Admins and end users

Adding recovery information to your account is helpful for keeping users’ accounts more secure, recovering users’ accounts as well as evaluating security related events, such as risky logins or re-authentication attempts. However, we know that there are a variety of reasons that customers would want to prevent their users from doing so. For example, turning recovery information off can help customers stay compliant with local privacy regulations, such as GDPR. Or admins can opt to add recovery information themselves. This update gives admins the control to decide which configuration makes the most sense for their users.

• Admins: 
• These settings  can be configured  at the OU and group level in the Admin console at Security > Account Recovery > Recovery information. Visit the Help Center to learn more about allowing your users to add email or phone number recovery information to their account.
• Note that these settings are not applicable if you’re using single sign-on (SSO) with a third-party identity provider or password sync.

• End users: Whether you can add recovery email or phone information to your Google Workspace account depends on your admin configuration.

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 18, 2024

• Available to all Google Workspace customers.

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Allow users to add password recovery details
• Google Help: Set up a recovery phone number or email address

Google Groups is designed to work with keyboards, screen readers, braille devices, screen magnification, and more. We’re excited to improve the accessibility of Groups by introducing updated keyboard shortcuts. New and existing keyboard shortcuts will continue to work through early 2025, after which only new shortcuts will work. | Rolling out now to Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains, with expected completion by January 13, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about using keyboard shortcuts in Google Groups.

We’re pleased to announce that the Gemini app on web and mobile has achieved SOC 1 compliance. This latest certification is in addition to SOC 2 and SOC 3, which the Gemini app achieved on web and mobile earlier this year. | SOC 1 is available now for Google Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium add-on. Also available for Google Workspace customers accessing the Gemini app as a core service with a qualifying edition. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about how Google Workspace satisfies certification and compliance standards and about turning the Gemini app on or off for your users.

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Admins and end users

Google is committed to making AI helpful for everyone, in the classroom and beyond. Bringing Gemini into LMS tools helps educators boost their creativity and productivity to create more dynamic and engaging learning experiences for their students. Specifically, educators can use the AI tools to:

• Outline a lesson plan, including learning objectives.
• Generate a quiz and export it to Google Forms.
• Create a hook to spark curiosity and engage your students.

Students can further solidify what they’re learning in the classroom or explore new topics alongside an AI:

• In-the-moment assistance: get unstuck and keep learning going by get clarification in real time. 
• Learning coach: get a step-by-step learning plan built around specific learning goals.
• Brainstorming partner: generate fresh ideas for a research paper, additional authors to read, and more.
• Feedback on writing: get suggestions on how to strengthen your arguments and hone your ideas
• Mock interviews: prepare for an upcoming internship or extra curricular interview.

Gemini LTI™ is part of Google Workspace LTI, our suite of LTI™ tools, including Assignments LTI™, Google Drive LTI™, and Google Meet LTI™. Visit our Help Center to learn more about Workspace LTI™. 

• Admins: 
• In order for educators and students to access the Gemini LTI™, you’ll need to enable Google Workspace LTI™ service in Admin Console and enable Gemini service in Admin Console. Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini LTI in general.
• Learning Management Systems admins need to enable Gemini LTI™ in their LMS as well. Visit the Help Center to learn more about setting up Gemini LTI in Canvas by Instructure and Powerschool Schoology Learning.
• End users: Visit the Help Center to learn more about Gemini LTI™.

• Rapid and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 9, 2024

• Available for Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus

Who’s impacted

Why it’s important

Additional details

• Admins: Visit the Help Center to learn more about using the AppSheet Admin Console.
• End users: There is no end user impact or action required.

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 18 2024

• Available to Google Workspace customers with a domain verified organization.

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage using the AppSheet Admin Console

• Admins: This feature is available in open beta, which means you can use the feature without opting-in to a specific program. Visit the Help Center to learn more about SSO and configuring custom OIDC profiles for SSO via a third party identity provider.

• Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on December 17, 2024

• Available for all Google Workspace customers except Google Workspace Essentials Starter customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers.
• Also available for Cloud Identity and Cloud Identity Premium customers

• Google Workspace Admin Help: Set up SSO with OIDC
• Google Workspace Admin Help: About SSO