New and improved widgets for Google Chat app cards

Qué está cambiando

Google Chat app developers have the ability to add widgets and UI elements to make their app cards customizable and encourage users to interact with their apps in a variety of ways. 
Today, we’re excited to announce new and improved widgets for Chat app cards, including: 
Modern and sleek style buttons in line with the Google Material Design 3.

En ChipList widget that provides a versatile and visually appealing way to display information. You can use chips to represent tags, categories, or other relevant data, to make it easier for users to navigate and interact with your content. 

An Overflow Menu that can be used in Chat cards to offer additional options and actions, without cluttering the card’s interface to ensure a clean and organized design. 

The option to customize the control button so that it collapses and expands sections within your Chat cards. You can choose from a range of icons or images to visually represent the section’s content, making it easier for users to understand and interact with the information. Collapsible text paragraphs that let users reveal more information on demand. This widget is perfect for presenting lengthy content or additional details that can be explored when selected, creating a dynamic and interactive user experience. 

Para empezar

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. Developers: Chat apps can use these widgets in card messages, homepages, and dialogs. For examples, see Design an interactive card or dialog or try them using the Card Builder tool. 

Ritmo de implantación 

Ámbitos de liberación rápida y liberación programada: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 7, 2024 

Disponibilidad 

Available to all Google Workspace customers 

Recursos

New document tabs in Google Docs provide a better way to organize your documents

Qué está cambiando

We’re excited to introduce document tabs in Google Docs, a new feature to help you organize longer documents, centralize information, and make collaboration easier. 
You can now use tabs to draft and build content in a way that makes it possible for you to find what you’re looking for quickly and stay on task. Plus, readers can navigate through your document with ease and focus on sections that matter most to them. 
Tabs in Docs can be particularly useful when you need to break down long, structured documents into smaller, more digestible sections. For example: 
A marketing manager can build a campaign brief using different, focused tabs for budget, goals, and creative ideas. A sales leader creating pitch templates can now have dedicated tabs for each industry or territory. A customer service representative can create tabs for each solution to address common customer service issues. A project manager can create a tab for budget, roles and responsibilities, goals, and key dates so that their working team can stay on track. A team manager can keep a record of routine documentation, such as recurring meeting notes, agendas, performance reviews, and quarterly planning updates. Within each tab, you can also create subtabs to add even more structure to your document. For instance,
a budget tab could include subtabs for travel expenses and agency fees, or a team makeup tab could include subtabs explaining each team’s roles and responsibilities. 

A quién afecta

Usuarios finales 

Por qué utilizarlo 

Structuring your Docs with tabs helps to organize longer documents, brings together existing documents more cohesively, and makes collaboration easier. 

Más información 

Users have the option to set an emoji for each tab to visually represent its content and make navigation easier. The emoji will show to the left of the tab title in the left panel, which replaces the default article icon. 

Para empezar

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. End users: For documents containing 2 or more tabs and new documents, the left panel will open by default to let users navigate and manage tabs easily. When the left panel is closed, users can open it at all times by clicking on the Tabs & outline icon in the top left corner. You can also share links to specific tabs rather than sharing the link to an entire document by clicking on the three dots menu for a given tab > Copy link.  Visit the Help Center to learn more about using document tabs in Google Docs.

Ritmo de implantación 

Dominios de liberación rápida: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 7, 2024 Dominios de liberación programada: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on October 21, 2024 

Disponibilidad 

Disponible para todos los clientes de Google Workspace, los suscriptores de Google Workspace Individual y los usuarios con cuentas personales de Google. 

Recursos 

Send video messages in Google Chat

Qué está cambiando 

A principios de año anunciamos voice messages in Google Chat, giving users a new way to communicate with others more effectively. Today, we are introducing video messages in Chat, a new capability that helps you save time, convey more information, add tone or emphasis, and can be useful in a number of scenarios, such as: 
Sales or customer support team members sending video updates about new features or account changes. Executives sharing company-wide announcements or strategic updates, fostering transparency and engagement across the organization. Team members sending a video with outstanding updates in lieu of attending a live meeting. 

A quién afecta 

Usuarios finales 

Por qué es importante 

This update offers users with more flexibility in how they communicate within Chat. 

