by | Dec 4, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Admins can now assign Calendar resources, such as rooms, projectors, or company cars, to specific organizational units. Upon doing so, the resource will be governed by the policies and settings of the assigned organizational unit (OU), including data location policies.
Getting started
Rollout pace
Availability
- Available for Google Workspace Enterprise Plus and Assured Controls customers
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by | Dec 21, 2024 | Noticias
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.
Introducing instant video playback after uploads in Google Drive
Following up on the
recent announcement of a smoother, more modern video player in Google Drive, we’re excited to share that you can now watch videos the moment you upload them to Drive on web. This highly-requested feature eliminates wait times between upload and playback, while ensuring your videos still get fully processed. | Rollout to
Rapid Release domains is complete; launch to
Scheduled Release domains planned for January 2, 2025. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about
storing & playing video in Google Drive.
Updated keyboard shortcuts for Google Groups
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.SOC 1 compliance for Gemini
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.
Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat
We’re expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat. | Learn more about
migrating messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat. Available in open beta: Set up Single-Sign On with custom OpenID Connect profiles
Now generally available: Monitor and manage AppSheet usage in your organization with the AppSheet Admin console
All Google Workspace Admins with the AppSheet service privilege can access the AppSheet Admin Console. | Learn more about the
AppSheet Admin console. Control whether your users can add account recovery information with two new admin settings
We’re launching two new settings that will allow admins to control whether their users can add recovery email information and phone information to their Google Workspace account. | Learn more about
the new admin settings.
Completed rollouts
Scheduled Release Domains:
Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:
by | Nov 29, 2024 | Noticias
2 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.
Drag and drop contacts in the addressee fields when composing an email on your Android device
When writing an email in the Gmail app on your Android device, you can now drag and drop contacts in the addressee fields. This makes it easier for you to move an email address between the “to,” “cc,” and “bcc” fields. | Rollout to
Rapid Release domains and Scheduled Release domains is complete. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts.
Expanding row limits in Connected Sheets for Looker
Earlier this year, we increased the maximum number of rows of results returned from BigQuery to 100,000 for pivot tables. This week, we’re expanding this to Connected Sheets for Looker by increasing the maximum number of rows of results returned from Looker to 100,000 for pivot tables. With this update, users can analyze even more results in Sheets from the petabytes of data in Looker. | Rolling out to
Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains now. | Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts. | Visit the Help Center to learn more about
Connected Sheets for Looker.
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.
The Gemini mobile app is now available for Google Workspace users
The Gemini mobile app for Android and iOS devices is now available for Google Workspace users accessing Gemini as a core service. | Learn more about the
Gemini mobile app.
Introducing huddles: instant-on, audio-first meetings in Google Chat
In continuing our effort to make Google Chat your home for team collaboration, we’re excited to introduce a fast and flexible way to connect: huddles. Powered by Google Meet, huddles let you start an audio-first meeting, making real-time collaboration easier than ever. Once the huddle has started, you can resize or drag the window, add video, or share your screen for a fuller meeting experience while multitasking in Chat. | Learn more about
huddles in Chat.
Completed rollouts
Rapid Release Domains:
Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:
by | Nov 19, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new collection of building blocks designed to help you manage important business workflows in Docs, including team task management, project tracking, hiring, and more.
- Task trackers quickly add and track tasks at a glance with titles, assignees, due dates, and status, in a cleanly organized format. Additionally, users can add their own columns for more personalization, and new tasks with an assignee and title can be synced with Google Tasks individually or by syncing the whole table at once:
- Use a Contact list to organize contact information for applicants, sales contacts, team members, project assignments and more. Contact lists offer a structured table format that breaks out critical contact information into glanceable columns that are clear and easier to read:
- Decision logs centralize open questions, aid in decision-making, and organize final decisions in an easily-digestible table. With decision logs, teams can quickly align around a single source of truth with clear owners:
Get started with building blocks by clicking the buttons at the top of a newly created document or via Insert > Building blocks. In addition, a new Docs sidebar, accessible by going to Insert > Building blocks > View more or by clicking “More” at the top of a new document, makes it easier to browse, find, and preview building blocks in context:
Lastly, we’re improving table building blocks by adding table title rows, a formatted, full-width row with heading styling. Table title rows allow you to clearly call out a visually appealing table name and saves you time from formatting manually. The new column types will set a data type (dates, dropdown chips, files or people) and provide friendly warnings when table content does not match, ensuring your table data is accurate and organized.
