View your most relevant Google Drive folders and files on a single page

What's changing

Last year, we introduced a new homepage view in Google Drive that makes it faster and easier for you to find files that matter most. That update included personalised file and folder suggestions with machine learning algorithms that can help you get started quickly. 
Starting today, you will see a combined, unified view for file and folder suggestions on the Drive homepage that leverages machine learning to help you find and organise your most relevant content faster and intuitively. More specifically, you'll notice: 
Combined file and folder suggestions: Drive's homepage shows suggested files and folders, intelligently chosen based on recent activity, sharing patterns, and connected Google Calendar events. Seamless navigation and organisation: You can easily switch between viewing additional files or folders, or organise content directly from Home. Enhanced search filters: Search chips allow you to quickly start a search by file type, people, modification date, and location modification date, location, and people. 

Getting started 

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. End users: Up to 6 suggested folders will show at the top of the homepage view of Drive and you can click the "View more" option to see up to 12 total folders. Up to 10 suggested files will show underneath the suggested folders in the collapsed state and up to 30 suggested files will show if you click the "View more" option. You may not see the "View more" option if you do not have additional file or folder suggestions. The homepage view of Drive will be ON by default and can be opted-out by the user. If a user chooses to opt-out, their default page will be My Drive. To opt-out, go to the Settings icon in top right corner > Settings > Start page and select My Drive. 

Rollout pace 

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 5, 2024 Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on September 25, 2024 

Availability 

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts 

Resources 

Additional iOS data exfiltration enhancement: account level data sharing between Google Workspace apps and non-Google Workspace apps on or off

What's changing 

Admins can now enable content sharing on personal Workspace accounts while preventing data sharing from corporate Workspace accounts on iOS devices.

Additionally, admins can now prevent data sharing from unknown sources (typically non-Google Workspace apps) to personal Workspace accounts on Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Chat, and more, by setting a managed configuration
The {customer_id} is a unique customer ID that’s assigned to your account. You can find it in your Admin console at Account > Account settings > Profile.

Getting started

Admins: Blocking sending of work data to personal apps, including all non-Google Workspace apps on the iOS share sheet, will be OFF by default and can be enabled at the OU level. These settings can be configured in the Admin console under Devices > Mobile and endpoints > iOS settings > Data Sharing. Visit the Help Center to learn more about data protection on iOS devices. Use this article in our Help Center to learn more about how to set up the managed configuration, go to set up iOS apps with managed configurations.

End users: Sharing of data between Google Workspace apps and non-Google Workspace apps depends on your admin configuration. If you’re unable to share data between apps, you may see a warning message. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how your iOS device is managed.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on September 19, 2024

Availability

Available for Google Workspace:
Enterprise Standard and PlusEducation Standard and PlusEnterprise Essentials PlusFrontline StandardCloud Identity Premium

Resources