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 …
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…
Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs
Quick summaryIn Google Docs, you can now assign a checklist item to yourself or a colleague that will then show up in the assignee’s Tasks list. When edits are made to an assigned item in Tasks, such as a change to the title, due date or completion sta…
New color categorization in Calendar to better understand how you’re spending your time
Quick summaryIn 2021, we launched Time Insights, a feature that gives you the ability to better understand how you’re spending your time in Google Calendar. Starting today, you can categorize your time by naming and assigning a corresponding color labe…
Enhancements to the “Frame people” feature on Google Meet hardware devices
What’s changing We’re introducing two enhancements on Google Meet hardware devices for the “Frame people” feature: The “Frame people” feature is now more easily discoverable and can be accessed in a meeting from the touch panel in fewer steps…
Conveniently connect site visitors with social channels in new Sites
Quick summary Site editors can now insert stylized social media links into pages within their site. This update enables you to more conveniently connect site visitors with additional information and content on your social channels. Getting st…
See how much noise is being removed during Google Meet video calls
Quick summary Google Meet can remove background noises such as typing, construction sounds, or background chatter. Noise cancellation helps make video calls more productive by reducing distractions that can divert attention away from the content o…