side panel of your Workspace apps, you can get help summarizing, analyzing, and generating content by utilizing insights gathered from your emails, documents, and more—all without switching applications or tabs. Check out our original announcements for Gemini in the side panel of <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive.html">Docs, Sheets, and Drive</a>, and <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-gmail.html">Gmail</a> for even more information.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Available for Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, and Gemini Education Premium add-on.</span></i></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>While Gemini in the side panel of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail, is generally available in these additional languages - as we keep rolling out more Gemini alpha features in the side panel, end users with Gemini alpha features turned on may continue to see the “Alpha” badge. </li><li>Image generation is not supported yet in these additional languages.</li><li>Gemini in the side panel of Slides is only available in English at this time.</li></ul><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>: You can access the side panel by clicking on “Ask Gemini” (spark button) in the top right corner of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail on the web. Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in the side panel of <a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/15146419">Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail</a>. Note that for accessing other Gemini for Google Workspace features that are supported in English only, you will need to <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32047">set your Google Account language to English</a>.</li></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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 7, 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 21, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></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 or Enterprise add-on</li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education or Education Premium add-on</li><li><b>Google One AI Premium </b></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14925782">Supported languages for Gemini for Google Workspace</a></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/15146419">Google Help: Use the side panel to collaborate with Gemini</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p> <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><p>Beginning today, all users* can use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Gmail,  in seven additional languages:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>French</li><li>German</li><li>Italian</li><li>Japanese</li><li>Korean</li><li>Portuguese</li><li>Spanish</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK-YQS3So28KvixI9aMTlZjBJ2f1UwKesh6GPUxHROslVlAVKjSE-mYDVWQdUO-LZR_-hkblkQg39a1IxKJ1-qhVj7QyR2l3639ABohDZxQLhso6bChkmC8IjtvDikJivEVmYz3drZHj6NFS1RG4T5lsxWBnSokRTAkmAmJplp-IFEdqrVHKZfMqbe5A/s2030/Spanish_Gmail.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="2030" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK-YQS3So28KvixI9aMTlZjBJ2f1UwKesh6GPUxHROslVlAVKjSE-mYDVWQdUO-LZR_-hkblkQg39a1IxKJ1-qhVj7QyR2l3639ABohDZxQLhso6bChkmC8IjtvDikJivEVmYz3drZHj6NFS1RG4T5lsxWBnSokRTAkmAmJplp-IFEdqrVHKZfMqbe5A/s16000/Spanish_Gmail.gif" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Gemini in the side panel of Gmail in Spanish</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With Gemini in the side panel of your Workspace apps, you can get help summarizing, analyzing, and generating content by utilizing insights gathered from your emails, documents, and more—all without switching applications or tabs. Check out our original announcements for Gemini in the side panel of <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-google-docs-sheets-slides-drive.html">Docs, Sheets, and Drive</a>, and <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/gemini-in-side-panel-of-gmail.html">Gmail</a> for even more information.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Available for Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, and Gemini Education Premium add-on.</span></i></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Additional details</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>While Gemini in the side panel of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail, is generally available in these additional languages - as we keep rolling out more Gemini alpha features in the side panel, end users with Gemini alpha features turned on may continue to see the “Alpha” badge. </li><li>Image generation is not supported yet in these additional languages.</li><li>Gemini in the side panel of Slides is only available in English at this time.</li></ul><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>: You can access the side panel by clicking on “Ask Gemini” (spark button) in the top right corner of Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail on the web. Visit the Help Center to learn more about collaborating with Gemini in the side panel of <a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/15146419">Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Gmail</a>. Note that for accessing other Gemini for Google Workspace features that are supported in English only, you will need to <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32047">set your Google Account language to English</a>.</li></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>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 7, 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 21, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></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 or Enterprise add-on</li><li><b>Gemini </b>Education or Education Premium add-on</li><li><b>Google One AI Premium </b></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/14925782">Supported languages for Gemini for Google Workspace</a></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/15146419">Google Help: Use the side panel to collaborate with Gemini</a></span></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p> <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:Now generally available: use Gemini in the side panel of Workspace apps in seven additional languages&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html?hl=en_UK&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/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.html?hl=en_UK'> <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/more-languages-gemini-side-panel-general-availability.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/Docs?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Docs </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gemini?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Gemini </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gmail?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Gmail </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sheets?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Google Sheets </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en_UK' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </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?hl=en_UK' 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' 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