CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class='v2 list-page' dir='ltr' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/Blog' lang='en' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xmlns:b='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/b' xmlns:data='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/data' xmlns:expr='http://www.google.com/2005/gml/expr'> <head> <link href='https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/3566091532-css_bundle_v2.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/> <title> Google Workspace Updates: Groups </title> <meta content='width=device-width, height=device-height, minimum-scale=1.0, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=0' name='viewport'/> <meta content='IE=Edge' http-equiv='X-UA-Compatible'/> <meta content='Google Workspace Updates' property='og:title'/> <meta content='DY8pOcMl2GP40PcmaIDr2SXr1GOa83opE4NL21hEY0Y' name='google-site-verification'/> <meta content='en_US' property='og:locale'/> <meta content='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups' property='og:url'/> <meta content='Google Workspace Updates' property='og:site_name'/>  <meta content='Google Workspace Updates' property='og:title'/> <meta content='summary' name='twitter:card'/> <meta content='@google' name='twitter:creator'/> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400italic,400,500,500italic,700,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'/> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons' rel='stylesheet'/> <script src='https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js' type='text/javascript'></script>  <style id='page-skin-1' type='text/css'></style> <style id='template-skin-1' type='text/css'></style>  <meta content='text/html; charset=UTF-8' http-equiv='Content-Type'/> <meta content='blogger' name='generator'/> <link href="//workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/favicon.ico" rel="icon" type="image/x-icon"> <link href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups' rel='canonical'/> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Google Workspace Updates - Atom" href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/feeds/posts/default" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Google Workspace Updates - RSS" href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss" /> <link rel="service.post" type="application/atom+xml" title="Google Workspace Updates - Atom" href="https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5245696872621940063/posts/default" />  <meta content='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups' property='og:url'/> <meta content='Google Workspace Updates' property='og:title'/> <meta content='This official feed from the Google Workspace team provides essential information about new features and improvements for Google Workspace customers.' property='og:description'/>  <base target='_self'/> <style> html { font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; } body { padding: 0; /* This ensures that the scroll bar is always present, which is needed */ /* because content render happens after page load; otherwise the header */ /* would "bounce" in-between states. */ min-height: 150%; } h2 { font-size: 16px; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5 { line-height: 2em; } html, h4, h5, h6 { font-size: 14px; } a, a:visited { color: #4184F3; text-decoration: none; } a:focus, a:hover, a:active { text-decoration: none; } .Header { margin-top: 15px; } .Header h1 { font-size: 32px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 32px; height: 42px; } .header-inner .Header .titlewrapper { padding: 0; margin-top: 30px; } .header-inner .Header .descriptionwrapper { padding: 0; margin: 0; } .cols-wrapper { margin-top: 56px; } .header-outer, .cols-wrapper, .footer-outer, .google-footer-outer { padding: 0 60px; } .header-inner { height: 256px; position: relative; } html, .header-inner a { color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); } .header-inner .google-logo { display: inline-block; background-size: contain; z-index: 1; height: 60px; overflow: hidden; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 8px; } .header-left { position: absolute; top: 50%; -webkit-transform: translateY(-50%); transform: translateY(-50%); margin-top: 12px; width: 100%; } .google-logo { margin-left: -4px; } #google-footer { position: relative; font-size: 13px; list-style: none; text-align: right; } #google-footer a { color: #444; } #google-footer ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; height: 144px; line-height: 144px; } #google-footer ul li { display: inline; } #google-footer ul li:before { color: #999; content: "\00b7"; font-weight: bold; margin: 5px; } #google-footer ul li:first-child:before { content: ''; } #google-footer .google-logo-dark { left: 0; margin-top: -16px; position: absolute; top: 50%; } /** Sitemap links. **/ .footer-inner-2 { font-size: 14px; padding-top: 42px; padding-bottom: 74px; } .footer-inner-2 .HTML h2 { color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; padding-left: 0; margin: 10px 0; } .footer-inner-2 .HTML ul { font-weight: normal; list-style: none; padding-left: 0; } .footer-inner-2 .HTML li { line-height: 24px; padding: 0; } .footer-inner-2 li a { color: rgba(65,132,243,.87); } /** Archive widget. **/ .BlogArchive { font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; } .BlogArchive .widget-content { display: none; } .BlogArchive h2, .Label h2 { color: #4184F3; text-decoration: none; } .BlogArchive .hierarchy li { display: inline-block; } /* Specificity needed here to override widget CSS defaults. */ .BlogArchive #ArchiveList ul li, .BlogArchive #ArchiveList ul ul li { margin: 0; padding-left: 0; text-indent: 0; } .BlogArchive .intervalToggle { cursor: pointer; } .BlogArchive .expanded .intervalToggle .new-toggle { -ms-transform: rotate(180deg); transform: rotate(180deg); } .BlogArchive .new-toggle { float: right; padding-top: 3px; opacity: 0.87; } #ArchiveList { text-transform: uppercase; } #ArchiveList .expanded > ul:last-child { margin-bottom: 16px; } #ArchiveList .archivedate { width: 100%; } /* Months */ .BlogArchive .items { max-width: 150px; margin-left: -4px; } .BlogArchive .expanded .items { margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: hidden; } .BlogArchive .items > ul { float: left; height: 32px; } .BlogArchive .items a { padding: 0 4px; } .Label { font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; } .sidebar-icon { display: inline-block; width: 24px; height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; margin-top: -1px } .Label a { margin-right: 4px; } .Label .widget-content { display: none; } .FollowByEmail { font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; } .FollowByEmail h2 { background: url("data:image/png;base64,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"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 3% 50%; text-indent: 39px; } .FollowByEmail .widget-content { display: none; } .searchBox input { border: 1px solid #eee; color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); font-size: 14px; padding: 8px 8px 8px 40px; width: 164px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background: url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/1x/search_grey600_24dp.png") 8px center no-repeat; } .searchBox ::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit, Blink, Edge */ color: rgba(0,0,0,.54); } .searchBox :-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */ color: #000; opacity: 0.54; } .searchBox ::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */ color: #000; opacity: 0.54; } .searchBox :-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10-11 */ color: #757575; } .widget-item-control { margin-top: 0px; } .section { margin: 0; padding: 0; } #sidebar-top { border: 1px solid #eee; } #sidebar-top > div { margin: 16px 0; } .widget ul { line-height: 1.6; } /*main post*/ .post { margin-bottom:30px; } #main .post .title { margin: 0; } #main .post .title a { color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); font-weight: normal; font-size: 24px; } #main .post .title a:hover { text-decoration:none; color:#4184F3; } .message, #main .post .post-header { margin: 0; padding: 0; } #main .post .post-header .caption, #main .post .post-header .labels-caption, #main .post .post-footer .caption, #main .post .post-footer .labels-caption { color: #444; font-weight: 500; } #main .tr-caption-container td { text-align: left; } #main .post .tr-caption { color: #757575; color: rgba(0,0,0,.54); display: block; max-width: 560px; padding-bottom: 20px; } #main .post .tr-caption-container { line-height: 24px; margin: -1px 0 0 0 !important; padding: 4px 0; text-align: left; } #main .post .post-header .published{ font-size:11px; font-weight:bold; } .post-header .publishdate { font-size: 17px; font-weight:normal; color: #757575; color: rgba(0,0,0,.54); } #main .post .post-footer{ font-size:12px; padding-bottom: 21px; } .label-footer { margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px; } .comment-img { margin-right: 16px; opacity: 0.54; vertical-align: middle; } #main .post .post-header .published { margin-bottom: 40px; margin-top: -2px; } .post .post-content { color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); font-size: 17px; margin: 25px 0 36px 0; line-height: 32px; } .post-body .post-content ul, .post-body .post-content ol { margin: 16px 0; padding: 0 48px; } .post-summary { display: none; } /* Another old-style caption. */ .post-content div i, .post-content div + i { font-size: 17px; /*font-style: normal;*/ /*color: #757575; color: rgba(0,0,0,.54);*/ line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: left; } /* Another old-style caption (with link) */ .post-content a > i { color: #4184F3 !important; } /* Old-style captions for images. */ .post-content .separator + div:not(.separator) { margin-top: -16px; } /* Capture section headers. */ .post-content br + br + b, .post-content .space + .space + b, .post-content .separator + b { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 24px; } .post-content li { line-height: 32px; } /* Override all post images/videos to left align. */ .post-content .separator, .post-content video { text-align: left; } .post-content .separator > a, .post-content .separator > span { margin-left: 0 !important; } .post-content img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; width: auto; text-align: center !important; } .post-content .tr-caption-container img { margin-bottom: 12px; } .post-content iframe, .post-content embed { max-width: 100%; } .post-content .carousel-container { margin-bottom: 48px; } /* #main .post-content b { font-weight: 500; }*/ /* These are the main paragraph spacing tweaks. */ #main .post-content br { content: ' '; display: block; padding: 4px; } .post-content .space { display: block; height: 8px; } .post-content iframe + .space, .post-content iframe + br { padding: 0 !important; } #main .post .jump-link { margin-bottom:10px; } .post-content img, .post-content iframe { margin: 30px 0 20px 0; } .post-content > img:first-child, .post-content > iframe:first-child { margin-top: 0; } .col-right .section { padding: 0 16px; } #aside { background:#fff; border:1px solid #eee; border-top: 0; } #aside .widget { margin:0; } #aside .widget h2, #ArchiveList .toggle + a.post-count-link { color: #212121; color: rgba(0,0,0,.87); font-weight: 400 !important; margin: 0; } #ArchiveList .toggle { float: right; } #ArchiveList .toggle .material-icons { padding-top: 4px; } #sidebar .tab { cursor: pointer; } #sidebar .tab .arrow { display: inline-block; float: right; } #sidebar .tab .icon { display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; height: 24px; width: 24px; margin-right: 13px; margin-left: -1px; margin-top: 1px; color: #757575; color: rgba(0,0,0,.54); } #sidebar .widget-content > :first-child { padding-top: 8px; } #sidebar .active .tab .arrow { -ms-transform: rotate(180deg); transform: rotate(180deg); } #sidebar .arrow { color: #757575; color: rgba(0,0,0,.54); } #sidebar .widget h2 { font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; display: inline-block; } #sidebar .widget .BlogArchive { padding-bottom: 8px; } #sidebar .widget { border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; box-shadow: 0px 1px 0 white; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 14px 0; min-height: 20px; } #sidebar .widget:last-child { border-bottom: none; box-shadow: none; margin-bottom: 0; } #sidebar ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; } #sidebar ul li { list-style:none; padding:0; } #sidebar ul li a { line-height: 32px; } #sidebar .archive { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAYCAYAAADzoH0MAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAE1JREFUeNpiNDY23s9AAWBioBCwYBM8c+YMVsUmJibEGYBNMS5DaeMFfDYSZQA2v9I3FrB5AZeriI4FmnrBccCT8mhmGs1MwyAzAQQYAKEWG9zm9QFEAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"); height: 24px; line-height: 24px; padding-left: 30px; } #sidebar .labels { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABEAAAARCAYAAAA7bUf6AAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAUxJREFUeNpiNDY23s9AAMycOfM7UF05kHkZmzwTMkdSUhKrIcXFxZy3bt3qBjIN8RrS09PDsHnzZjCNDr58+cKQlpbGDjSoHcg1w2oIyAUODg5gARCNzUVIBrUCuVYYhjx//pzhwIEDYAEQDeJjA1CDWIAGNQK59jBxRuSABbkAlwHIgIeHh2HWrFn/1NTU2oDcvSgBS4wBSC5iArqoCsj1YGIgEyAZVMoEchqlBjEB/cZAiUHg2AEGznpKDAImxOeM////B4VLKtBvEUCngZ1ILKivr3/u6+ubBzJAGZQ9gC5aQoqLgAY8BhkAZL4BuQQkxgXE34A4BuiiZEIuAhrwEGhAEZD5DpzYoIaA2UAM4kQADUrHZRDUgAIg8wO2XAwzbQXQa5OweQ1owB10AyA6gS7BgX1u3ry5397eHow3bdo0EyjGi00tQIABANPgyAH1q1eaAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"); height: 20px; line-height: 20px; padding-left: 30px; } #sidebar .rss a { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,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"); } #sidebar .subscription a { background-image: url("data:image/png;base64,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"); } #sidebar-bottom { background: #f5f5f5; border-top:1px solid #eee; } #sidebar-bottom .widget { border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 15px 0; text-align: center; } #sidebar-bottom > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0; } #sidebar-bottom .text { line-height: 20px; } /* Home, forward, and backward pagination. */ .blog-pager { border-top : 1px #e0e0e0 solid; padding-top: 10px; margin-top: 15px; text-align: right !important; } #blog-pager { margin-botom: 0; margin-top: -14px; padding: 16px 0 0 0; } #blog-pager a { display: inline-block; } .blog-pager i.disabled { opacity: 0.2 !important; } .blog-pager i { color: black; margin-left: 16px; opacity: 0.54; } .blog-pager i:hover, .blog-pager i:active { opacity: 0.87; } #blog-pager-older-link, #blog-pager-newer-link { float: none; } .gplus-profile { background-color: #fafafa; border: 1px solid #eee; overflow: hidden; width: 212px; } .gplus-profile-inner { margin-left: -1px; margin-top: -1px; } /* Sidebar follow buttons. */ .followgooglewrapper { padding: 12px 0 0 0; } .loading { visibility: hidden; } .detail-page .post-footer .cmt_iframe_holder { padding-top: 40px !important; } /** Desktop **/ @media (max-width: 900px) { .col-right { display: none; } .col-main { margin-right: 0; min-width: initial; } .footer-outer { display: none; } .cols-wrapper { min-width: initial; } .google-footer-outer { background-color: #f5f5f5; } } /** Tablet **/ @media (max-width: 712px) { .header-outer, .cols-wrapper, .footer-outer, .google-footer-outer { padding: 0 40px; } } /* An extra breakpoint accommodating for long blog titles. */ @media (max-width: 600px) { .header-left { height: 100%; position: initial; top: inherit; margin-top: 0; -webkit-transform: initial; transform: initial; } .header-title { margin-top: 18px; } .header-inner { height: auto; margin-bottom: 32px; margin-top: 32px; } .header-desc { margin-top: 12px; } .header-inner .google-logo { height: 40px; margin-top: 3px; } .header-inner .google-logo img { height: 42px; } .header-title h2 { font-size: 32px; line-height: 50px; } } /** Mobile/small desktop window; also landscape. **/ @media (max-width: 480px), (max-height: 480px) { .header-outer, .cols-wrapper, .footer-outer, .google-footer-outer { padding: 0 16px; } .cols-wrapper { margin-top: 0; } .post-header .publishdate, .post .post-content { font-size: 16px; } .post .post-content { line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 30px; } .post { margin-top: 30px; } .byline-author { display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 6px; } #main .post .title a { font-weight: 500; color: #4c4c4c; color: rgba(0,0,0,.70); } #main .post .post-header { padding-bottom: 12px; } #main .post .post-header .published { margin-bottom: -8px; margin-top: 3px; } .post .read-more { display: block; margin-top: 14px; } .post .tr-caption { font-size: 12px; } #main .post .title a { font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; } .post-content iframe { /* iframe won't keep aspect ratio when scaled down. */ max-height: 240px; } .post-content .separator img, .post-content .tr-caption-container img { /*width: 100%;*/ } .post-content iframe { max-width: inherit; } .post-content table, .post-content td { width: 100%; } #blog-pager { margin: 0; padding: 16px 0; } /** List page tweaks. **/ .list-page .post-original { display: none; } .list-page .post-summary { display: block; } .list-page .comment-container { display: none; } .list-page #blog-pager { padding-top: 0; border: 0; margin-top: -8px; } .list-page .label-footer { display: none; } .list-page #main .post .post-footer { border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; margin: -16px 0 0 0; padding: 0 0 20px 0; } .list-page .post .share { display: none; } /** Detail page tweaks. **/ .detail-page .post-footer .cmt_iframe_holder { padding-top: 32px !important; } .detail-page .label-footer { margin-bottom: 0; } .detail-page #main .post .post-footer { padding-bottom: 0; } .detail-page #comments { display: none; } } [data-about-pullquote], [data-is-preview], [data-about-syndication] { display: none; } </style> <noscript> <style> .loading { visibility: visible }</style> </noscript>  <script async='true' src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-DY1T9T89QG'></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-DY1T9T89QG'); </script> <link href='https://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=5245696872621940063&zx=25baa970-e465-44dd-87df-4ab7e89de266' media='none' onload='if(media!='all')media='all'' rel='stylesheet'/><noscript><link href='https://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=5245696872621940063&zx=25baa970-e465-44dd-87df-4ab7e89de266' rel='stylesheet'/></noscript> <meta name='google-adsense-platform-account' content='ca-host-pub-1556223355139109'/> <meta name='google-adsense-platform-domain' content='blogspot.com'/> </head> <body> <script type='text/javascript'> //<![CDATA[ var axel = Math.random() + ""; var a = axel * 10000000000000; document.write('<iframe src="https://2542116.fls.doubleclick.net/activityi;src=2542116;type=gblog;cat=googl0;ord=ord=' + a + '?" width="1" height="1" frameborder="0" style="display:none"></iframe>'); //]]> </script> <noscript> <img alt='' height='1' src='https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/activity/src=2542116;type=gblog;cat=googl0;ord=1?' width='1'/> </noscript>  <div class='header-outer'> <div class='header-inner'> <div class='section' id='header'><div class='widget Header' data-version='1' id='Header1'> <div class='header-left'> <div class='header-title'> <a class='google-logo' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/?hl=en'> <img height="55" src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-3KEIUNx6BRs/X38-qSHfmjI/AAAAAAAAJTU/G363C5xmvw4tLCa5IbVUlfaieiKDSy_YACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Google%2BWorkspace%2B-%2BFull%2Bcolor.png"> </a> <a href='/.'> <h2> Updates </h2> </a> </div> <div class='header-desc'> This official feed from the Google Workspace team provides essential information about new features and improvements for Google Workspace customers. </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div>  <div class='cols-wrapper loading'> <div class='col-main-wrapper'> <div class='col-main'> <div class='section' id='main'><div class='widget Blog' data-version='1' id='Blog1'> <div class='post' data-id='3580425580725325863' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/02/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-open-beta.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Available in open beta: the Groups Admin role can now be provisioned for specific group types'> Available in open beta: the Groups Admin role can now be provisioned for specific group types </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, February 26, 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>The<a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986"> Groups Admin</a> role can now be assigned for security groups or non-security groups. Previously, those with the Groups Admin role had access to all groups within an organization. This change gives administrators more granular delegation of group admin responsibilities, helping limit access to the most sensitive groups to only those who absolutely need it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHNufyYQwH-3ulZetDkGkRcbl1Fkb1DNfG-Vs6RwddDHekEHi-YOP7wZfpMvhtp6atmc_8-hbcw7B2fkuWrl4krEk_mGoX-Mv_JWryaVENwMRWOIV83N8RVlUfggQGldAoyuEXtBjHDcUkAKSpF8xGHSKh6pDFNyht2WE2gjRmtBAaFY19K4RR6vGhx0/s1600/groups.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHNufyYQwH-3ulZetDkGkRcbl1Fkb1DNfG-Vs6RwddDHekEHi-YOP7wZfpMvhtp6atmc_8-hbcw7B2fkuWrl4krEk_mGoX-Mv_JWryaVENwMRWOIV83N8RVlUfggQGldAoyuEXtBjHDcUkAKSpF8xGHSKh6pDFNyht2WE2gjRmtBAaFY19K4RR6vGhx0/s16000/groups.png" /></a></div><p>This feature is available in open beta, which means no additional sign-up is required to use the feature.</p><h3>Getting started</h3><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b></li><ul><li>You can assign a group as a security group through the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> or the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394?hl=en">Admin Console</a>, and then manage these groups through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/reference/groups">Admin SDK Groups API</a>, the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9007750">Admin console</a>, or the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. See our API documentation to learn how to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">update a Google Group to a security group</a>. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Groups Admin role</a>, <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">assigning specific admin roles</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">prebuilt administrator roles</a>.</li></ul><li><b>End users: </b>There is no end user impact or action required.</li></ul></div></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 February 26, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers</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/9807615">Google Workspace Admin Help: Assign specific admin roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to sensitive data with security groups</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Google Workspace Admin Help: Prebuilt administrator roles</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Manage groups programmatically with the Cloud Identity Groups API beta</a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/reference/rest/v1/groups">Developer Documentation: REST Resource: groups</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">Developer Documentation: Creating security groups</a></li></ul></div></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><p>The<a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986"> Groups Admin</a> role can now be assigned for security groups or non-security groups. Previously, those with the Groups Admin role had access to all groups within an organization. This change gives administrators more granular delegation of group admin responsibilities, helping limit access to the most sensitive groups to only those who absolutely need it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHNufyYQwH-3ulZetDkGkRcbl1Fkb1DNfG-Vs6RwddDHekEHi-YOP7wZfpMvhtp6atmc_8-hbcw7B2fkuWrl4krEk_mGoX-Mv_JWryaVENwMRWOIV83N8RVlUfggQGldAoyuEXtBjHDcUkAKSpF8xGHSKh6pDFNyht2WE2gjRmtBAaFY19K4RR6vGhx0/s1600/groups.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHNufyYQwH-3ulZetDkGkRcbl1Fkb1DNfG-Vs6RwddDHekEHi-YOP7wZfpMvhtp6atmc_8-hbcw7B2fkuWrl4krEk_mGoX-Mv_JWryaVENwMRWOIV83N8RVlUfggQGldAoyuEXtBjHDcUkAKSpF8xGHSKh6pDFNyht2WE2gjRmtBAaFY19K4RR6vGhx0/s16000/groups.png" /></a></div><p>This feature is available in open beta, which means no additional sign-up is required to use the feature.</p><h3>Getting started</h3><div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b></li><ul><li>You can assign a group as a security group through the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> or the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394?hl=en">Admin Console</a>, and then manage these groups through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/reference/groups">Admin SDK Groups API</a>, the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9007750">Admin console</a>, or the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. See our API documentation to learn how to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">update a Google Group to a security group</a>. </li><li>Visit the Help Center to learn more about the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Groups Admin role</a>, <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">assigning specific admin roles</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">prebuilt administrator roles</a>.</li></ul><li><b>End users: </b>There is no end user impact or action required.