New updates Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not…
Google Hangouts will be fully upgraded to Google Chat starting November 1, 2022
What’s changing In February, we announced that all domains would be upgraded to ‘Chat preferred’ and Google Hangouts would start redirecting to Google Chat. Since then, the Hangouts mobile app, Hangouts Chrome extension, and Hangouts in Gmail on …
Work Insights reporting for Google Chat and Google Meet
What’s changingOver the years, many organizations have benefited from the use of Work Insights, a tool that provides data-driven insights on Google Workspace adoption, work patterns, and cross-team collaboration. With the recent upgrade from Hangouts t…
Insert emojis inline with text in Google Docs
Quick summary Building upon the recently announced emoji reaction feature, you can now express yourself in a new way by searching for and inserting emojis directly inline with your text in Google Docs. Getting started Admins: There is no…
Easily customize digital signage on your Google Meet hardware through Appspace
What’s changing In December 2021, we announced the ability for admins to use their displays as digital signage when their Meet hardware devices are not in use. Today, we’re giving admins more options for customization by using their Appspace digit…
Dark Canvas theme now available on Google Meet hardware home screen
What’s changing We’re adding support for a dark home page theme for Google Meet hardware devices. When using Dark Canvas, devices will now feature dark user interface elements on the home screen when not in an active call. Dark Canvas mode can be …
Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 26, 2022
New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each…
Easily search for Chat spaces in Gmail
What’s changingIn the continuing effort to build community and connection in hybrid work, we’re introducing the ability to find and join spaces through Gmail search on web. When entering queries previously in the Gmail search box, you could see ap…
More ways to collaborate using visitor sharing in Google Drive
Quick summary Currently, you can use visitor sharing—secure, pincode-based collaboration—to share items with non-Google accounts. This allows non-Google users to view, comment on, or edit content in Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Sites. …
Adding more flexibility to functions in Sheets
Update[September 6, 2022] Due to an unrelated issue, we had to temporarily rollback the features announced in this post. We are resuming rollout on September 6, 2022 at a Gradual pace (up to 15 days for feature visibility).[September 15, 2022] All Rapi…