Getting started
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 19, 2024, with expected completion by December 5, 2024
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on December 12, 2024
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual Subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
- Note: the Task Tracker building block is available to Google Workspace customers and Workspace Individual Subscribers only.
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by | Nov 19, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
We’re introducing a new workflow that allows educators to request access to unconfigured third-party apps on behalf of their students.
Admins can allow educators and users who are over 18 years of age to request access to apps for themselves or on behalf of others (proxy requests). For example, admins may create a group of trusted users who are responsible for vetting third party apps and allow them to make proxy requests on behalf of students.
Educators can view a list of apps they have recently accessed with their Google Workspace account and request access for their students.
Admins can review and take action on these requests in the Admin console by going to Security > API Controls > App Access Control. Requests will be denoted with a “Proxy” label when the request is made on behalf of another user.
Once admins have configured access, they can opt to notify users and/or users who made proxy requests via email about the outcome of their request.
Who’s impacted
Admins and end users
Why it’s important
Administrators can now allow a group of trusted users to vet and request third party app access on behalf of other users. This allows admins to better control who requests access and create a more streamlined process for app approvals.
Rollout pace
Availability
- Available for Google Workspace Education Fundamentals, Standard, Plus, and the Teaching & Learning Upgrade
Resources
by | Nov 27, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
In continuing our effort to make Google Chat your home for team collaboration, we’re excited to introduce a fast and flexible way to connect: huddles.
Powered by Google Meet, huddles let you start an audio-first meeting, making real-time collaboration easier than ever. Once the huddle has started, you can resize or drag the window, add video, or share your screen for a fuller meeting experience while multitasking in Chat.
Huddles provide a seamless collaboration experience across Chat and Meet, and can be useful in a variety of scenarios, such as two colleagues syncing quickly to discuss a project they’ve been messaging about in their Chat stream.
Who’s impacted
End users
Why you’d use it
Huddles help to reduce meeting fatigue for hybrid workers, and eliminates the need for lengthy discussions over email or in Chat. Instead of jumping out of the conversation and into a meeting, huddles integrates directly and smoothly into the Chat experience. The format of huddles also supports multi-tasking while in Chat as you can easily resize or share your screen.
Additional details
The Meet video button that’s currently in the compose bar of Chat is moving to the Chat header, giving you multiple options such as the ability to call, start a huddle, or share a Meet link through a single entry point.
Getting started
- Admins: If Meet is turned OFF for users in your domain, they will not be able to create Huddles, but they can join Huddles. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning on Meet meetings and calls for your organization.
- End users:
- Huddles are available in direct messages, group messages and spaces.
- To start a huddle in Chat, click the Video icon in the top right corner of your chat message > select Start a huddle.
- Huddles start audio only as default but you can turn video on at any moment.
- When you’re requested to join a huddle, you will see a chat chip in your message thread that says [user] has started a huddle, click “Join” to enter the huddle. You will also see the huddles toggle in the Chat header for that conversation.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about huddles in Google Chat.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on November 27, 2024, with expected completion by December 20, 2025
- Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on January 6, 2025
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
- Business Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Enterprise Starter, Standard, and Plus
- Frontline Starter and Standard
- Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, and Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Nonprofits
Resources
by | Dec 3, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Earlier this year, we launched the ability to configure third-party apps by select API scopes to
open beta. Beginning today, this feature is now generally available.
This update gives admins more granular control. They can limit third-party app access to specific OAuth 2.0 scopes for
Google APIs, like
Drive or
Gmail. This prevents apps from gaining additional access without admin consent, even if they request new API scopes in the future. This helps ensure data access is restricted to only what admins deem necessary.
Getting started
Rollout pace
Availability
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as Cloud Identity Free and Premium customers
Resources
by | Nov 19, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Since introducing
tables in Google Sheets, we’ve made numerous improvements to ensure users are equipped with the tools they need to accelerate spreadsheet building.
Table references, a way to refer to a table or parts of a table in a formula, are just one example of how tables reduce time spent manually formatting data.