</li></ul></div></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 February 26, 2024</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers</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/9807615">Google Workspace Admin Help: Assign specific admin roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to sensitive data with security groups</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Google Workspace Admin Help: Prebuilt administrator roles</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Manage groups programmatically with the Cloud Identity Groups API beta</a></li><li><a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/reference/rest/v1/groups">Developer Documentation: REST Resource: groups</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">Developer Documentation: Creating security groups</a></li></ul></div></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:Available in open beta: the Groups Admin role can now be provisioned for specific group types&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/02/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-open-beta.html?hl=en&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/2024/02/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-open-beta.html?hl=en'> <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/2024/02/provision-groups-admin-role-for-specific-group-types-open-beta.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Beta?hl=en' rel='tag'> Beta </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6720771067469175728' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/release-notes-12-15-2023.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 15, 2023'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 15, 2023 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, December 15, 2023 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3>2 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><br /></div><div><b>We have begun enforcing 2-step verification for all admin accounts </b></div><div>Two-step verification (2SV) is a critical security measure that has been proven to reduce password-based hijacking by <a href="https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/reducing-account-hijacking/">more than 50%</a>. We are committed to protecting the security of our users and are taking additional steps to help customers guard against data compromise and prevent account takeovers.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have begun enforcing 2SV for all admin accounts and will continue this enforcement on an ongoing basis. As of December 2023, this change is already in effect for some customers. When this goes into effect for your organization, you will receive the following notifications:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>30 days prior to enforcement in your domain:</b> Super admins will receive various email and in-app notifications informing them of the forthcoming enforcement, encouraging them to verify their admins’ 2SV status. </li><li><b>Once enforcement goes into effect in your domain: </b>All admins will receive email and in-app notifications upon signing into their accounts for the next thirty days. If they do not enable 2SV within this time period, they will be locked out and will need to follow these steps to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9176734#recover_admin_account">recover an administrator account</a>.</li></ul></div><div>We highly encourage all administrators to turn on 2SV as soon as possible. Visit the Help Center for <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/175197">more details and further guidance.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dynamic groups limit increased to 500 </b></div><div>We’re increasing the number of dynamic groups a customer can have from 100 to 500. Dynamic groups are defined as groups whose membership is managed automatically based on specific criteria, such as a user’s department or location. This increase gives admins more flexibility to create dynamic groups as needed and cuts down on manual group management tasks that would otherwise be required. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> at a gradual pace (up to 15 days for feature visibility). | Available for Google Workspace Frontline Standard, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers only. | Learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">dynamic groups</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><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><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Meet Add-ons SDK available in Developer Preview </b><div>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/meet/add-ons/guides/overview">Google Meet Web Add-ons SDK</a> is available through our Developer Preview Program. Developers can use the SDK to bring their app experience right into Meet. End users can install, open, and collaborate in apps right inside a meeting, either as the meeting focal point, or in the sidebar — all without ever leaving Meet. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/google-meet-add-ons-sdk-developer-preview.html">Meet Add-ons SDK </a>.<div><br /></div><div><b>Huddly cameras bring continuous framing to Google Meet Series One room kits </b></div><div>As part of our initiative to bring <a href="https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/how-google-workspace-is-delivering-innovation-for-the-future-of-hybrid-work">adaptive framing</a> to Google Meet meeting rooms, we’re proud to announce that you can now access Huddly’s continuous framing capability available as part of the Series One room kit hardware devices. | Available to all Google Workspace customers using Google Meet Series One room kits only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/Huddly-adaptive-framing-google-meet-series-one-kits.html">Google Meet Series One.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Record and share your name pronunciation across Google Workspace products </b></div><div>From your Google account settings, you can now record your name and share its pronunciation with other users. The pronunciation can be played from your profile card across various Google Workspace tools such as Gmail or Google Docs on web or mobile devices. | Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, and Nonprofits customers only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/share-your-name-pronunciation-across-google-workspace.html">name pronunciation. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easy access to people, documents, building blocks and more in Google Docs </b></div><div>When moving to a blank line within your Doc, you will see an “@” button with the option to select, search and insert smart chips, such as people, dates, timers, or files, building blocks, calendar events, groups and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/easy-access-to-people-documents-blocks-in-google-docs.html">bringing smart canvas features to the forefront of your workflow</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Excuse assignments in Google Classroom </b></div><div>Teachers can mark an assignment for a particular student as “Excused” instead of giving it a 0-100 score. This will exclude that particular assignment from the student’s overall grade. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/excuse-assignments-in-google-classroom.html">excusing assignments. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing interactive questions for YouTube videos in Google Classroom </b></div><div>Educators can now turn any YouTube video into an interactive lesson by adding questions for their students to answer throughout the video. | Available to Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/interactive-questions-for-youtube-videos-google-classroom.html">interactive videos. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing the Bitbucket app for Google Chat </b></div><div>We’re adding Bitbucket for Google Chat. Bitbucket is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Atlassian’s Jira. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/bitbucket-app-for-google-chat.html">Bitbucket app for Google Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use “Profile Discovery” to display basic information only in search results, available in open beta </b></div><div>Google Workspace admins can now turn on “Profile discovery” for their users. When turned on, users can customize how they appear across Google products to people who search for them by their phone number or email. Specifically, you can choose how you want your name to be displayed and how your profile picture will be displayed. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/Profile-discovery-google-workspace.html">Profile Discovery.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><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><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></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/2023/11/1to1-video-calling-in-google-meet-mobile.html">1:1 video calling in the Google Meet mobile app is now available</a> (Android only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/star-important-messages-in-google-chat.html">Star important messages in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/additional-enhancements-to-search-results-page-in-google-chat.html">Additional enhancements to the search results page in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/solve-math-equations-easily-with-smart-compose.html">Solve math equations easily with Smart Compose</a> (Docs, Slides and Sheets only)</li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/filter-by-people-or-groups-in-google.html">Filter by people or groups in Google Drive</a></u></span></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/10/review-contacts-delegates-by-november-13-2023.html">Review and approve your Contacts delegates by November 12, 2023</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/release-notes-11-17-2023.html">Easily convert hyperlinked text to smart chips using the tab key in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/Google-Vault-Now-Supports-Google-Calendar.html">Google Vault now supports Google Calendar</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/new-mobile-experience-for-google-chat.html">Introducing a new mobile experience for Google Chat</a> (iOS only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/release-notes-12-01-2023.html">Bulk select in Gmail on Android and iOS devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/mute-notifications-google-chat.html">Manage conversations by muting notifications in Google Chat</a> (mobile only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/placeholder-chips-google-docs.html">Easily fill in smart chips in Google Docs using placeholder chips</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/custom-notifications-for-google-chat-data-loss-prevention-rules-web-mobile.html">Custom notifications for Google Chat data loss prevention rules are now generally available</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/google-meet-add-ons-sdk-developer-preview.html">Meet Add-ons SDK available in Developer Preview</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/excuse-assignments-in-google-classroom.html">Excuse assignments in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/interactive-questions-for-youtube-videos-google-classroom.html">Introducing interactive questions for YouTube videos in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/bitbucket-app-for-google-chat.html">Introducing the Bitbucket app for Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><br /><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a>).</span></i></div></div></div></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3>2 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><br /></div><div><b>We have begun enforcing 2-step verification for all admin accounts </b></div><div>Two-step verification (2SV) is a critical security measure that has been proven to reduce password-based hijacking by <a href="https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/reducing-account-hijacking/">more than 50%</a>. We are committed to protecting the security of our users and are taking additional steps to help customers guard against data compromise and prevent account takeovers.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have begun enforcing 2SV for all admin accounts and will continue this enforcement on an ongoing basis. As of December 2023, this change is already in effect for some customers. When this goes into effect for your organization, you will receive the following notifications:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>30 days prior to enforcement in your domain:</b> Super admins will receive various email and in-app notifications informing them of the forthcoming enforcement, encouraging them to verify their admins’ 2SV status. </li><li><b>Once enforcement goes into effect in your domain: </b>All admins will receive email and in-app notifications upon signing into their accounts for the next thirty days. If they do not enable 2SV within this time period, they will be locked out and will need to follow these steps to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9176734#recover_admin_account">recover an administrator account</a>.</li></ul></div><div>We highly encourage all administrators to turn on 2SV as soon as possible. Visit the Help Center for <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/175197">more details and further guidance.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Dynamic groups limit increased to 500 </b></div><div>We’re increasing the number of dynamic groups a customer can have from 100 to 500. Dynamic groups are defined as groups whose membership is managed automatically based on specific criteria, such as a user’s department or location. This increase gives admins more flexibility to create dynamic groups as needed and cuts down on manual group management tasks that would otherwise be required. | Rolling out now to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a> at a gradual pace (up to 15 days for feature visibility). | Available for Google Workspace Frontline Standard, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers only. | Learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">dynamic groups</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3>Previous announcements</h3><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><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Meet Add-ons SDK available in Developer Preview </b><div>The <a href="https://developers.google.com/meet/add-ons/guides/overview">Google Meet Web Add-ons SDK</a> is available through our Developer Preview Program. Developers can use the SDK to bring their app experience right into Meet. End users can install, open, and collaborate in apps right inside a meeting, either as the meeting focal point, or in the sidebar — all without ever leaving Meet. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/google-meet-add-ons-sdk-developer-preview.html">Meet Add-ons SDK </a>.<div><br /></div><div><b>Huddly cameras bring continuous framing to Google Meet Series One room kits </b></div><div>As part of our initiative to bring <a href="https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/how-google-workspace-is-delivering-innovation-for-the-future-of-hybrid-work">adaptive framing</a> to Google Meet meeting rooms, we’re proud to announce that you can now access Huddly’s continuous framing capability available as part of the Series One room kit hardware devices. | Available to all Google Workspace customers using Google Meet Series One room kits only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/Huddly-adaptive-framing-google-meet-series-one-kits.html">Google Meet Series One.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Record and share your name pronunciation across Google Workspace products </b></div><div>From your Google account settings, you can now record your name and share its pronunciation with other users. The pronunciation can be played from your profile card across various Google Workspace tools such as Gmail or Google Docs on web or mobile devices. | Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, and Nonprofits customers only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/share-your-name-pronunciation-across-google-workspace.html">name pronunciation. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Easy access to people, documents, building blocks and more in Google Docs </b></div><div>When moving to a blank line within your Doc, you will see an “@” button with the option to select, search and insert smart chips, such as people, dates, timers, or files, building blocks, calendar events, groups and more. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/easy-access-to-people-documents-blocks-in-google-docs.html">bringing smart canvas features to the forefront of your workflow</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Excuse assignments in Google Classroom </b></div><div>Teachers can mark an assignment for a particular student as “Excused” instead of giving it a 0-100 score. This will exclude that particular assignment from the student’s overall grade. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/excuse-assignments-in-google-classroom.html">excusing assignments. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing interactive questions for YouTube videos in Google Classroom </b></div><div>Educators can now turn any YouTube video into an interactive lesson by adding questions for their students to answer throughout the video. | Available to Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade only. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/interactive-questions-for-youtube-videos-google-classroom.html">interactive videos. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Introducing the Bitbucket app for Google Chat </b></div><div>We’re adding Bitbucket for Google Chat. Bitbucket is a Git-based code and CI/CD tool optimized for teams using Atlassian’s Jira. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/bitbucket-app-for-google-chat.html">Bitbucket app for Google Chat. </a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use “Profile Discovery” to display basic information only in search results, available in open beta </b></div><div>Google Workspace admins can now turn on “Profile discovery” for their users. When turned on, users can customize how they appear across Google products to people who search for them by their phone number or email. Specifically, you can choose how you want your name to be displayed and how your profile picture will be displayed. | Learn more about <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/Profile-discovery-google-workspace.html">Profile Discovery.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><h3><span style="background-color: white;">Completed rollouts</span></h3><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><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></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/2023/11/1to1-video-calling-in-google-meet-mobile.html">1:1 video calling in the Google Meet mobile app is now available</a> (Android only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/star-important-messages-in-google-chat.html">Star important messages in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/additional-enhancements-to-search-results-page-in-google-chat.html">Additional enhancements to the search results page in Google Chat</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/solve-math-equations-easily-with-smart-compose.html">Solve math equations easily with Smart Compose</a> (Docs, Slides and Sheets only)</li></ul></div><div><b>Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/filter-by-people-or-groups-in-google.html">Filter by people or groups in Google Drive</a></u></span></li></ul></div><div><b>Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains: </b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/10/review-contacts-delegates-by-november-13-2023.html">Review and approve your Contacts delegates by November 12, 2023</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/release-notes-11-17-2023.html">Easily convert hyperlinked text to smart chips using the tab key in Google Sheets</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/Google-Vault-Now-Supports-Google-Calendar.html">Google Vault now supports Google Calendar</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/new-mobile-experience-for-google-chat.html">Introducing a new mobile experience for Google Chat</a> (iOS only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/release-notes-12-01-2023.html">Bulk select in Gmail on Android and iOS devices</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/mute-notifications-google-chat.html">Manage conversations by muting notifications in Google Chat</a> (mobile only)</li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/placeholder-chips-google-docs.html">Easily fill in smart chips in Google Docs using placeholder chips</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/custom-notifications-for-google-chat-data-loss-prevention-rules-web-mobile.html">Custom notifications for Google Chat data loss prevention rules are now generally available</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/google-meet-add-ons-sdk-developer-preview.html">Meet Add-ons SDK available in Developer Preview</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/excuse-assignments-in-google-classroom.html">Excuse assignments in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/interactive-questions-for-youtube-videos-google-classroom.html">Introducing interactive questions for YouTube videos in Google Classroom</a></li><li><a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/bitbucket-app-for-google-chat.html">Introducing the Bitbucket app for Google Chat</a></li></ul></div><div><br /><div style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases</a>).</span></i></div></div></div></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 - December 15, 2023&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/release-notes-12-15-2023.html?hl=en&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/2023/12/release-notes-12-15-2023.html?hl=en'> <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/2023/12/release-notes-12-15-2023.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Weekly%20Recap?hl=en' rel='tag'> Weekly Recap </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='5266839298630164158' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/Email-Templates-in-Google-Groups.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Create, modify, and insert email templates within Groups messages'> Create, modify, and insert email templates within Groups messages </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, September 26, 2023 </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>When you’re using Groups to send messages, you can save a composed message as a template to reuse in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbIjhEutnCeVOOF6XnBxN3Pf-UWODU0IyR6grocLBoKA_WLcWYKSBtDUBFTQM7wZCFfZhvmyX8miNtYUwPdXjjRMTgMwM0GzntCSAoMttpUBWJnxlhEdwVudpNWn-5VE7Qe2U0CTOpNVr5w_BHwiOwtis60VUs77bf5ogTFyWCOIMG7CQ3dTUBR0rdA/s2053/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2053" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbIjhEutnCeVOOF6XnBxN3Pf-UWODU0IyR6grocLBoKA_WLcWYKSBtDUBFTQM7wZCFfZhvmyX8miNtYUwPdXjjRMTgMwM0GzntCSAoMttpUBWJnxlhEdwVudpNWn-5VE7Qe2U0CTOpNVr5w_BHwiOwtis60VUs77bf5ogTFyWCOIMG7CQ3dTUBR0rdA/s16000/unnamed.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Directly in Groups, you can create and save messages as a template. Templates can also be deleted.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><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 you’d use it </h3><div>We know users rely heavily on sending messages from Groups, and often these messages closely resemble one another with only specific information requiring updates. Now, instead of typing the same message from scratch, you can compose and save your reply as a template, saving you time and accelerating your workflows. Some examples include: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Saving time on a new lead introduction by filling in only critical details, such as the recipient name and one sentence pitch.</li><li>As a teacher, create a template to quickly share daily homework assignments day after day.</li><li>When sending project updates, use a template to avoid the trouble of creating status reports from scratch.</li></ul></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> Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/1046523">using email templates in Groups</a>. Note that templates are specific to individual users and are not shared across other Group owners, managers, or members. </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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Available now.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts </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/groups/answer/1046523">Google Groups Help: Create & respond to messages </a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">What’s changing </h3><div>When you’re using Groups to send messages, you can save a composed message as a template to reuse in the future. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbIjhEutnCeVOOF6XnBxN3Pf-UWODU0IyR6grocLBoKA_WLcWYKSBtDUBFTQM7wZCFfZhvmyX8miNtYUwPdXjjRMTgMwM0GzntCSAoMttpUBWJnxlhEdwVudpNWn-5VE7Qe2U0CTOpNVr5w_BHwiOwtis60VUs77bf5ogTFyWCOIMG7CQ3dTUBR0rdA/s2053/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="2053" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakbIjhEutnCeVOOF6XnBxN3Pf-UWODU0IyR6grocLBoKA_WLcWYKSBtDUBFTQM7wZCFfZhvmyX8miNtYUwPdXjjRMTgMwM0GzntCSAoMttpUBWJnxlhEdwVudpNWn-5VE7Qe2U0CTOpNVr5w_BHwiOwtis60VUs77bf5ogTFyWCOIMG7CQ3dTUBR0rdA/s16000/unnamed.