3 New updates
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 Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time. If not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete.
Now generally available: Build AppSheet automations using Google Forms
AppSheet helps users automate manual workflows by integrating with data sources like Google Drive, Chat and Sheets, and earlier this year we announced its integration with Google Forms in beta. This week, we’re excited to announce this is now generally available. | Roll out to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Enterprise Essentials Plus, Education Standard, Education Plus and the Teaching & Learning Upgrade, Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard, AppSheet Starter, AppSheet Core, AppSheet Enterprise Standard, and AppSheet Enterprise Plus customers only. | Learn more about AppSheet’s integration with Google Forms and building your first app and automation using Google Forms.
The ability to add and remove Google Groups as space members using the Google Chat API is now generally available
Last year, we announced the ability to create spaces, memberships, group chats, and more using the Google Chat API. This week, we’re excited to introduce the option for developers to add and remove Google Groups as space members using the Google Chat API. | Rolling out now to Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains. | Available to all Google Workspace customers. | Learn more about accessing Chat APIs through the Google Chat API.
Comments and action items in client-side encrypted Google Docs is now generally available
You can now collaborate with others on client-side encrypted Google Docs to add, edit, reply, filter, or delete comments. You can also assign action items to yourself or others. This functionality was previously available in open beta — see our original announcement for complete details. | Rolling out to Rapid Release domains now; launch to Scheduled Release domains planned for July 2, 2024. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard and Education Plus customers. | Learn more about working with encrypted files in Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides.
Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
Insert images into practice sets in Google Classroom
Teachers can now import images, like graphs, charts or photos, into practice sets using files from Google Drive or directly from their computer. | Learn more about inserting images into practice sets.
Help your students learn to read with Read Along in Classroom
We’re introducing Read Along in Google Classroom, a new feature that helps students build their independent reading skills by enabling teachers to assign differentiated reading activities, based on Lexile® measure, grade level, or phonics skills. | Learn more about Read Along in Google Classroom.
External users can now securely collaborate on client-side encrypted files
We’re expanding visitor sharing, a feature that provides secure, pincode-based collaboration over sensitive data with people, to include client-side encrypted files. This allows users to securely collaborate with external partners on sensitive Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides files, while maintaining the confidentiality of the information with the granular control of encryption keys, identity verification and user permissions. | Learn more about visitor sharing.
Create interactive YouTube assignments in Google Classroom more quickly and efficiently, with the help of AI
We’re introducing AI-suggested questions that educators can easily attach to a video based on its content when creating interactive YouTube assignments in Google Classroom. | Learn more about YouTube assignments in Classroom.
Google Meet adds 52 new languages to translated captions and 11 more languages for closed captions
For all Google Workspace customers and users with personal accounts, we’ve expanded support for closed captioning. In addition, for Gemini for Google Workspace customers, we are adding 52 languages to translated captions with full language support. | Learn more about translated captions and closed captions.
Improved syncing experience between Google Calendar and third-party calendars
We’re pleased to introduce an improved email notification experience for those who are using third-party calendar services—like Outlook—to collaborate with Google Calendar users. | Learn more about the improved syncing experience on Calendar.
Completed rollouts
The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog posts for additional details.
Rapid Release Domains:
Stay up to date on important changes in your Google SheetsGoogle Meet add-ons are now available on Android devices
Scheduled Release Domains:
Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:
Updates regarding the transition from spaces organized by topic to in-line threading in Google ChatSet the default camera framing option for Google Meet hardware devices, and other framing updates (This includes framing support on whiteboards (Series One Desk 27 and Board 65) and remote controlled only Google Meet hardware devices and small adjustments to how camera framing settings appear on hardware devices only)Request to join spaces in Google Chat (mobile only)Google Classroom now supports grade category and co-teacher imports from SIS partnersHelp your students learn to read with Read Along in ClassroomCreate interactive YouTube assignments in Google Classroom more quickly and efficiently, with the help of AIGoogle Meet adds 52 new languages to translated captions and 11 more languages for closed captions (Live captions language expansion only)
For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).