Today, we’re excited to announce updates to table references that enhance discoverability and usability. Specifically, users will now see:
- Improved table reference availability, which allows users to reference the items below across both single (e.g., =Table2[[#ALL],[Column 1]]) and multiple columns (e.g., =Table2[[#ALL],[Column 1]:[Column 2]] ):
- Full table columns, including column headers, data, and footers (#ALL)
- Table headers (#HEADERS)
- Table footers (#TOTALS)
- Table data, excluding headers and footers (#DATA)
- Formula suggestions, which help you identify formulas that could be more robust. For example, if a user types a working formula that overlaps with a table range, a table reference suggestion will show.
- Formula corrections for table references, which show a formula correction with a proper table reference when a formula is written incorrectly.
Getting started
- Available to all Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts
Resources
by | Nov 27, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Beginning today, the Gemini mobile app for Android and iOS devices is now available for Google Workspace users accessing Gemini as a core service. With the Gemini mobile app, users will be able to do research or find quick answers while on the go. They can also leverage the camera of the phone to take pictures of handwritten notes and export them into Google Docs or Gmail, or create presentation-ready visualizations of a chart that was drawn on a whiteboard; All of this comes with the enterprise data protections Google Workspace customers are accustomed to.
As part of this roll out, we’re also extending access to the Gemini mobile app for all Education users, both as a core service with a qualifying edition and as an additional service.
Access the Gemini mobile app on Android and iOS
Additional details
- Refer to this article in our Help Center, Gemini mobile app availability, for a list of supported languages, countries, and age requirements for the Gemini mobile app.
- Currently, some Gemini app features available on the web aren’t available to Google Workspace users in the mobile app. This includes Workspace extensions, file upload, and Gems. Refer to this article in our Help Center for more details: Use Gemini Apps with a work or school Google Account.
- Currently, the Gemini app on Android does not support Work Profile.
- The Google mobile app on iOS, which includes Gemini, will not support authenticating with your Google Workspace account. iOS users hoping to authenticate with their Google Workspace account must install the Gemini mobile app.
- There is no impact to Google Workspace users accessing the Gemini app as an additional service. These users will continue to be able to access the Gemini mobile app.
Getting started
- Admins:
- The Gemini mobile app will be available by default to all users with the Gemini app turned on.
- There is no admin control specific to the Gemini mobile app. However, admins can choose to block the Gemini app through device management settings. Visit the Help Center to learn more about managing mobile apps for your organization.
- End users:
Rollout pace
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
- Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus
- Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus
- Frontline Starter, Frontline Standard
- Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Google Workspace for Nonprofits edition
- Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus
Also available for Google Workspace customers with these add-ons:
- Gemini Business
- Gemini Enterprise
- Gemini Education
- Gemini Education Premium
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by | Dec 5, 2024 | Noticias
What’s changing
Earlier this year we introduced Gems for the Gemini app, which are custom AI experts that you can build across a variety of topics. At launch, we included several premade Gems, which allow you to easily chat with an already built, topic-defined Gem, like a writing editor or coding partner.
Launching first in English, we’re introducing several new Gems which you can leverage across a variety of areas, including common use cases for teams across sales, customer service, marketing, human resources, and more. Specifically, these Gems are:
- Sales pitch ideator
- Hiring consultant
- Outreach specialist
- Copy creator
- Sentiment analyzer
The starting point for one of the new premade Gems, Outreach specialist, in the Gemini
Who’s impacted
End users
Why you’d use them
Gems empower users to streamline time-consuming tasks, generate innovative ideas, and enhance productivity. By minimizing repetitive prompting, Gems provides a tailored experience, maximizing the efficiency and potential of Gemini to meet your specific needs:
- Sales pitch ideator can help sales teams create compelling pitch materials to drive conversions.
- Hiring consultant can help hiring teams write requirements based on job descriptions for similar positions.
- Outreach specialist can help sales and customer support teams craft personalized messages to customers.
- Copy creator can help marketing teams write appealing branded content.
- Sentiment analyzer can help customer-facing teams analyze feedback and reveal sentiment trends over time.
Getting started
- Admins: Gems are available in Gemini (gemini.google.com) by default — there is no admin control for this feature.
- End users: These premade Gems will be available starting in English. We hope to expand to additional languages soon. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Gems.
Rollout pace
Availability
- Available for Google Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, or Education Premium add-on
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