Más información

Video message cannot be recorded on the following browsers and OS: ChromeOS, Linux and Firefox. 

Para empezar 

Administradores: Esta función estará activada por defecto y puede desactivarse a nivel de dominio u OU desactivando todos los archivos adjuntos. Visite el Centro de ayuda para obtener más información sobre controlar el intercambio de archivos en el chat. A efectos de Bóveda de Google, Google para llevary Herramientas de moderación de la Herramienta de Investigación de Seguridad (SIT), voice messages are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). End users: To record a video message, select the record button in the Chat compose box and click “video message.” Then simply record your message and press send.You can preview or re-record your video before sending your video message. You can send video messages in 1:1 DMs, group DMs, and spaces, and they can be interacted with (quoted, reacted to, replied to in thread, etc) just like any other Chat message. Video messages will be stored in the Media section of the Shared tab. You can send video messages on web and receive them on all platforms. The ability to record and send video messages on mobile is not available at this time. Visit the Help Center to learn more about sending a video message in Google Chat y enviar y compartir archivos en mensajes de Google Chat. 

Ritmo de implantación 

Dominios de liberación rápida: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 7, 2024Dominios de publicación previstos: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 25, 2024

Disponibilidad 

Disponible para Google Workspace: 
Business Starter, Standard, Plus Enterprise Standard, Plus Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus Nonprofits Frontline Starter, Standard 

Recursos 

Automate meeting recording, transcripts and notes for your Google Meet meetings

Qué está cambiando

Admins now have the option to configure meeting recordings, meeting transcripts, and “take notes for me”* as on by default for newly created meetings. Meeting hosts and co-hosts can edit these settings in the Calendar invite, as well as turn these artifacts off during the meeting. We hope these settings help ensure artifacts are created for specific meetings or series of meetings, like sales calls or town hall meetings, without relying on manual intervention. When these meeting artifacts are turned on, attendees will be notified when they join the green room and when they join the meeting. 

Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Meet video settings > Automatic transcription

Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Meet video settings > Automatic recording

Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Meet video settings > Automatic note taking
*”Take notes for me” requires a Gemini add-on. See below for more information.

Para empezar

Admins: These settings can be applied at the domain, OU, or Group level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about choosing automatic meeting artifact settings for your organizationUsuarios finales: Visiten el Centro de ayuda para obtener más información sobre recording a meeting, using meeting Transcriptsy taking notes with Gemini in Meet.

Ritmo de implantación

Dominios de liberación rápida y programada: Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility) starting on October 8, 2024

Disponibilidad

Available to Google Workspace Business Standard and PlusEnterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials PlusEnterprise Standard and PlusEducation Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade

Take notes for me” requires a Gemini Business, Enterprise, Education, Education Premium, or AI Meetings & Messages add-on.

Transcriptions now available for voice messages in Google Chat

Qué está cambiando 

A principios de este año, we introduced the ability to send voice messages in Google Chat to help users save time, convey more information, and emphasize the most important information for the message receiver. To build upon this highly requested communication feature and increase accessibility in Chat, we’re excited to announce voice messages transcription. 
Starting today, users will be able to see an automatic transcription of voice messages in Chat on web and mobile. This update enables content consumption in a user’s preferred format or the format that is most convenient at that particular moment. 

Para empezar 

Admins:This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled at the domain or OU level by disabling all attachments. Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlar el intercambio de archivos en el chat. A efectos de Google Vault, Google para llevary Herramientas de moderación de la Herramienta de Investigación de Seguridad (SIT), voice messages and transcriptions are treated as attachments (like any other message in Chat). End users: You can send voice messages on mobile (to direct messages, group chats and spaces) and receive them on all platforms, including web. To review the voice messages transcription, click “View transcript” underneath the voice message. You can close the voice transcription by clicking “Hide transcript”. For screen reader users, voice transcripts are treated as readable texts. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Google Chat with a screen reader. Transcription will adhere to your Google Account’s language settingsVisite el Centro de ayuda para obtener más información sobre sending a voice message in Google Chat. 

Ritmo de implantación 

Android, iOS, and web: 
Ámbitos de liberación rápida y liberación programada: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on October 8, 2024 

Disponibilidad 

Disponible para todos los clientes de Google Workspace y suscriptores de Google Workspace Individual 

Recursos