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Directly in Groups, you can create and save messages as a template. Templates can also be deleted.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><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 you’d use it </h3><div>We know users rely heavily on sending messages from Groups, and often these messages closely resemble one another with only specific information requiring updates. Now, instead of typing the same message from scratch, you can compose and save your reply as a template, saving you time and accelerating your workflows. Some examples include: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Saving time on a new lead introduction by filling in only critical details, such as the recipient name and one sentence pitch.</li><li>As a teacher, create a template to quickly share daily homework assignments day after day.</li><li>When sending project updates, use a template to avoid the trouble of creating status reports from scratch.</li></ul></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> Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/1046523">using email templates in Groups</a>. Note that templates are specific to individual users and are not shared across other Group owners, managers, or members. </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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Available now.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers and users with personal Google Accounts </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/groups/answer/1046523">Google Groups Help: Create & respond to messages </a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Create, modify, and insert email templates within Groups messages&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/Email-Templates-in-Google-Groups.html?hl=en&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/2023/09/Email-Templates-in-Google-Groups.html?hl=en'> <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/2023/09/Email-Templates-in-Google-Groups.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/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6649141057481721409' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/05/new-membership-limits-for-google-groups.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='New membership limits for Google Groups'> New membership limits for Google Groups </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, May 15, 2023 </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>As a security measure, the Google Groups for Business service has limits for message activity, group size, invitations, and membership. Starting today, we’re increasing the limits for the number of direct and indirect group memberships for which a user can have:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Direct: </b>3,000 memberships (increasing from 2,000)</li><li><b>Combined direct and indirect:</b> 7,500 memberships (increasing from 5,000)</li></ul><p></p><p>If you're the owner or manager of a group, it counts as two memberships—one as a group member and one as the owner or manager. A user is an indirect member of a group if they belong to a different group that's nested in the group. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/167100">learn more</a>.</p><p>Increasing these membership limits gives our customers more flexibility to scale and manage their use of Groups, especially those with complex group structures.</p><div><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/6099642?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmembership">policies and limits for Google Groups</a>.</li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required.</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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: This update is available now for all Google Workspace customers.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6099642?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmembership">Google Workspace Admin Help: Understand Groups policies and limits</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><p>As a security measure, the Google Groups for Business service has limits for message activity, group size, invitations, and membership. Starting today, we’re increasing the limits for the number of direct and indirect group memberships for which a user can have:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Direct: </b>3,000 memberships (increasing from 2,000)</li><li><b>Combined direct and indirect:</b> 7,500 memberships (increasing from 5,000)</li></ul><p></p><p>If you're the owner or manager of a group, it counts as two memberships—one as a group member and one as the owner or manager. A user is an indirect member of a group if they belong to a different group that's nested in the group. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/167100">learn more</a>.</p><p>Increasing these membership limits gives our customers more flexibility to scale and manage their use of Groups, especially those with complex group structures.</p><div><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/6099642?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmembership">policies and limits for Google Groups</a>.</li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required.</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 and Scheduled Release domains</a>: This update is available now for all Google Workspace customers.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6099642?hl=en#zippy=%2Cmembership">Google Workspace Admin Help: Understand Groups policies and limits</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:New membership limits for Google Groups&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/05/new-membership-limits-for-google-groups.html?hl=en&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/2023/05/new-membership-limits-for-google-groups.html?hl=en'> <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/2023/05/new-membership-limits-for-google-groups.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8659352927164305101' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/assign-admin-roles-specific-groups.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Assign admin roles to specific groups'> Assign admin roles to specific groups </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, April 18, 2023 </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>Scale and secure your role-based access controls (RBAC) practice on Workspace by leveraging a new capability for role assignments to groups. You can now assign <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615?hl=en&ref_topic=9832445">admin roles</a> to groups in addition to or instead of individual users. For example, you can assign the service admin role to an existing group that contains all of the IT admins in your organization. </div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, there is a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615?hl=en">limit of 500 role assignments</a>— since groups can contain unlimited members, this gives you more flexibility to manage roles as needed. This is particularly helpful for larger organizations, allowing them to pare down their role assignments without exceeding the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">limits</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, roles assigned to groups will automatically reflect changes in underlying membership of the group. This allows admins to manage role assignments at a higher-entity level vs adding/removing end-users one at a time to maintain updated privileges. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3dWi517OnehNI-AzJA0zOevLU8MXZAsERmY1nDm2rvPsh6xDicE1JUQa6BPTMm29UQSUbuAfHz-d3KP0s31uwSafRKs3qbplAEWSs8zqq4iKWCN53AqMcKepg189Gz1rdq1A1r-ftAnTvMbfPdCQY2-YXUTaw6nwl56wzefMAdYnL3-lweFBWnqs/s960/NDkzODAyOTE3NDA5NTg3MnwyODRkOGU2NC1lMQ.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3dWi517OnehNI-AzJA0zOevLU8MXZAsERmY1nDm2rvPsh6xDicE1JUQa6BPTMm29UQSUbuAfHz-d3KP0s31uwSafRKs3qbplAEWSs8zqq4iKWCN53AqMcKepg189Gz1rdq1A1r-ftAnTvMbfPdCQY2-YXUTaw6nwl56wzefMAdYnL3-lweFBWnqs/s16000/NDkzODAyOTE3NDA5NTg3MnwyODRkOGU2NC1lMQ.gif" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Super admins can create and assign administrator roles. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">assigning admin roles</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">pre-built admin roles</a>, Additionally, use these Help Center articles to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">creating a security group</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required. </li></ul><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><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>: Available now.</li></ul><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers</li><li>Available to Google Cloud Identity Premium customers</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/9807615">Google Workspace Admin Help: Assign specific admin roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Google Workspace Admin Help: Pre-built administrator roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to sensitive data with security groups</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></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>Scale and secure your role-based access controls (RBAC) practice on Workspace by leveraging a new capability for role assignments to groups. You can now assign <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615?hl=en&ref_topic=9832445">admin roles</a> to groups in addition to or instead of individual users. For example, you can assign the service admin role to an existing group that contains all of the IT admins in your organization. </div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, there is a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615?hl=en">limit of 500 role assignments</a>— since groups can contain unlimited members, this gives you more flexibility to manage roles as needed. This is particularly helpful for larger organizations, allowing them to pare down their role assignments without exceeding the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">limits</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, roles assigned to groups will automatically reflect changes in underlying membership of the group. This allows admins to manage role assignments at a higher-entity level vs adding/removing end-users one at a time to maintain updated privileges. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3dWi517OnehNI-AzJA0zOevLU8MXZAsERmY1nDm2rvPsh6xDicE1JUQa6BPTMm29UQSUbuAfHz-d3KP0s31uwSafRKs3qbplAEWSs8zqq4iKWCN53AqMcKepg189Gz1rdq1A1r-ftAnTvMbfPdCQY2-YXUTaw6nwl56wzefMAdYnL3-lweFBWnqs/s960/NDkzODAyOTE3NDA5NTg3MnwyODRkOGU2NC1lMQ.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3dWi517OnehNI-AzJA0zOevLU8MXZAsERmY1nDm2rvPsh6xDicE1JUQa6BPTMm29UQSUbuAfHz-d3KP0s31uwSafRKs3qbplAEWSs8zqq4iKWCN53AqMcKepg189Gz1rdq1A1r-ftAnTvMbfPdCQY2-YXUTaw6nwl56wzefMAdYnL3-lweFBWnqs/s16000/NDkzODAyOTE3NDA5NTg3MnwyODRkOGU2NC1lMQ.gif" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins:</b> Super admins can create and assign administrator roles. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9807615">assigning admin roles</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">pre-built admin roles</a>, Additionally, use these Help Center articles to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">creating a security group</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required. </li></ul><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><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>: Available now.</li></ul><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers</li><li>Available to Google Cloud Identity Premium customers</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/9807615">Google Workspace Admin Help: Assign specific admin roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2405986">Google Workspace Admin Help: Pre-built administrator roles</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Control access to sensitive data with security groups</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></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:Assign admin roles to specific groups&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/assign-admin-roles-specific-groups.html?hl=en&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/2023/04/assign-admin-roles-specific-groups.html?hl=en'> <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/2023/04/assign-admin-roles-specific-groups.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3619134396387546683' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/release-notes-08-12-2022.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - August 12, 2022'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - August 12, 2022 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, August 12, 2022 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3>New updates</h3><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers. </span></i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address </b><div>You can now give an entire <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464926?hl=en">Google Group</a> access to your Gmail account through mail delegation. With this feature, delegated users can read, send, and delete messages on the account owner's behalf. We hope this will enable teams to more effectively process incoming requests and tasks via a single shared email address. | Available to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers only. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7223765">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Granular controls for app allowlisting in the Google Workspace Marketplace </b></div><div>Admins can now choose which <a href="https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/">Google Workspace Marketplace</a> apps are available to be installed by users in a particular department (OU) or group by managing Marketplace apps on their allowlist. Previously, admins could only manage the allowlist for an entire domain. Additionally, the Marketplace apps access settings, Allow all apps, Allow selected apps, and Block all apps, can now be set for your entire organization or for an OU or group. This new functionality provides a solution when only a subset of domain users need permissions to install certain Marketplace apps. Examples include Chat apps required for your Engineering organization and IT security group or Classroom add-ons required for high-school teachers. | Available to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers only. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Seamlessly delete subsets of Sites </b></div><div>Site editors can now delete a page with subpages and delete pages that were copied into another site during a partial site copy. | Roll out to Rapid Release began August 8, 2022; launch to Scheduled Release planned for August 29, 2022. | <a href="https://support.google.com/sites/answer/98081?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccopy-selected-pages-of-your-site">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements </h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></div></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><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></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Office Building support for Working Locations </b></div><div>We’ve added the ability to select a specific office building as your working location. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Business customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/office-building-support-for-working-location-in-calendar.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet </b></div><div>We’ve added Workspace <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/10519333">Client-side encryption</a> to Google Meet, giving customers increased control over their data. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers hosting client-side encrypted calls only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/client-side-encryption-for-google-meet.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stronger protection for sensitive Google Workspace account actions </b></div><div>There are now stronger safeguards for sensitive actions taken in your Google Workspace account. These apply to actions that, when done by hijackers, can have far reaching consequences for the account owner or the organization it belongs to. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/stronger-protection-for-sensitive-account-actions.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Google Meet and Google Duo app icons are changing, additional information for Google Workspace users </b></div><div>As part of the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/bringing-the-power-of-google-meet-to-google-duo-users">announcement</a> that we are upgrading the Duo experience to include all Google Meet features, users will now begin to see their app name and icon update to Google Meet. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/google-meet-google-duo-update.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Better location context for events and RSVPs in Calendar </b></div><div>We’ve made it even easier to use RSVPs in Google Calendar and let others know how you’re planning to join a meeting. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Business customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/better-location-context-for-events-RSVPs-google-calendar%20.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides</b> </div><div>We’ve rolled out a series of improvements to the notifications you see when editing a Microsoft Office-formatted file with <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/9276408?visit_id=637947237970838744-3766118412&p=office_editing&rd=1">Office editing mode</a>. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/Office-editing-warning-improvements.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Unified experience for Gmail logs in BigQuery, configure your existing Gmail logs to route to Workspace logs </b></div><div>In the coming months, we will move the location of the existing <a href="https://support.google.com/a/topic/7233311">Gmail logs in BigQuery to Google Workspace logs and reports in BigQuery</a>. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Education Standard customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/unified-experience-for-workspace-logs-in-bigquery.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Google Meet call control for USB peripheral devices</b></div><div>We've introduced additional call control for Google Meet which will allow you to toggle between mute and unmute using headsets, speaker microphones, and other USB peripheral devices. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/google-meet-call-control-usb-peripheral-devices.html">Learn more</a>. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Control visibility of admin alerts with admin role privileges</b></div><div>There is a new control that allows super admins to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9176596">create a custom rule</a> which ensures only admins with the DLP privilege can see DLP alerts. | <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/admin-role-privileges-for-admin-alerts.html">Learn more</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><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></div></div><div><i style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></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>New updates</h3><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers. </span></i><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Delegate access to a shared inbox using a group address </b><div>You can now give an entire <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464926?hl=en">Google Group</a> access to your Gmail account through mail delegation. With this feature, delegated users can read, send, and delete messages on the account owner's behalf. We hope this will enable teams to more effectively process incoming requests and tasks via a single shared email address. | Available to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers only. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7223765">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Granular controls for app allowlisting in the Google Workspace Marketplace </b></div><div>Admins can now choose which <a href="https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/">Google Workspace Marketplace</a> apps are available to be installed by users in a particular department (OU) or group by managing Marketplace apps on their allowlist. Previously, admins could only manage the allowlist for an entire domain. Additionally, the Marketplace apps access settings, Allow all apps, Allow selected apps, and Block all apps, can now be set for your entire organization or for an OU or group. This new functionality provides a solution when only a subset of domain users need permissions to install certain Marketplace apps. Examples include Chat apps required for your Engineering organization and IT security group or Classroom add-ons required for high-school teachers. | Available to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers only. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6089179">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Seamlessly delete subsets of Sites </b></div><div>Site editors can now delete a page with subpages and delete pages that were copied into another site during a partial site copy. | Roll out to Rapid Release began August 8, 2022; launch to Scheduled Release planned for August 29, 2022. | <a href="https://support.google.com/sites/answer/98081?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccopy-selected-pages-of-your-site">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3>Previous announcements </h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"></div></h3><h3><div style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><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></h3></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Office Building support for Working Locations </b></div><div>We’ve added the ability to select a specific office building as your working location. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Business customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/office-building-support-for-working-location-in-calendar.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improving data privacy with Client-side encryption for Google Meet </b></div><div>We’ve added Workspace <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/10519333">Client-side encryption</a> to Google Meet, giving customers increased control over their data. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers hosting client-side encrypted calls only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/client-side-encryption-for-google-meet.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Stronger protection for sensitive Google Workspace account actions </b></div><div>There are now stronger safeguards for sensitive actions taken in your Google Workspace account. These apply to actions that, when done by hijackers, can have far reaching consequences for the account owner or the organization it belongs to. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/stronger-protection-for-sensitive-account-actions.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Google Meet and Google Duo app icons are changing, additional information for Google Workspace users </b></div><div>As part of the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/bringing-the-power-of-google-meet-to-google-duo-users">announcement</a> that we are upgrading the Duo experience to include all Google Meet features, users will now begin to see their app name and icon update to Google Meet. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/google-meet-google-duo-update.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Better location context for events and RSVPs in Calendar </b></div><div>We’ve made it even easier to use RSVPs in Google Calendar and let others know how you’re planning to join a meeting. | Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Nonprofits, and legacy G Suite Business customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/better-location-context-for-events-RSVPs-google-calendar%20.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Improved notifications when editing Microsoft Office files in Docs, Sheets, and Slides</b> </div><div>We’ve rolled out a series of improvements to the notifications you see when editing a Microsoft Office-formatted file with <a href="https://support.google.com/drive/answer/9276408?visit_id=637947237970838744-3766118412&p=office_editing&rd=1">Office editing mode</a>. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/Office-editing-warning-improvements.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Unified experience for Gmail logs in BigQuery, configure your existing Gmail logs to route to Workspace logs </b></div><div>In the coming months, we will move the location of the existing <a href="https://support.google.com/a/topic/7233311">Gmail logs in BigQuery to Google Workspace logs and reports in BigQuery</a>. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Education Standard customers only. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/unified-experience-for-workspace-logs-in-bigquery.html">Learn more</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Google Meet call control for USB peripheral devices</b></div><div>We've introduced additional call control for Google Meet which will allow you to toggle between mute and unmute using headsets, speaker microphones, and other USB peripheral devices. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/google-meet-call-control-usb-peripheral-devices.html">Learn more</a>. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Control visibility of admin alerts with admin role privileges</b></div><div>There is a new control that allows super admins to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9176596">create a custom rule</a> which ensures only admins with the DLP privilege can see DLP alerts. | <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/admin-role-privileges-for-admin-alerts.html">Learn more</a>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><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></div></div><div><i style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></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 - August 12, 2022&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/release-notes-08-12-2022.html?hl=en&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/2022/08/release-notes-08-12-2022.html?hl=en'> <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/2022/08/release-notes-08-12-2022.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gmail?hl=en' rel='tag'> Gmail </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Calendar?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Calendar </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Meet?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Meet </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sites?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Sites </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20Marketplace?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Workspace Marketplace </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6048847949543124935' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/04/create-dynamic-groups-by-querying-custom-user-attributes.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Create dynamic groups by querying custom user attributes'> Create dynamic groups by querying custom user attributes </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, April 21, 2022 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick summary </h3><div><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Dynamic groups</a> can now be defined by querying custom user attributes, allowing for more definitive group definitions based on user directory information. Admins can define memberships using a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">variety of conditions</a>, such as a users: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Country </li><li>Domain </li><li>Department </li><li>Language and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">more</a>. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><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://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups">dynamic groups</a>, <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">managing memberships automatically with dynamic groups</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">membership query examples for dynamic groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user impact. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now for all users. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups">Dynamic groups overview</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">Google Workspace Admin Help: Membership query examples for dynamic groups</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;">Quick summary </h3><div><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Dynamic groups</a> can now be defined by querying custom user attributes, allowing for more definitive group definitions based on user directory information. Admins can define memberships using a <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">variety of conditions</a>, such as a users: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Country </li><li>Domain </li><li>Department </li><li>Language and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">more</a>. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><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://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups">dynamic groups</a>, <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">managing memberships automatically with dynamic groups</a>, and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">membership query examples for dynamic groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user impact. </li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now for all users. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups">Dynamic groups overview</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11358695">Google Workspace Admin Help: Membership query examples for dynamic groups</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:Create dynamic groups by querying custom user attributes&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/04/create-dynamic-groups-by-querying-custom-user-attributes.html?hl=en&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/2022/04/create-dynamic-groups-by-querying-custom-user-attributes.html?hl=en'> <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/2022/04/create-dynamic-groups-by-querying-custom-user-attributes.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='6310815158409745651' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/release-notes-12-17-2021.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 17, 2021'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 17, 2021 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, December 17, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">New updates</h3><p><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The filmstrip in Google Slides is now collapsable</b></p><p>In Google Slides, editors can now collapse or expand the filmstrip as needed. Collapsing the filmstrip expands the current slide view for more focused editing. You can expand the filmstrip when you need to view, navigate to, and edit the other slides in your presentation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPyncdgkdK2mrUlluPGtqUIl4liHi8YI6eu51ElIYsfEX6vdMZJWjpNLTbbW_ijtHA_5zFUhhYBpriE_Y-VhBLNAyBXZVLlReNN7HktTlLGRkgZZg5VYBibN9YZXO4tCDeGtri1Ud_82PNsgpp9s-alP3e6MDF0DsVMq145WZQdbGWLKhUoatXvkx5=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPyncdgkdK2mrUlluPGtqUIl4liHi8YI6eu51ElIYsfEX6vdMZJWjpNLTbbW_ijtHA_5zFUhhYBpriE_Y-VhBLNAyBXZVLlReNN7HktTlLGRkgZZg5VYBibN9YZXO4tCDeGtri1Ud_82PNsgpp9s-alP3e6MDF0DsVMq145WZQdbGWLKhUoatXvkx5=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Previous announcements</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Prevent unwanted invitations from being added to your calendar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've improved the "Automatically add invitations" setting to help prevent unwanted invitations from being added to your calendar. You can choose to either: always have invitations automatically added or only have them automatically added if you have RSVP’d in the email event invitation. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/prevent-unwanted-invitations-from-being.html">Learn more here.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Easily see which account you’re currently using in Google Calendar on mobile</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We’ve added account profile pictures in the top corner of Google Calendar on mobile so you can confidently tell which account you’re currently using and easily toggle between accounts. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/easily-see-which-account-youre.html">Learn more.</a></div></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Automatically move breakout room participants back to the original meeting</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Google Meet costs and co-hosts can now automatically move break out room participants back to the main meeting room. Additionally, we’ve added better visual indicators for breakout room participants to indicate this movement. | Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Nonprofits and Education Plus as well as G Suite Business customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/automatically-move-break-out-room-participants-back-to-original-meeting.html">Learn more.</a></div></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Use your Google Meet hardware-connected displays as digital signage</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Admins have several new options to control how screen savers are displayed on their Google Meet hardware devices. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/set-screen-saver-policy-for-google-meet-hardware.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><b>Expanded occupancy detection capabilities for Google Meet hardware devices<br /></b>We’ve significantly expanded our occupancy detection capabilities on Google Meet hardware devices beyond Series One devices. Additionally, we have made improvements to the Room insights dashboard in the Admin console. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/occupancy-detection-and-room-insights-dashboard-improvements.html">Learn more.</a></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Configure member restrictions for groups, now generally available</b></div><div>In October 2021, we announced an <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.html">open beta</a> for group level controls that allow admins and end users who are group owners to restrict group memberships based on internal or external members and member type. This feature is now generally available. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/configure-member-restrictions-for-groups.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries</b></div><div>We’re further expanding the functionality of dynamic groups: dynamic groups can now be defined by querying custom user attributes and can also be defined based on users’ membership in Organizational Units (OUs). | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases)</a>.</span></i></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;">New updates</h3><p><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.</span></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The filmstrip in Google Slides is now collapsable</b></p><p>In Google Slides, editors can now collapse or expand the filmstrip as needed. Collapsing the filmstrip expands the current slide view for more focused editing. You can expand the filmstrip when you need to view, navigate to, and edit the other slides in your presentation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPyncdgkdK2mrUlluPGtqUIl4liHi8YI6eu51ElIYsfEX6vdMZJWjpNLTbbW_ijtHA_5zFUhhYBpriE_Y-VhBLNAyBXZVLlReNN7HktTlLGRkgZZg5VYBibN9YZXO4tCDeGtri1Ud_82PNsgpp9s-alP3e6MDF0DsVMq145WZQdbGWLKhUoatXvkx5=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPyncdgkdK2mrUlluPGtqUIl4liHi8YI6eu51ElIYsfEX6vdMZJWjpNLTbbW_ijtHA_5zFUhhYBpriE_Y-VhBLNAyBXZVLlReNN7HktTlLGRkgZZg5VYBibN9YZXO4tCDeGtri1Ud_82PNsgpp9s-alP3e6MDF0DsVMq145WZQdbGWLKhUoatXvkx5=s16000" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Previous announcements</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Prevent unwanted invitations from being added to your calendar</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've improved the "Automatically add invitations" setting to help prevent unwanted invitations from being added to your calendar. You can choose to either: always have invitations automatically added or only have them automatically added if you have RSVP’d in the email event invitation. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/prevent-unwanted-invitations-from-being.html">Learn more here.</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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Easily see which account you’re currently using in Google Calendar on mobile</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We’ve added account profile pictures in the top corner of Google Calendar on mobile so you can confidently tell which account you’re currently using and easily toggle between accounts. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/easily-see-which-account-youre.html">Learn more.</a></div></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Automatically move breakout room participants back to the original meeting</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Google Meet costs and co-hosts can now automatically move break out room participants back to the main meeting room. Additionally, we’ve added better visual indicators for breakout room participants to indicate this movement. | Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Nonprofits and Education Plus as well as G Suite Business customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/automatically-move-break-out-room-participants-back-to-original-meeting.html">Learn more.</a></div></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Use your Google Meet hardware-connected displays as digital signage</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Admins have several new options to control how screen savers are displayed on their Google Meet hardware devices. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/set-screen-saver-policy-for-google-meet-hardware.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p><b>Expanded occupancy detection capabilities for Google Meet hardware devices<br /></b>We’ve significantly expanded our occupancy detection capabilities on Google Meet hardware devices beyond Series One devices. Additionally, we have made improvements to the Room insights dashboard in the Admin console. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/occupancy-detection-and-room-insights-dashboard-improvements.html">Learn more.</a></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Configure member restrictions for groups, now generally available</b></div><div>In October 2021, we announced an <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.html">open beta</a> for group level controls that allow admins and end users who are group owners to restrict group memberships based on internal or external members and member type. This feature is now generally available. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/configure-member-restrictions-for-groups.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries</b></div><div>We’re further expanding the functionality of dynamic groups: dynamic groups can now be defined by querying custom user attributes and can also be defined based on users’ membership in Organizational Units (OUs). | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases)</a>.</span></i></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:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - December 17, 2021&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/release-notes-12-17-2021.html?hl=en&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/2021/12/release-notes-12-17-2021.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/12/release-notes-12-17-2021.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Calendar?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Calendar </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Meet?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Meet </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Slides?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Slides </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='1773418597030885827' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries'> Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, December 16, 2021 </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 Groups are a convenient way for Workspaces users to collaborate and a powerful tool for admins to apply consistent security and access policies to sets of users or devices. Dynamic groups further enhance this functionality by allowing group membership to be automatically updated based on parameters such as location, department, or job title. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today we are further extending the functionality of dynamic groups in two important ways: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>First, dynamic groups can now be defined by querying custom user attributes. This functionality is available as an open beta (no sign up required). </li><li>Second, dynamic groups can also be defined based on users’ membership in Organizational Units (OUs). This feature is now generally available. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins only </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>Dynamic groups can be used for email distribution lists, access control, group based policy, and more. Compared to regular Google Groups they have the added benefit that memberships are automatically kept up-to-date. Automating membership management increases security, reduces errors, and alleviates user frustration while minimizing the burden on admins. </div><div><br /></div><div>These new features expand the utility of dynamic groups for organizations that take advantage of custom user attributes and organizational units. They can further tailor dynamic groups to meet the specific needs of their organization. For example these organizations could now: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Create a dynamic group for all users of a subsidiary (an organizational unit) based in a particular city or state. </li><li>Create a dynamic group with all users with a custom attribute of a “job_skill” or “speciality”. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>To take advantage of this new dynamic group functionality, you will need to have already defined <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/guides/manage-schemas" target="_blank">custom user fields</a> or <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/182537" target="_blank">organizational units</a>. </li><ul><li>Once this is in place you can <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">test membership queries</a> and then create / update <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">dynamic groups</a> to take advantage of them. </li><ul><li>To query a customer attribute “EmployeeNumber” (based on this <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">sample schema</a>): <code> user.custom_schemas.employmentData.EmployeeNumber == '123456789' </code></li><li> To query all direct members of an organizational unit: <code> user.org_unit_id==orgUnitId('03ph8a2z1enx4lx') </code></li><li> To query all direct and indirect members of an organizational unit: <code>user.org_units.exists(org_unit, org_unit.org_unit_id==orgUnitId('03ph8a2z1khexns'))</code> </li></ul></ul><li><b>End users:</b> Not available to end users. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Custom user attribute queries are available now for all users in open beta (no sign up required) </li><li>Organizational unit based dynamic group queries are now generally available for all users. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">Documentation: Custom user attributes dynamic group queries</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/dynamic-groups-attributes#organizational_unit_attributes" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups organizational unit queries</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups overview</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/setup" target="_blank">Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API</a> </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups</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>Google Groups are a convenient way for Workspaces users to collaborate and a powerful tool for admins to apply consistent security and access policies to sets of users or devices. Dynamic groups further enhance this functionality by allowing group membership to be automatically updated based on parameters such as location, department, or job title. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today we are further extending the functionality of dynamic groups in two important ways: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>First, dynamic groups can now be defined by querying custom user attributes. This functionality is available as an open beta (no sign up required). </li><li>Second, dynamic groups can also be defined based on users’ membership in Organizational Units (OUs). This feature is now generally available. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins only </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why you’d use it </h3><div>Dynamic groups can be used for email distribution lists, access control, group based policy, and more. Compared to regular Google Groups they have the added benefit that memberships are automatically kept up-to-date. Automating membership management increases security, reduces errors, and alleviates user frustration while minimizing the burden on admins. </div><div><br /></div><div>These new features expand the utility of dynamic groups for organizations that take advantage of custom user attributes and organizational units. They can further tailor dynamic groups to meet the specific needs of their organization. For example these organizations could now: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Create a dynamic group for all users of a subsidiary (an organizational unit) based in a particular city or state. </li><li>Create a dynamic group with all users with a custom attribute of a “job_skill” or “speciality”. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>To take advantage of this new dynamic group functionality, you will need to have already defined <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/guides/manage-schemas" target="_blank">custom user fields</a> or <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/182537" target="_blank">organizational units</a>. </li><ul><li>Once this is in place you can <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">test membership queries</a> and then create / update <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">dynamic groups</a> to take advantage of them. </li><ul><li>To query a customer attribute “EmployeeNumber” (based on this <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">sample schema</a>): <code> user.custom_schemas.employmentData.EmployeeNumber == '123456789' </code></li><li> To query all direct members of an organizational unit: <code> user.org_unit_id==orgUnitId('03ph8a2z1enx4lx') </code></li><li> To query all direct and indirect members of an organizational unit: <code>user.org_units.exists(org_unit, org_unit.org_unit_id==orgUnitId('03ph8a2z1khexns'))</code> </li></ul></ul><li><b>End users:</b> Not available to end users. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Custom user attribute queries are available now for all users in open beta (no sign up required) </li><li>Organizational unit based dynamic group queries are now generally available for all users. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/test-query-dynamic-groups#custom_user_attributes" target="_blank">Documentation: Custom user attributes dynamic group queries</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/dynamic-groups-attributes#organizational_unit_attributes" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups organizational unit queries</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups overview</a> </li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/setup" target="_blank">Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API</a> </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups</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:Making dynamic groups more powerful with custom user attributes and OrgUnit queries&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.html?hl=en&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/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/12/dynamic-groups-custom-user-attributes-orgunit-.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='4571975115835157797' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Configure member restrictions for groups, available in open beta'> Configure member restrictions for groups, available in open beta </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, October 5, 2021 </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 adding group level controls that will allow admins to restrict group memberships based on: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Internal or external members,</li><li>Member type (service account, user, group) </li><li>This feature is available as an open beta, which means you can use it without enrolling in a specific beta program. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins and end users who are group owners and managers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>This feature helps ensure Groups are properly configured and stay within the confines of specific restrictions. For example, if an Admin configures a group to exclude service accounts, that restriction will be preserved and enforced for all future group changes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once a restriction is in place, we’ll indicate whether there are violating memberships and suggested actions to resolve the discrepancy. Further, this feature will prevent any new changes from violating the current setting, ensuring the group remains secure. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div><b>Important note: </b>Group owners and managers <b><i>cannot remove restrictions once they’re applied, but may be able to add additional restrictions</i></b>. For example, If a group is configured to contain individual users and groups, the group owner could further restrict it to only users. However, the group owner could not change a group which is set up to only contain individuals to allow both individuals and groups. <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11192679" target="_blank">Use our Help Center to learn more</a>. <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><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/11192679" target="_blank">applying member restrictions</a> on groups and use our API documentation to learn more about <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups#getsecuritysettings" target="_blank">managing group restrictions with the Cloud Identity API</a>. </li><li><b>Group owners and managers: </b>Use this guide to learn more about setting and viewing Group restrictions using the Cloud Identity API. </li><li><b>End users: </b>No action required. </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 5, 2021 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Standard, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers </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/11192679" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin Help: Restrict group membership </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups/updateSecuritySettings">Cloud Identity API documentation: Groups — Update Security Settings</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 adding group level controls that will allow admins to restrict group memberships based on: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Internal or external members,</li><li>Member type (service account, user, group) </li><li>This feature is available as an open beta, which means you can use it without enrolling in a specific beta program. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins and end users who are group owners and managers </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>This feature helps ensure Groups are properly configured and stay within the confines of specific restrictions. For example, if an Admin configures a group to exclude service accounts, that restriction will be preserved and enforced for all future group changes. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once a restriction is in place, we’ll indicate whether there are violating memberships and suggested actions to resolve the discrepancy. Further, this feature will prevent any new changes from violating the current setting, ensuring the group remains secure. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Additional details </h3><div><b>Important note: </b>Group owners and managers <b><i>cannot remove restrictions once they’re applied, but may be able to add additional restrictions</i></b>. For example, If a group is configured to contain individual users and groups, the group owner could further restrict it to only users. However, the group owner could not change a group which is set up to only contain individuals to allow both individuals and groups. <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/11192679" target="_blank">Use our Help Center to learn more</a>. <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><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/11192679" target="_blank">applying member restrictions</a> on groups and use our API documentation to learn more about <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups#getsecuritysettings" target="_blank">managing group restrictions with the Cloud Identity API</a>. </li><li><b>Group owners and managers: </b>Use this guide to learn more about setting and viewing Group restrictions using the Cloud Identity API. </li><li><b>End users: </b>No action required. </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 5, 2021 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Standard, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers </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/11192679" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin Help: Restrict group membership </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups/updateSecuritySettings">Cloud Identity API documentation: Groups — Update Security Settings</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:Configure member restrictions for groups, available in open beta&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.html?hl=en&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/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/10/membership-restrictions-google-groups-.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='2227709565198489597' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/09/view-direct-and-indirect-memberships-with-inspect-groups-function.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Use the “Inspect Groups” function to view a users direct and indirect group membership'> Use the “Inspect Groups” function to view a users direct and indirect group membership </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, September 3, 2021 </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>You can now quickly surface information regarding specific users and the groups they are part of directly in the Admin console. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>View direct and indirect members of a group: </b>Enables you to see an expanded view of all memberships in a group. This allows to see a single view of all memberships for a nested group structure </li><li><b>Check Membership:</b> This allows you to validate whether a user is a member of a particular group. </li><li><b>List all groups for a member: </b>You can view a list of all groups a user is a member of, the email address or addresses associated with the group, and the group relation (indirect, direct, or both). See below for more information. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>In order to manage access to content and resources within their organization, Admins use numerous groups to ensure proper access for their users. This also involves nesting groups, adding another layer of complexity. </div><div><br /></div><div>This feature will give Admins a clear understanding of the group structures for any user in their organization, all in one place. We hope this feature makes it easier for Admins to take action on managing their users by providing all the necessary information, such as all groups a user is part of and their membership status. </div><div><br /></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>This feature will be available by default and can be accessed in the Admin console by going to <i>Groups > Inspect Groups and Groups > Select Group > Members > Direct and Indirect Members</i>. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10316346">tracking group information in the Groups list</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/166149">viewing a group's members</a>.<br /><br /></li><li><b>Developers: </b>See our developer documentation for more details on the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships">Membership Hierarchy and Visibility API Guide</a>. <br /><br /></li><li><b>End users:</b> No action required.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Standard, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li></ul></div><div><br /></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/10316346">Google Workspace Admin Help: Track group information in the Groups list</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/166149">Google Workspace Admin Help: Viewing a groups members</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API overview </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships">API Documentation: Membership Hierarchy and Visibility APIs</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div><div></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>You can now quickly surface information regarding specific users and the groups they are part of directly in the Admin console. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>View direct and indirect members of a group: </b>Enables you to see an expanded view of all memberships in a group. This allows to see a single view of all memberships for a nested group structure </li><li><b>Check Membership:</b> This allows you to validate whether a user is a member of a particular group. </li><li><b>List all groups for a member: </b>You can view a list of all groups a user is a member of, the email address or addresses associated with the group, and the group relation (indirect, direct, or both). See below for more information. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted </h3><div>Admins </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important </h3><div>In order to manage access to content and resources within their organization, Admins use numerous groups to ensure proper access for their users. This also involves nesting groups, adding another layer of complexity. </div><div><br /></div><div>This feature will give Admins a clear understanding of the group structures for any user in their organization, all in one place. We hope this feature makes it easier for Admins to take action on managing their users by providing all the necessary information, such as all groups a user is part of and their membership status. </div><div><br /></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>This feature will be available by default and can be accessed in the Admin console by going to <i>Groups > Inspect Groups and Groups > Select Group > Members > Direct and Indirect Members</i>. Visit the Help Center to learn more about <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10316346">tracking group information in the Groups list</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/166149">viewing a group's members</a>.<br /><br /></li><li><b>Developers: </b>See our developer documentation for more details on the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships">Membership Hierarchy and Visibility API Guide</a>. <br /><br /></li><li><b>End users:</b> No action required.</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Standard, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li></ul></div><div><br /></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/10316346">Google Workspace Admin Help: Track group information in the Groups list</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/166149">Google Workspace Admin Help: Viewing a groups members</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API overview </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships">API Documentation: Membership Hierarchy and Visibility APIs</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div><div></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 the “Inspect Groups” function to view a users direct and indirect group membership&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/09/view-direct-and-indirect-memberships-with-inspect-groups-function.html?hl=en&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/2021/09/view-direct-and-indirect-memberships-with-inspect-groups-function.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/09/view-direct-and-indirect-memberships-with-inspect-groups-function.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='448886480426407835' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/08/security-groups-are-now-generally.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Security groups are now generally available '> Security groups are now generally available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, August 24, 2021 </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>In 2020, we launched <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html">security groups to beta</a>. Beginning today, this feature is now generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes. They enable admins to: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Apply a label to any existing Google Group to distinguish it from email-list groups. </li><li>Provide strong guarantees that: </li><ul><li>External groups (owned outside your organization) and non-security groups cannot be added as a member of a security group. </li><li>Security labels, once assigned to a group, cannot be removed. This ensures that once a group is used for security purposes, it will remain in that state. </li></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4wd44Ms-fruzdtXZ79S_reouQqMMdelrekQzSKTxImw3t5PspyH0ekBaIyYycq00hVKS2pflhiRihzhOqIqK_wxLuNqJ3euCKRapy_FlWQxnuHmBBS4pYrRZp980RqJnG2SF2rT7F-Q/s512/unnamed+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="512" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4wd44Ms-fruzdtXZ79S_reouQqMMdelrekQzSKTxImw3t5PspyH0ekBaIyYycq00hVKS2pflhiRihzhOqIqK_wxLuNqJ3euCKRapy_FlWQxnuHmBBS4pYrRZp980RqJnG2SF2rT7F-Q/w640-h358/unnamed+%25282%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvQHgc10uy13yBHF9-Con93qXJ2oyUT1UxjSfG8Tm9nmI_hZJzWzNBfBj5DBnC7c4T0cAlDA7spq26Mq46GQYGs8_5VX-xlLxOgppw-mm68yiTj21U3Ultm27UfR0ESgmhk4hNS0sKcs/s512/unnamed+%25283%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="512" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvQHgc10uy13yBHF9-Con93qXJ2oyUT1UxjSfG8Tm9nmI_hZJzWzNBfBj5DBnC7c4T0cAlDA7spq26Mq46GQYGs8_5VX-xlLxOgppw-mm68yiTj21U3Ultm27UfR0ESgmhk4hNS0sKcs/w640-h300/unnamed+%25283%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why it’s important</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Groups are used in a variety of ways. This can include groups that help teams communicate and collaborate, as well as groups that control access to important apps and resources. Security groups can help customers <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">manage these categories of groups differently</a> to increase their overall security posture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For example, if you have compliance or regulatory requirements for managing access control, you may have set up naming conventions to keep track of which groups were used for this purpose. With security groups, you can now assign a security label to these groups and more easily manage them without having to use workarounds like naming conventions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/10607394">providing more secure access to data and resources</a>. </li><li><b>Developers:</b> Use the Developers Guide to learn more about <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">updating a Google Group to a security group</a>.</li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials and Frontline customers</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/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Provide more secure access to data & resources</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">Developers Guide: Updating a Google Group to a security group</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Security groups help manage groups used for security and access control</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Use dynamic security groups for group based policies</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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>In 2020, we launched <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html">security groups to beta</a>. Beginning today, this feature is now generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes. They enable admins to: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Apply a label to any existing Google Group to distinguish it from email-list groups. </li><li>Provide strong guarantees that: </li><ul><li>External groups (owned outside your organization) and non-security groups cannot be added as a member of a security group. </li><li>Security labels, once assigned to a group, cannot be removed. This ensures that once a group is used for security purposes, it will remain in that state. </li></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4wd44Ms-fruzdtXZ79S_reouQqMMdelrekQzSKTxImw3t5PspyH0ekBaIyYycq00hVKS2pflhiRihzhOqIqK_wxLuNqJ3euCKRapy_FlWQxnuHmBBS4pYrRZp980RqJnG2SF2rT7F-Q/s512/unnamed+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="512" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4wd44Ms-fruzdtXZ79S_reouQqMMdelrekQzSKTxImw3t5PspyH0ekBaIyYycq00hVKS2pflhiRihzhOqIqK_wxLuNqJ3euCKRapy_FlWQxnuHmBBS4pYrRZp980RqJnG2SF2rT7F-Q/w640-h358/unnamed+%25282%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvQHgc10uy13yBHF9-Con93qXJ2oyUT1UxjSfG8Tm9nmI_hZJzWzNBfBj5DBnC7c4T0cAlDA7spq26Mq46GQYGs8_5VX-xlLxOgppw-mm68yiTj21U3Ultm27UfR0ESgmhk4hNS0sKcs/s512/unnamed+%25283%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="512" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvQHgc10uy13yBHF9-Con93qXJ2oyUT1UxjSfG8Tm9nmI_hZJzWzNBfBj5DBnC7c4T0cAlDA7spq26Mq46GQYGs8_5VX-xlLxOgppw-mm68yiTj21U3Ultm27UfR0ESgmhk4hNS0sKcs/w640-h300/unnamed+%25283%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Why it’s important</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Groups are used in a variety of ways. This can include groups that help teams communicate and collaborate, as well as groups that control access to important apps and resources. Security groups can help customers <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">manage these categories of groups differently</a> to increase their overall security posture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For example, if you have compliance or regulatory requirements for managing access control, you may have set up naming conventions to keep track of which groups were used for this purpose. With security groups, you can now assign a security label to these groups and more easily manage them without having to use workarounds like naming conventions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting started</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/10607394">providing more secure access to data and resources</a>. </li><li><b>Developers:</b> Use the Developers Guide to learn more about <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">updating a Google Group to a security group</a>.</li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user action required.</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials and Frontline customers</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/10607394">Google Workspace Admin Help: Provide more secure access to data & resources</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group">Developers Guide: Updating a Google Group to a security group</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Security groups help manage groups used for security and access control</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">Google Workspace Updates Blog: Use dynamic security groups for group based policies</a></li></ul></div></div><div><br /></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:Security groups are now generally available &url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/08/security-groups-are-now-generally.html?hl=en&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/2021/08/security-groups-are-now-generally.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/08/security-groups-are-now-generally.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7298015499959159361' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/google-workspace-updates-weekly-recap_30.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - July 30, 2021'> Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - July 30, 2021 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, July 30, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">New updates</h3><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Delegate Information is now available in Gmail Log Search<br /></b>Email log search now indicates when an email was sent on behalf of the user by a delegate. In cases where a delegate sent the email, the delegate will be listed, along with the sender, in message details in email log search. Delegate information will only be available on emails sent after this change rolls out. | Available to all Google Workspace with Gmail enabled. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2618876#zippy=%2Cmessage-details">Learn more.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>New font in Workspace improves accessibility for vision impaired</b><br />Now there's a new font in Workspace optimized for vision impaired users.  When you create or want to read a document, set the font to Atkinson Hyperlegible for improved legibility.</p><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Previous announcements </h3><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div><b>Improvements for braille mode in Google Docs provide a richer, more interactive experience</b></div><div>We've improved how suggestions are announced in braille mode in Google Docs. You’ll now hear detailed suggestion information inline with the rest of the text — this includes whether the suggestion is an insertion or deletion, and the author of the suggestion. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/improvements-for-braille-mode-in-google.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Disabling File Transfer in Google Chat</b></div><div>Admins can now disable or limit file sharing for their users in Chat. Specifically, admins</div><div>will be able to specify controls within and outside their organization, and will be able to choose between restricting all files, allowing images only, or allowing all files. | Available to Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/disabling-file-transfer-in-google-chat.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Alert Center enrichment with VirusTotal threat context now generally available</b></div><div>Earlier this year, we pre-announced an <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/new-security-capabilities-for-google-workspace">integration between the Alert Center and VirusTotal</a>. Currently, the Google Workspace Alert Center provides admins with actionable, real-time alerts and insights regarding security-related activity in their domain. With the VirusTotal (now part of Google Cloud) integration, admins have the ability to dig into their alerts at a deeper level. | Available to Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals and Education Plus customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/virustotal-alert-center-integration-generally-available.html">Learn More.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Use dynamic security groups for group based policies</b></div><div>Google Workspace admins can now use dynamic groups to manage policies for their users in the Admin console. Previously, it was only possible to apply these policies to static groups and OUs. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Workspace for Education Plus now syncs Google Classroom courses and rosters with Student Information Systems</b></div><div>U.S. school districts with Google Workspace for Education Plus will be able to automatically set up Google Classroom courses and keep rosters in sync with their Student Information System (SIS). IT admins will do the setup via Clever, meaning teachers will no longer need to manually create classes and invite students to join them. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/workspace-for-education-plus-now-syncs.html">Learn More.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Enhancements to Google Voice</b></div><div>We’ve made several enhancements to Google Voice, including information and troubleshooting tips for missed calls, the ability to easily redial dropped calls, the ability to delete SMS messages in bulk, and an option to show your Google Voice number as the caller ID when forwarding calls. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/enhancements-to-google-voice.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Search within a folder in Google Drive on iOS</b></div><div>You can now search for content inside a specific folder in Google Drive on iOS. Simply navigate to the folder you want to search within and select the search bar — you’ll see a list of suggested folders, documents, and users to refine your search results. Select the folder chip before typing your search query. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/search-within-folder-in-google-drive-on.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Assign SSO profile to organizational units or groups with the new SAML Partial SSO beta</b></div><div>Currently, you can configure to authenticate your users using a third-party identity provider — this configuration applies to all users within your domain. Now, you have the option to specify groups or organizational units (OUs) to authenticate a subset of your users using Google. This feature is available as an open beta. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/saml-partial-sso-beta.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>New enrollment privilege and naming updates for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console</b></div><div>We are making two improvements to the admin controls for Google Meet hardware: a new enrollment privilege admins and updates for hardware management in the Admin console. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/new-enrollment-privilege-google-meet-hardware.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use the new Google Meet web app for better meetings on desktop devices</b></div><div>We’ve launched a new Google Meet standalone web app. This <a href="https://web.dev/progressive-web-apps/">Progressive Web Application (PWA)</a> has all the same features as Google Meet on the web, but as a standalone app it’s easier to find and use, and it streamlines your workflow by eliminating the need to switch between tabs. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-new-google-meet-web-app-for-better.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">Google Workspace (recent releases).</a></span></i></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;">New updates</h3><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Delegate Information is now available in Gmail Log Search<br /></b>Email log search now indicates when an email was sent on behalf of the user by a delegate. In cases where a delegate sent the email, the delegate will be listed, along with the sender, in message details in email log search. Delegate information will only be available on emails sent after this change rolls out. | Available to all Google Workspace with Gmail enabled. | <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2618876#zippy=%2Cmessage-details">Learn more.</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b>New font in Workspace improves accessibility for vision impaired</b><br />Now there's a new font in Workspace optimized for vision impaired users.  When you create or want to read a document, set the font to Atkinson Hyperlegible for improved legibility.</p><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Previous announcements </h3><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.</i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><div><b>Improvements for braille mode in Google Docs provide a richer, more interactive experience</b></div><div>We've improved how suggestions are announced in braille mode in Google Docs. You’ll now hear detailed suggestion information inline with the rest of the text — this includes whether the suggestion is an insertion or deletion, and the author of the suggestion. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/improvements-for-braille-mode-in-google.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Disabling File Transfer in Google Chat</b></div><div>Admins can now disable or limit file sharing for their users in Chat. Specifically, admins</div><div>will be able to specify controls within and outside their organization, and will be able to choose between restricting all files, allowing images only, or allowing all files. | Available to Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, Enterprise Essentials | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/disabling-file-transfer-in-google-chat.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Alert Center enrichment with VirusTotal threat context now generally available</b></div><div>Earlier this year, we pre-announced an <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/workspace/new-security-capabilities-for-google-workspace">integration between the Alert Center and VirusTotal</a>. Currently, the Google Workspace Alert Center provides admins with actionable, real-time alerts and insights regarding security-related activity in their domain. With the VirusTotal (now part of Google Cloud) integration, admins have the ability to dig into their alerts at a deeper level. | Available to Google Workspace Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals and Education Plus customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/virustotal-alert-center-integration-generally-available.html">Learn More.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Use dynamic security groups for group based policies</b></div><div>Google Workspace admins can now use dynamic groups to manage policies for their users in the Admin console. Previously, it was only possible to apply these policies to static groups and OUs. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Workspace for Education Plus now syncs Google Classroom courses and rosters with Student Information Systems</b></div><div>U.S. school districts with Google Workspace for Education Plus will be able to automatically set up Google Classroom courses and keep rosters in sync with their Student Information System (SIS). IT admins will do the setup via Clever, meaning teachers will no longer need to manually create classes and invite students to join them. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/workspace-for-education-plus-now-syncs.html">Learn More.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Enhancements to Google Voice</b></div><div>We’ve made several enhancements to Google Voice, including information and troubleshooting tips for missed calls, the ability to easily redial dropped calls, the ability to delete SMS messages in bulk, and an option to show your Google Voice number as the caller ID when forwarding calls. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/enhancements-to-google-voice.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Search within a folder in Google Drive on iOS</b></div><div>You can now search for content inside a specific folder in Google Drive on iOS. Simply navigate to the folder you want to search within and select the search bar — you’ll see a list of suggested folders, documents, and users to refine your search results. Select the folder chip before typing your search query. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/search-within-folder-in-google-drive-on.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Assign SSO profile to organizational units or groups with the new SAML Partial SSO beta</b></div><div>Currently, you can configure to authenticate your users using a third-party identity provider — this configuration applies to all users within your domain. Now, you have the option to specify groups or organizational units (OUs) to authenticate a subset of your users using Google. This feature is available as an open beta. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/saml-partial-sso-beta.html">Learn more.</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>New enrollment privilege and naming updates for Google Meet hardware in the Admin console</b></div><div>We are making two improvements to the admin controls for Google Meet hardware: a new enrollment privilege admins and updates for hardware management in the Admin console. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/new-enrollment-privilege-google-meet-hardware.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Use the new Google Meet web app for better meetings on desktop devices</b></div><div>We’ve launched a new Google Meet standalone web app. This <a href="https://web.dev/progressive-web-apps/">Progressive Web Application (PWA)</a> has all the same features as Google Meet on the web, but as a standalone app it’s easier to find and use, and it streamlines your workflow by eliminating the need to switch between tabs. | <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-new-google-meet-web-app-for-better.html">Learn more.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in <a href="https://support.google.com/a/table/7314896">Google Workspace (recent releases).</a></span></i></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:Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap - July 30, 2021&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/google-workspace-updates-weekly-recap_30.html?hl=en&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/2021/07/google-workspace-updates-weekly-recap_30.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/07/google-workspace-updates-weekly-recap_30.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/Accessibility?hl=en' rel='tag'> Accessibility </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Editors?hl=en' rel='tag'> Editors </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gmail?hl=en' rel='tag'> Gmail </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Chat </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Docs?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Docs </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Drive </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Meet?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Meet </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Voice?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Voice </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Workspace for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/SSO?hl=en' rel='tag'> SSO </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='424051932515470082' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Use dynamic security groups for group based policies'> Use dynamic security groups for group based policies </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, July 26, 2021 </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 Workspace admins can now use dynamic groups to manage policies for their users in the Admin console. Previously, it was only possible to apply these policies to static groups and OUs. </div><div><br /></div><div>Workspace admins can use dynamic attribute-based groups to automate tasks such as "turn drive off for everyone in Europe through the Admin Console". </div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted</h3><div>Admins</div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important</h3><div>This change gives admins greater control and flexibility when managing Workspace policies for users in their organization. For instance, rather than applying policies to a specific group which is updated manually at large, admins can apply policies to a dynamic group which stays up-to-date automatically.</div><div><br /></div><div>Further, this reduces manual work for Admins and helps improve security by relying on external source of truth systems for user attributes.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><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 turning <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9224126">customizing service settings with configuration groups</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">managing membership automatically with dynamic groups.</a></li><li><b>End users: </b>No action required.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now.<br /><br /></li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li></ul></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9224126">Google Workspace Admin Help: Customize service settings with configuration groups</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups</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 Workspace admins can now use dynamic groups to manage policies for their users in the Admin console. Previously, it was only possible to apply these policies to static groups and OUs. </div><div><br /></div><div>Workspace admins can use dynamic attribute-based groups to automate tasks such as "turn drive off for everyone in Europe through the Admin Console". </div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Who’s impacted</h3><div>Admins</div></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Why it’s important</h3><div>This change gives admins greater control and flexibility when managing Workspace policies for users in their organization. For instance, rather than applying policies to a specific group which is updated manually at large, admins can apply policies to a dynamic group which stays up-to-date automatically.</div><div><br /></div><div>Further, this reduces manual work for Admins and helps improve security by relying on external source of truth systems for user attributes.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><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 turning <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9224126">customizing service settings with configuration groups</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">managing membership automatically with dynamic groups.</a></li><li><b>End users: </b>No action required.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rollout pace</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>This feature is available now.<br /><br /></li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers</li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers</li></ul></div></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9224126">Google Workspace Admin Help: Customize service settings with configuration groups</a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/10286834">Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage membership automatically with dynamic groups</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:Use dynamic security groups for group based policies&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html?hl=en&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/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/07/use-dynamic-security-groups-for-group.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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8795328589602193923' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-management-dynamic-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Automatic group membership management with dynamic groups, now generally available'> Automatic group membership management with dynamic groups, now generally available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, February 17, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>Dynamic groups are now generally available. Dynamic groups work the same as other Google Groups, but with the added benefit that their memberships are automatically kept up to date with a membership query. Dynamic groups can be based on one or many user attributes, including addresses, locations, organizations, and relations. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By automating membership management you can increase security, reduce errors, and alleviate user frustration while minimizing the burden on admins. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/dynamic-groups-automatic-membership-google.html" target="_blank">more details and example use cases for dynamic groups</a>. Note that at launch, you won’t be able to manage policies—like <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9275380" target="_blank">context-aware access policies</a>—using dynamic groups. We are working on adding this functionality in the future, and will announce it on the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">Workspace Updates blog</a> when it’s available. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This joins our other recent announcements for features that make it easier to manage groups within your organization. You can now also <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/security-groups-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">assign groups as security groups</a>, <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">set group membership expiration</a>, and see <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchies via API</a>. We hope these features make it easier to use groups to meet the access, security, and communication needs of your organization. </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> Dynamic groups will be available to all eligible users with group create and user read <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/1219251" target="_blank">privileges</a>. To get started, go to <i><a href="https://admin.google.com/ac/groups" target="_blank">Admin console > Directory > Groups</a></i> or use the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity API</a>. Read our documentation to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">learn more about managing dynamic groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Not available to end users </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 17, 2021 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, and Education Fundamentals, or G Suite Basic, Business, and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups overview</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/setup" target="_blank">Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/dynamic-groups-automatic-membership-google.html" target="_blank">Google Workspace Updates blog: Dynamic groups beta enables automatic group membership management</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;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>Dynamic groups are now generally available. Dynamic groups work the same as other Google Groups, but with the added benefit that their memberships are automatically kept up to date with a membership query. Dynamic groups can be based on one or many user attributes, including addresses, locations, organizations, and relations. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>By automating membership management you can increase security, reduce errors, and alleviate user frustration while minimizing the burden on admins. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/dynamic-groups-automatic-membership-google.html" target="_blank">more details and example use cases for dynamic groups</a>. Note that at launch, you won’t be able to manage policies—like <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9275380" target="_blank">context-aware access policies</a>—using dynamic groups. We are working on adding this functionality in the future, and will announce it on the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">Workspace Updates blog</a> when it’s available. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This joins our other recent announcements for features that make it easier to manage groups within your organization. You can now also <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/security-groups-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">assign groups as security groups</a>, <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">set group membership expiration</a>, and see <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchies via API</a>. We hope these features make it easier to use groups to meet the access, security, and communication needs of your organization. </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> Dynamic groups will be available to all eligible users with group create and user read <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/1219251" target="_blank">privileges</a>. To get started, go to <i><a href="https://admin.google.com/ac/groups" target="_blank">Admin console > Directory > Groups</a></i> or use the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity API</a>. Read our documentation to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">learn more about managing dynamic groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Not available to end users </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 17, 2021 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, and Education Fundamentals, or G Suite Basic, Business, and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/concepts/overview-dynamic-groups" target="_blank">Documentation: Dynamic groups overview</a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/setup" target="_blank">Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API</a></li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/dynamic-groups-automatic-membership-google.html" target="_blank">Google Workspace Updates blog: Dynamic groups beta enables automatic group membership management</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:Automatic group membership management with dynamic groups, now generally available&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-management-dynamic-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en&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/2021/02/automatic-membership-management-dynamic-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/02/automatic-membership-management-dynamic-groups-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/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='747545231633296203' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/security-groups-now-generally-available.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Security groups now generally available'> Security groups now generally available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, February 9, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>We’re making security groups generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes by simply adding the security label. <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html" target="_blank">See our beta announcement for more details and use cases for security groups</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>We’ve recently announced several other features that can help you better manage groups in your organization and improve your security posture. These include <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">group membership expiration</a> and the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs</a>. </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>You can assign a group as a security group through the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>, and then manage these groups through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/reference/groups" target="_blank">Admin SDK Groups API</a>, the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9007750" target="_blank">Admin console</a>, or the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. See our API documentation to learn how to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group" target="_blank">update a Google Group to a security group</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user setting for this feature. </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 9, 2021. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus customers, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group" target="_blank">Cloud Identity API documentation: Updating a Google Group to a security group</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;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>We’re making security groups generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes by simply adding the security label. <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/security-groups-beta.html" target="_blank">See our beta announcement for more details and use cases for security groups</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>We’ve recently announced several other features that can help you better manage groups in your organization and improve your security posture. These include <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">group membership expiration</a> and the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs</a>. </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>You can assign a group as a security group through the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>, and then manage these groups through the <a href="https://developers.google.com/admin-sdk/directory/v1/reference/groups" target="_blank">Admin SDK Groups API</a>, the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9007750" target="_blank">Admin console</a>, or the <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/new-api-cloud-identity-groups-google.html" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. See our API documentation to learn how to <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group" target="_blank">update a Google Group to a security group</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> There is no end user setting for this feature. </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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 9, 2021. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus customers, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/update-group-to-security-group" target="_blank">Cloud Identity API documentation: Updating a Google Group to a security group</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:Security groups now generally available&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/security-groups-now-generally-available.html?hl=en&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/2021/02/security-groups-now-generally-available.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/02/security-groups-now-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/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en' rel='tag'> Security and Compliance </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7317801979661145442' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Group membership expiration now generally available'> Group membership expiration now generally available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, February 8, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>The Cloud Identity Groups API feature that enables you to set expirations for group memberships is now generally available. It was previously <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/membership-expiration-for-google-groups.html" target="_blank">available in beta</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This enables admins to set an amount of time that users and service accounts are members of a group. Once the specified time has passed, users will be removed from the group automatically. Automatic membership expiration can help reduce the administrative overhead for managing groups, and can help ensure group membership is limited to the members that need access. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/membership-expiration-for-google-groups.html" target="_blank">more information and use cases for membership expiry</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This launch is another enhancement to the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. We recently also made the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs generally available</a>. Together, these make it easier to manage permissions and access control in your organization. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins and developers:</b> Membership expiry is available to use for new and existing groups. Admins with permissions to modify groups memberships can set expiration. To get started, <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">use the Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Group owners and managers can set expiration. To get started, <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">use the Cloud Identity Groups API</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 8, 2021. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API membership expiry</a> </li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">Workspace Updates Blog: Indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs now generally available</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>The Cloud Identity Groups API feature that enables you to set expirations for group memberships is now generally available. It was previously <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/membership-expiration-for-google-groups.html" target="_blank">available in beta</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This enables admins to set an amount of time that users and service accounts are members of a group. Once the specified time has passed, users will be removed from the group automatically. Automatic membership expiration can help reduce the administrative overhead for managing groups, and can help ensure group membership is limited to the members that need access. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/membership-expiration-for-google-groups.html" target="_blank">more information and use cases for membership expiry</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This launch is another enhancement to the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. We recently also made the <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs generally available</a>. Together, these make it easier to manage permissions and access control in your organization. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins and developers:</b> Membership expiry is available to use for new and existing groups. Admins with permissions to modify groups memberships can set expiration. To get started, <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">use the Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Group owners and managers can set expiration. To get started, <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">use the Cloud Identity Groups API</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on February 8, 2021. </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest/v1beta1/groups.memberships#ExpiryDetail" target="_blank">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API membership expiry</a> </li><li><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html" target="_blank">Workspace Updates Blog: Indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs now generally available</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper'> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Google Workspace Updates:Group membership expiration now generally available&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en&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/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-generally-available.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/02/automatic-membership-expiration-google-groups-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/Admin%20console?hl=en' rel='tag'> Admin console </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='5903923066401105631' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs now generally available'> Indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs now generally available </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, January 28, 2021 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>We’re making it easier to identify, audit, and understand indirect group membership via the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. Specifically, we’re making the membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs generally available. These were previously available in beta. </div><div><br /></div><div>Using “nested” groups to manage access to content and resources can help decrease duplication, simplify administration, and centralize access management. However, nested groups can create a complex hierarchy that can make it hard to understand who ultimately has access and why. These APIs help provide all of the information you need to understand complex group structures and hierarchies, and can help you make decisions about who to add to or remove from your groups. </div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/new-apis-view-visualize-google-group-membership.html" target="_blank">more information and use cases for the APIs</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins and developers: </b>See our developer documentation for more details on the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships" target="_blank">Membership Hierarchy and Visibility API Guide</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>End users can use the API within the scope they have to create and manage groups. See our developer documentation for more details on <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">how to use the Cloud Identity Groups API</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 28, 2020. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers. </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers  </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API overview </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships" target="_blank">API Documentation: Membership Hierarchy and Visibility APIs</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;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>We’re making it easier to identify, audit, and understand indirect group membership via the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/reference/rest" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a>. Specifically, we’re making the membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs generally available. These were previously available in beta. </div><div><br /></div><div>Using “nested” groups to manage access to content and resources can help decrease duplication, simplify administration, and centralize access management. However, nested groups can create a complex hierarchy that can make it hard to understand who ultimately has access and why. These APIs help provide all of the information you need to understand complex group structures and hierarchies, and can help you make decisions about who to add to or remove from your groups. </div><div><br /></div><div>See our beta announcement for <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/new-apis-view-visualize-google-group-membership.html" target="_blank">more information and use cases for the APIs</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins and developers: </b>See our developer documentation for more details on the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">Cloud Identity Groups API</a> and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships" target="_blank">Membership Hierarchy and Visibility API Guide</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>End users can use the API within the scope they have to create and manage groups. See our developer documentation for more details on <a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">how to use the Cloud Identity Groups API</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on January 28, 2020. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers. </li><li>Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers  </li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/groups" target="_blank">API Documentation: Cloud Identity Groups API overview </a></li><li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/how-to/query-memberships" target="_blank">API Documentation: Membership Hierarchy and Visibility APIs</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:Indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs now generally available&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html?hl=en&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/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-generally-available.html?hl=en'> <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/2021/01/new-apis-view-google-group-membership-now-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/API?hl=en' rel='tag'> API </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en' rel='tag'> Identity </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8908574013134571262' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/11/custom-roles-now-available-in-new-groups.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title=' Custom roles now available in new Groups'> Custom roles now available in new Groups </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, November 10, 2020 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>Permissions in Google Groups help control who can view, post, and moderate content in your groups, as well as determine who can manage members and other group settings. You can assign a set of permissions to users in your groups using roles—roles available by default include owner, manager, and member. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With this launch, you can now create a custom role that allows admins to assign a specific set of viewing, posting, and moderation permissions for users within a given group. By adding this to new Groups, we hope to make it quicker and easier to manage group permissions at scale while ensuring all users have the right permissions for your groups. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Note that custom roles were previously available in classic Groups. All custom roles created in classic Groups will continue to work and be available to use in new Groups as well. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwNiFdWtX31B1DicNbj41nuYQTZFB8R44KTGL9fDUD99LcOeVMadsNa6iaBvv9_YEtmgtVB_5tDp0Wv7TcsQTXAq1RhimMIiHHWz9vbwZJWEhehj56qx_SAF_YQ5FRV8GspxfCByXGP8/s1600/custom+roles+in+new+groups.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwNiFdWtX31B1DicNbj41nuYQTZFB8R44KTGL9fDUD99LcOeVMadsNa6iaBvv9_YEtmgtVB_5tDp0Wv7TcsQTXAq1RhimMIiHHWz9vbwZJWEhehj56qx_SAF_YQ5FRV8GspxfCByXGP8/w640-h400/custom+roles+in+new+groups.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>This feature will be available by default for all groups. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/167094" target="_blank">create and assign custom roles</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> This feature will be available by default. Groups owners can set up custom roles for their groups. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975" target="_blank">learn more about custom roles in Groups</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 10, 2020 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers </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/167094" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin Help: Create and assign custom roles</a> </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975" target="_blank">Google Groups Help: Set who can view, post, & moderate </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;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>Permissions in Google Groups help control who can view, post, and moderate content in your groups, as well as determine who can manage members and other group settings. You can assign a set of permissions to users in your groups using roles—roles available by default include owner, manager, and member. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>With this launch, you can now create a custom role that allows admins to assign a specific set of viewing, posting, and moderation permissions for users within a given group. By adding this to new Groups, we hope to make it quicker and easier to manage group permissions at scale while ensuring all users have the right permissions for your groups. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Note that custom roles were previously available in classic Groups. All custom roles created in classic Groups will continue to work and be available to use in new Groups as well. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwNiFdWtX31B1DicNbj41nuYQTZFB8R44KTGL9fDUD99LcOeVMadsNa6iaBvv9_YEtmgtVB_5tDp0Wv7TcsQTXAq1RhimMIiHHWz9vbwZJWEhehj56qx_SAF_YQ5FRV8GspxfCByXGP8/s1600/custom+roles+in+new+groups.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwNiFdWtX31B1DicNbj41nuYQTZFB8R44KTGL9fDUD99LcOeVMadsNa6iaBvv9_YEtmgtVB_5tDp0Wv7TcsQTXAq1RhimMIiHHWz9vbwZJWEhehj56qx_SAF_YQ5FRV8GspxfCByXGP8/w640-h400/custom+roles+in+new+groups.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Getting started </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Admins: </b>This feature will be available by default for all groups. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/167094" target="_blank">create and assign custom roles</a>. </li><li><b>End users:</b> This feature will be available by default. Groups owners can set up custom roles for their groups. Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975" target="_blank">learn more about custom roles in Groups</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains</a>: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 10, 2020 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers </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/167094" target="_blank">Google Workspace Admin Help: Create and assign custom roles</a> </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/2464975" target="_blank">Google Groups Help: Set who can view, post, & moderate </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: Custom roles now available in new Groups&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/11/custom-roles-now-available-in-new-groups.html?hl=en&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/2020/11/custom-roles-now-available-in-new-groups.html?hl=en'> <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/2020/11/custom-roles-now-available-in-new-groups.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/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Rapid Release </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en' rel='tag'> Scheduled Release </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8831185894621460230' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/new-groups-will-become-only-user.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='New Groups will become the only user experience beginning November 10, 2020'> New Groups will become the only user experience beginning November 10, 2020 </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, October 12, 2020 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <h3><span style="color: red;">Update</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">October 20, 2020: We have adjusted the dates that classic Groups will be turned off. It will now take place between November 10, 2020 and November 12, 2020 for Rapid Release domains, and between November 16, 2020 and November 19, 2020 for Scheduled Release domains. These updates have been reflected in the post below. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><hr /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>In May 2020, we <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/05/new-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">launched new Google Groups</a> to provide a modern experience that matches Gmail and other Google services. In September, we <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/new-google-groups-default.html" target="_blank">made new Groups the default experience</a> for all users, but allowed individual users to choose to use the classic Groups interface. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Starting on November 10, 2020 for Rapid Release domains and on November 16, 2020 for Scheduled Release domains, classic Groups will be turned off completely. After that date, there will be no option to use the old version (previously at <i>Settings > Return to classic Google Groups</i>). Users within your organization who were already using new Groups will not notice a change, but users who had chosen to use old Groups will be moved to the new interface. </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> New groups will be the only experience available to all users. To prepare for this change, you can visit our Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393" target="_blank">learn more about the new Groups release</a>, and note the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393?hl=en#deprecated" target="_blank">features from old Groups that will no longer be supported in new Groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/9718200" target="_blank">learn more about new Groups</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 10, 2020 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177" target="_blank">Scheduled Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 16, 2020 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/new-google-groups-default.html" target="_blank">Workspace Updates Blog: New Google Groups becoming the default for all users on September 15, 2020 </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393" target="_blank">Workspace Admin Help: About the new Groups release </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/9718200" target="_blank">Google Groups Help: What’s new in Groups</a></li></ul></div> <span itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://plus.google.com/116899029375914044550' itemprop='url'/> </span> </script> <noscript> <h3><span style="color: red;">Update</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;">October 20, 2020: We have adjusted the dates that classic Groups will be turned off. It will now take place between November 10, 2020 and November 12, 2020 for Rapid Release domains, and between November 16, 2020 and November 19, 2020 for Scheduled Release domains. These updates have been reflected in the post below. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><hr /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Quick launch summary </h3><div>In May 2020, we <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/05/new-google-groups-generally-available.html" target="_blank">launched new Google Groups</a> to provide a modern experience that matches Gmail and other Google services. In September, we <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/new-google-groups-default.html" target="_blank">made new Groups the default experience</a> for all users, but allowed individual users to choose to use the classic Groups interface. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Starting on November 10, 2020 for Rapid Release domains and on November 16, 2020 for Scheduled Release domains, classic Groups will be turned off completely. After that date, there will be no option to use the old version (previously at <i>Settings > Return to classic Google Groups</i>). Users within your organization who were already using new Groups will not notice a change, but users who had chosen to use old Groups will be moved to the new interface. </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> New groups will be the only experience available to all users. To prepare for this change, you can visit our Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393" target="_blank">learn more about the new Groups release</a>, and note the <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393?hl=en#deprecated" target="_blank">features from old Groups that will no longer be supported in new Groups</a>. </li><li><b>End users: </b>Visit the Help Center to <a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/9718200" target="_blank">learn more about new Groups</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" target="_blank">Rapid Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 10, 2020 </li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/172177" target="_blank">Scheduled Release domains:</a> Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on November 16, 2020 </li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Availability </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Available to Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers</li></ul></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Resources </h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/new-google-groups-default.html" target="_blank">Workspace Updates Blog: New Google Groups becoming the default for all users on September 15, 2020 </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/9687393" target="_blank">Workspace Admin Help: About the new Groups release </a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/groups/answer/9718200" target="_blank">Google Groups Help: What’s new in Groups</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 Groups will become the only user experience beginning November 10, 2020&url=http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/new-groups-will-become-only-user.html?hl=en&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/2020/10/new-groups-will-become-only-user.html?hl=en'> <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/2020/10/new-groups-will-become-only-user.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/Groups?hl=en' rel='tag'> Groups </a> , <a class='label' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en' rel='tag'> Other </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='blog-pager' id='blog-pager'> <a class='home-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/?hl=en'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i> </a> <i class='material-icons disabled'>  </i> <span id='blog-pager-older-link'> <a class='blog-pager-older-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?updated-max=2020-10-12T14:03:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=20&by-date=false&hl=en' id='Blog1_blog-pager-older-link' title='Older Posts'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i> </a> </span> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class='section' id='sidebar-top'><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML8'> <div class='widget-content'> <div class='searchBox'> <input type='text' title='Search This Blog' placeholder='Search blog ...' /> </div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div></div> <div id='aside'> <div class='section' id='sidebar'><div class='widget Label' data-version='1' id='Label1'> <div class='tab'> <img class='sidebar-icon' src='data:image/png;base64,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'/> <h2> Filter by product </h2> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </div> <div class='widget-content list-label-widget-content'> <ul> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Accessibility?hl=en'> Accessibility </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Accounts?hl=en'> Accounts </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Additional%20Google%20services?hl=en'> Additional Google services </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Admin%20console?hl=en'> Admin console </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Admin%20SDK?hl=en'> Admin SDK </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Alpha?hl=en'> Alpha </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Android?hl=en'> Android </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/API?hl=en'> API </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/App%20Maker?hl=en'> App Maker </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/AppSheet?hl=en'> AppSheet </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Assistant?hl=en'> Assistant </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Bet?hl=en'> Bet </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Beta?hl=en'> Beta </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/BigQuery?hl=en'> BigQuery </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome?hl=en'> Chrome </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Cloud%20Search?hl=en'> Cloud Search </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Colab?hl=en'> Colab </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Contacts?hl=en'> Contacts </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Currents?hl=en'> Currents </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Developer?hl=en'> Developer </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Directory%20Sync?hl=en'> Directory Sync </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/DLP?hl=en'> DLP </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Docs?hl=en'> Docs </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Drive%20for%20desktop?hl=en'> Drive for desktop </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Duet%20AI?hl=en'> Duet AI </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Editors?hl=en'> Editors </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Education%20Edition?hl=en'> Education Edition </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/End-user?hl=en'> End-user </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/G%20Suite?hl=en'> G Suite </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/G%20Suite%20for%20Education?hl=en'> G Suite for Education </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/G%20Suite%20for%20Government?hl=en'> G Suite for Government </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gemini?hl=en'> Gemini </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gmail?hl=en'> Gmail </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Apps%20Script?hl=en'> Google Apps Script </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Calendar?hl=en'> Google Calendar </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Chat?hl=en'> Google Chat </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Classroom?hl=en'> Google Classroom </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Cloud%20Directory%20Sync?hl=en'> Google Cloud Directory Sync </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Docs?hl=en'> Google Docs </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drawings?hl=en'> Google Drawings </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Drive?hl=en'> Google Drive </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Forms?hl=en'> Google Forms </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Hangouts?hl=en'> Google Hangouts </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Keep?hl=en'> Google Keep </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Maps?hl=en'> Google Maps </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Meet?hl=en'> Google Meet </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Meet%20Hardware?hl=en'> Google Meet Hardware </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Photos?hl=en'> Google Photos </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sheets?hl=en'> Google Sheets </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Sites?hl=en'> Google Sites </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Slides?hl=en'> Google Slides </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Tasks?hl=en'> Google Tasks </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Vault?hl=en'> Google Vault </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Vids?hl=en'> Google Vids </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Voice?hl=en'> Google Voice </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace?hl=en'> Google Workspace </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20Add-ons?hl=en'> Google Workspace Add-ons </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20for%20Education?hl=en'> Google Workspace for Education </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20Marketplace?hl=en'> Google Workspace Marketplace </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Workspace%20Migrate?hl=en'> Google Workspace Migrate </a> </li> <li> <span dir='ltr'> Groups </span> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Identity?hl=en'> Identity </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/iOS?hl=en'> iOS </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Jamboard?hl=en'> Jamboard </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Marketplace?hl=en'> Marketplace </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/MDM?hl=en'> MDM </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Microsoft%20Exchange?hl=en'> Microsoft Exchange </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Microsoft%20Outlook?hl=en'> Microsoft Outlook </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Migration?hl=en'> Migration </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Mobile?hl=en'> Mobile </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Next%202023?hl=en'> Next 2023 </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Other?hl=en'> Other </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Premier%20Edition?hl=en'> Premier Edition </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid?hl=en'> Rapid </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Release?hl=en'> Rapid Release </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Rapid%20Releases?hl=en'> Rapid Releases </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/SAML?hl=en'> SAML </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Scheduled%20Release?hl=en'> Scheduled Release </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Security%20and%20Compliance?hl=en'> Security and Compliance </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/SSO?hl=en'> SSO </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Weekly%20Recap?hl=en'> Weekly Recap </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/What%27s%20New?hl=en'> What's New </a> </li> <li> <a dir='ltr' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/YouTube?hl=en'> YouTube </a> </li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget BlogArchive' data-version='1' id='BlogArchive1'> <div class='tab'> <i class='material-icons icon'>  </i> <h2> Filter by date </h2> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </div> <div class='widget-content'> <div id='ArchiveList'> <div id='BlogArchive1_ArchiveList'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate expanded'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy toggle-open'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/?hl=en'> 2024 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate expanded'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/?hl=en'> 2023 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/?hl=en'> 2022 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/?hl=en'> 2021 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/?hl=en'> 2020 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2020/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/?hl=en'> 2019 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2019/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/?hl=en'> 2018 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2018/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/?hl=en'> 2017 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2017/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/?hl=en'> 2016 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2016/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/?hl=en'> 2015 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2015/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/?hl=en'> 2014 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2014/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/?hl=en'> 2013 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2013/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/?hl=en'> 2012 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2012/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/?hl=en'> 2011 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2011/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/?hl=en'> 2010 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2010/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/?hl=en'> 2009 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2009/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/?hl=en'> 2008 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2008/01/?hl=en'> Jan </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class='intervalToggle'> <span class='new-toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <i class='material-icons arrow'>  </i> </span> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)' style='display: none'> <span class='zippy'> <i class='material-icons'>  </i>   </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/?hl=en'> 2007 </a> </div> <div class='items'> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/12/?hl=en'> Dec </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/11/?hl=en'> Nov </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/10/?hl=en'> Oct </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/09/?hl=en'> Sep </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/08/?hl=en'> Aug </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/07/?hl=en'> Jul </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/06/?hl=en'> Jun </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/04/?hl=en'> Apr </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/03/?hl=en'> Mar </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2007/02/?hl=en'> Feb </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML6'> <div class='widget-content'> <a href="http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/atom.xml"> <img src="data:image/png;base64,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" class="sidebar-icon" /> <h2>Subscribe by feed</h2> </a> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML2'> <h2 class='title'>Subscribe by email</h2> <div class='widget-content'>  <div id="mc_embed_signup"> <form action="https://googleblog.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=dfee747f842ff45e675b4d1d9&id=a3262ab6a0" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate> <div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"> <div class="mc-field-group"> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="required email" id="mce-EMAIL" /> </div> <div id="mce-responses" class="clear"> <div class="response" id="mce-error-response" style="display:none"></div> <div class="response" id="mce-success-response" style="display:none"></div> </div>  <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px;" aria-hidden="true"><input type="text" name="b_dfee747f842ff45e675b4d1d9_a3262ab6a0" tabindex="-1" value="" /></div> <div class="clear"><input type="submit" value="Subscribe" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe" class="button" /></div> </div> </form> </div>  </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div></div> <div class='section' id='sidebar-bottom'><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML5'> <h2 class='title'>Localized Google Workspace Updates</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <div class='widget-content'> <a href="https://gsuiteupdates-es.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">Español</a> <br/> <a href="https://gsuiteupdates-fr.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">Français</a><br /><a href="https://gsuiteupdates-ja.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">日本語</a><br /><a href="https://gsuiteupdates-pt.googleblog.com/" target="_blank">Português</a><br /> </div> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div><div class='widget HTML' data-version='1' id='HTML1'> <h2 class='title'> Useful Links </h2> <div class='widget-content'> <center> <h4> <a href="https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Google-Workspace/ct-p/google-workspace" target="_blank">Join the official community for Google Workspace administrators</a> </h4> <p> In the Google Cloud Community, connect with Googlers and other Google Workspace admins like yourself. Participate in product discussions, check out the Community Articles, and learn tips and tricks that will make your work and life easier. Be the first to know what's happening with Google Workspace. </p> <p>______________ </p> <h4> <a href="https://support.google.com/a/go/whatsnew" target="_blank">Learn about more Google Workspace launches</a> </h4> <p> On the “What’s new in Google Workspace?” Help Center page, learn about new products and features launching in Google Workspace, including smaller changes that haven’t been announced on the Google Workspace Updates blog. </p> <p>______________ </p> <h4> </h4></center> </div> <div class='clear'></div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div style='clear:both;'></div> </div> <div class='google-footer-outer loading'> <div id='google-footer'> <a href='//www.google.com/'> <img class='google-logo-dark' height='36' src='data:image/png;base64,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' style='margin-top: -16px;' width='92'/> </a> <ul> <li> <a href='//www.google.com/'> Google </a> </li> <li> <a href='//www.google.com/policies/privacy/'> Privacy </a> </li> <li> <a href='//www.google.com/policies/terms/'> Terms </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> //<![CDATA[ // Social sharing popups. var postEl = document.getElementsByClassName('social-wrapper'); var postCount = postEl.length; for(i=0; i<postCount;i++){ postEl[i].addEventListener("click", function(event){ var postUrl = this.getAttribute("data-href"); window.open( postUrl,'popUpWindow','height=500,width=500,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes'); });} //]]> </script> <script type='text/javascript'> //<![CDATA[ var BreakpointHandler = function() { this.initted = false; this.isHomePage = false; this.isMobile = false; }; BreakpointHandler.prototype.finalizeSummary = function(summaryHtml, lastNode) { // Use $.trim for IE8 compatibility summaryHtml = $.trim(summaryHtml).replace(/(<br>|\s)+$/,''); if (lastNode.nodeType == 3) { var lastChar = summaryHtml.slice(-1); if (!lastChar.match(/[.”"?]/)) { if (!lastChar.match(/[A-Za-z]/)) { summaryHtml = summaryHtml.slice(0, -1); } summaryHtml += ' ...'; } } else if (lastNode.nodeType == 1 && (lastNode.nodeName == 'I' || lastNode.nodeName == 'A')) { summaryHtml += ' ...'; } return summaryHtml; }; BreakpointHandler.prototype.generateSummaryFromContent = function(content, numWords) { var seenWords = 0; var summaryHtml = ''; for (var i=0; i < content.childNodes.length; i++) { var node = content.childNodes[i]; var nodeText; if (node.nodeType == 1) { if (node.hasAttribute('data-about-pullquote')) { continue; } nodeText = node.textContent; if (nodeText === undefined) { // innerText for IE8 nodeText = node.innerText; } if (node.nodeName == 'DIV' || node.nodeName == 'B') { // Don't end early if we haven't seen enough words. if (seenWords < 10) { continue; } if (i > 0) { summaryHtml = this.finalizeSummary(summaryHtml, content.childNodes[i-1]); } break; } summaryHtml += node.outerHTML; } else if (node.nodeType == 3) { nodeText = node.nodeValue; summaryHtml += nodeText + ' '; } var words = nodeText.match(/\S+\s*/g); if (!words) { continue; } var remain = numWords - seenWords; if (words.length >= remain) { summaryHtml = this.finalizeSummary(summaryHtml, node); break; } seenWords += words.length; } return summaryHtml; }; BreakpointHandler.prototype.detect = function() { var match, pl = /\+/g, search = /([^&=]+)=?([^&]*)/g, decode = function (s) { return decodeURIComponent(s.replace(pl, " ")); }, query = window.location.search.substring(1); var urlParams = {}; while (match = search.exec(query)) urlParams[decode(match[1])] = decode(match[2]); this.isListPage = $('html').hasClass('list-page'); this.isMobile = urlParams['m'] === '1'; this.isHomePage = window.location.pathname == '/'; }; BreakpointHandler.prototype.initContent = function() { var self = this; $('.post').each(function(index) { var body = $(this).children('.post-body')[0]; var content = $(body).children('.post-content')[0]; $(content).addClass('post-original'); var data = $(content).children('script').html(); data = self.rewriteForSSL(data); // If exists, extract specified editor's preview. var match = data.match(/([\s\S]+?)<div data-is-preview.+?>([\s\S]+)<\/div>/m); if (match) { data = match[1]; } // Prevent big images from loading when they aren't needed. // This must be done as a pre-injection step, since image loading can't be // canceled once embedded into the DOM. if (self.isListPage && self.isMobile) { data = data.replace(/<(img|iframe) .+?>/g, ''); } // Insert template to be rendered as nodes. content.innerHTML = data; if (self.isListPage) { var summary = document.createElement('div'); $(summary).addClass('post-content'); $(summary).addClass('post-summary'); body.insertBefore(summary, content); if (match) { // Use provided summary. summary.innerHTML = match[2]; } else { // Generate a summary. // Summary generation relies on DOM, so it must occur after content is // inserted into the page. summary.innerHTML = self.generateSummaryFromContent(content, 30); } // Add read more link to summary. var titleAnchor = $(this).find('.title a')[0]; var link = titleAnchor.cloneNode(true); link.innerHTML = 'Read More'; $(link).addClass('read-more'); summary.appendChild(link); } }); // Firefox does not allow for proper styling of BR. if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') > -1) { $('.post-content br').replaceWith('<span class="space"></span>'); } $('.loading').removeClass('loading'); }; BreakpointHandler.prototype.process = function() { if (!this.initted) { var makeInsecureImageRegex = function(hosts) { var whitelist = hosts.join('|').replace(/\./g,'\\.'); // Normal image tags, plus input images (yes, this is possible!) return new RegExp('(<(img|input)[^>]+?src=("|\'))http:\/\/(' + whitelist +')', 'g'); }; this.sslImageRegex = makeInsecureImageRegex(BreakpointHandler.KNOWN_HTTPS_HOSTS); this.sslImageCurrentDomainRegex = makeInsecureImageRegex([window.location.hostname]); this.detect(); this.initContent(); this.initted = true; } }; BreakpointHandler.KNOWN_HTTPS_HOSTS = [ "www.google.org", "www.google.com", "services.google.com", "blogger.com", "draft.blogger.com", "www.blogger.com", "photos1.blogger.com", "photos2.blogger.com", "photos3.blogger.com", "blogblog.com", "img1.blogblog.com", "img2.blogblog.com", "www.blogblog.com", "www1.blogblog.com", "www2.blogblog.com", "0.bp.blogspot.com", "1.bp.blogspot.com", "2.bp.blogspot.com", "3.bp.blogspot.com", "4.bp.blogspot.com", "lh3.googleusercontent.com", "lh4.googleusercontent.com", "lh5.googleusercontent.com", "lh6.googleusercontent.com", "themes.googleusercontent.com", ]; BreakpointHandler.prototype.rewriteForSSL = function(html) { // Handle HTTP -> HTTPS source replacement of images, movies, and other embedded content. return html.replace(this.sslImageRegex, '$1https://$4') .replace(this.sslImageCurrentDomainRegex, '$1//$4') .replace(/(<(embed|iframe)[^>]+?src=("|'))http:\/\/([^"']*?(youtube|picasaweb\.google)\.com)/g, '$1https://$4') // Slideshow SWF takes a image host, so we need to rewrite that parameter. .replace(/(<embed[^>]+?feed=http(?=[^s]))/g, '$1s'); }; $(document).ready(function() { var handler = new BreakpointHandler(); handler.process(); // Top-level navigation. $(".BlogArchive .tab").click(function(ev) { ev.preventDefault(); $(this).parent().toggleClass('active'); $(this).siblings().slideToggle(300); }); $(".Label .tab").click(function(ev) { ev.preventDefault(); $(this).parent().toggleClass('active'); $(this).siblings().slideToggle(300); }); // Blog archive year expansion. $('.BlogArchive .intervalToggle').click(function(ev) { ev.preventDefault(); if ($(this).parent().hasClass('collapsed')) { $(this).parent().removeClass('collapsed'); $(this).parent().addClass('expanded'); } else { $(this).parent().removeClass('expanded'); $(this).parent().addClass('collapsed'); } }); // Reverse order of months. $('.BlogArchive .intervalToggle + div').each(function(_, items) { var year = $(this); year.children().each(function(_, month) { year.prepend(month); }); }); // Set anchors to open in new tab. $('.post-content img').parent().each(function(_, node) { if (node.nodeName == 'A') { $(this).attr('target', '_blank'); } }); // Process search requests. $('.searchBox input').on("keypress", function(ev) { if (ev.which == 13) { window.location.href = 'https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A' + window.location.hostname + '%20' + encodeURIComponent ($(this).val()); } }); }); //]]> </script> <script src='https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js'></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/984859869-widgets.js"></script> <script type='text/javascript'> window['__wavt'] = 'AOuZoY6QPYZO6z5w-Yr7hCyv8gIjtbei2g:1732403939216';_WidgetManager._Init('//www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID\x3d5245696872621940063','//workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl\x3den','5245696872621940063'); _WidgetManager._SetDataContext([{'name': 'blog', 'data': {'blogId': '5245696872621940063', 'title': 'Google Workspace Updates', 'url': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl\x3den', 'canonicalUrl': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups', 'homepageUrl': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/?hl\x3den', 'searchUrl': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search', 'canonicalHomepageUrl': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/', 'blogspotFaviconUrl': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/favicon.ico', 'bloggerUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com', 'hasCustomDomain': true, 'httpsEnabled': false, 'enabledCommentProfileImages': true, 'gPlusViewType': 'FILTERED_POSTMOD', 'adultContent': false, 'analyticsAccountNumber': 'G-DY1T9T89QG', 'analytics4': true, 'encoding': 'UTF-8', 'locale': 'en', 'localeUnderscoreDelimited': 'en', 'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'isPrivate': false, 'isMobile': false, 'isMobileRequest': false, 'mobileClass': '', 'isPrivateBlog': false, 'isDynamicViewsAvailable': true, 'feedLinks': '\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22Google Workspace Updates - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/feeds/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22alternate\x22 type\x3d\x22application/rss+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22Google Workspace Updates - RSS\x22 href\x3d\x22http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/feeds/posts/default?alt\x3drss\x22 /\x3e\n\x3clink rel\x3d\x22service.post\x22 type\x3d\x22application/atom+xml\x22 title\x3d\x22Google Workspace Updates - Atom\x22 href\x3d\x22https://www.blogger.com/feeds/5245696872621940063/posts/default\x22 /\x3e\n', 'meTag': '', 'adsenseHostId': 'ca-host-pub-1556223355139109', 'adsenseHasAds': false, 'adsenseAutoAds': false, 'boqCommentIframeForm': true, 'loginRedirectParam': '', 'view': '', 'dynamicViewsCommentsSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/4224c15c4e7c9321/js/comments.js', 'dynamicViewsScriptSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/d78375fb222d99b3', 'plusOneApiSrc': 'https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js', 'disableGComments': true, 'interstitialAccepted': false, 'sharing': {'platforms': [{'name': 'Get link', 'key': 'link', 'shareMessage': 'Get link', 'target': ''}, {'name': 'Facebook', 'key': 'facebook', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Facebook', 'target': 'facebook'}, {'name': 'BlogThis!', 'key': 'blogThis', 'shareMessage': 'BlogThis!', 'target': 'blog'}, {'name': 'X', 'key': 'twitter', 'shareMessage': 'Share to X', 'target': 'twitter'}, {'name': 'Pinterest', 'key': 'pinterest', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Pinterest', 'target': 'pinterest'}, {'name': 'Email', 'key': 'email', 'shareMessage': 'Email', 'target': 'email'}], 'disableGooglePlus': true, 'googlePlusShareButtonWidth': 0, 'googlePlusBootstrap': '\x3cscript type\x3d\x22text/javascript\x22\x3ewindow.___gcfg \x3d {\x27lang\x27: \x27en\x27};\x3c/script\x3e'}, 'hasCustomJumpLinkMessage': false, 'jumpLinkMessage': 'Read more', 'pageType': 'index', 'searchLabel': 'Groups', 'pageName': 'Groups', 'pageTitle': 'Google Workspace Updates: Groups'}}, {'name': 'features', 'data': {}}, {'name': 'messages', 'data': {'edit': 'Edit', 'linkCopiedToClipboard': 'Link copied to clipboard!', 'ok': 'Ok', 'postLink': 'Post Link'}}, {'name': 'template', 'data': {'name': 'custom', 'localizedName': 'Custom', 'isResponsive': false, 'isAlternateRendering': false, 'isCustom': true}}, {'name': 'view', 'data': {'classic': {'name': 'classic', 'url': '?view\x3dclassic'}, 'flipcard': {'name': 'flipcard', 'url': '?view\x3dflipcard'}, 'magazine': {'name': 'magazine', 'url': '?view\x3dmagazine'}, 'mosaic': {'name': 'mosaic', 'url': '?view\x3dmosaic'}, 'sidebar': {'name': 'sidebar', 'url': '?view\x3dsidebar'}, 'snapshot': {'name': 'snapshot', 'url': '?view\x3dsnapshot'}, 'timeslide': {'name': 'timeslide', 'url': '?view\x3dtimeslide'}, 'isMobile': false, 'title': 'Google Workspace Updates', 'description': 'This official feed from the Google Workspace team provides essential information about new features and improvements for Google Workspace customers.', 'url': 'http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Groups?hl\x3den', 'type': 'feed', 'isSingleItem': false, 'isMultipleItems': true, 'isError': false, 'isPage': false, 'isPost': false, 'isHomepage': false, 'isArchive': false, 'isSearch': true, 'isLabelSearch': true, 'search': {'label': 'Groups', 'resultsMessage': 'Showing posts with the label Groups', 'resultsMessageHtml': 'Showing posts with the label \x3cspan class\x3d\x27search-label\x27\x3eGroups\x3c/span\x3e'}}}]); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HeaderView', new _WidgetInfo('Header1', 'header', document.getElementById('Header1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogView', new _WidgetInfo('Blog1', 'main', document.getElementById('Blog1'), {'cmtInteractionsEnabled': false, 'navMessage': 'Showing posts with label \x3cb\x3eGroups\x3c/b\x3e. \x3ca href\x3d\x22http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/\x22\x3eShow all posts\x3c/a\x3e', 'lightboxEnabled': true, 'lightboxModuleUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/jsbin/2646514562-lbx.js', 'lightboxCssUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/v-css/1964470060-lightbox_bundle.css'}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML8', 'sidebar-top', document.getElementById('HTML8'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LabelView', new _WidgetInfo('Label1', 'sidebar', document.getElementById('Label1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogArchiveView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogArchive1', 'sidebar', document.getElementById('BlogArchive1'), {'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'loadingMessage': 'Loading\x26hellip;'}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML6', 'sidebar', document.getElementById('HTML6'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML2', 'sidebar', document.getElementById('HTML2'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML5', 'sidebar-bottom', document.getElementById('HTML5'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML1', 'sidebar-bottom', document.getElementById('HTML1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); </script> </body> </html>