Google Workspace Changes

Admins can now customize the Chrome Web Store experience for their organization.

Google Workspace admins can now tailor the Chrome Web Store for their users by adding company branding, custom welcome banners, and announcement banners. They can also organize curated collections of recommended or private extensions, including a specific collection for IT-allowlisted items, and hide certain extension categories. Additionally, the search experience for end-users has been improved with blocked item tags and a 'Private items' filter to streamline the discovery of approved extensions.

Improving event summary cards in the Gmail mobile app

Now, when you receive an event related email, such as a restaurant reservation or dentist appointment, an updated card will show above the email content.

Use tokens as placeholders for user specific information when configuring managed iOS applications

Admins can use tokens in the app configurations for managed iOS apps. Tokens act as placeholders for information specific to a user or device that uses the app, such as a user's email address or their device serial number.

Google Meet hardware devices now support HTTPS certificates signed by private certificate authorities.

Google Meet hardware devices can now trust HTTPS certificates signed by a private certificate authority (CA), simplifying the setup and management of third-party user control interfaces (UCIs), such as Q-SYS. Previously, administrators were required to use certificates signed by a public CA, which was often expensive and time-consuming. This update allows for greater network security control and eliminates the costs associated with public certificate signing.

Admins can now use tokens in the app configurations for managed iOS apps

Tokens act as placeholders for information specific to a user or device that uses the app, such as a user's email address or their device serial number.

Google Meet hardware devices can now trust HTTPS certificates signed by a private certificate authority (CA).

Google Meet hardware devices can now trust HTTPS certificates signed by a private certificate authority (CA). This simplifies the process of setting up and managing third-party user control interfaces (UCIs). This gives you more control over your network security and eliminates the costs and complexities associated with public certificate signing.

Google Meet hardware devices can now trust HTTPS certificates signed by a private certificate authority (CA)

This simplifies the process of setting up and managing third-party user control interfaces (UCIs), especially in high impact meeting spaces with systems like Q-SYS.

teachers will see details about how a student or class is performing on the individual phonics skills listed in a decodable book and words that need practice.

teachers will see details about how a student or class is performing on the individual phonics skills listed in a decodable book and words that need practice.

Google Classroom now provides phonics-based performance insights for decodable books in Read Along.

Google Classroom is introducing a new analysis section for Read Along to provide teachers with phonics-based performance insights for decodable books. This update allows educators to see detailed data on how students or classes are performing on individual phonics skills and identify specific words that need more practice. These insights will be available for newly created decodable book assignments accessed via the Grades section.

Admins can now use tokens as placeholders for user-specific information in managed iOS app configurations.

Google has introduced the ability for administrators to use tokens as placeholders for user or device-specific information, such as email addresses or device serial numbers, when configuring managed iOS applications via Google Mobile Device Management. This update allows admins to configure devices dynamically rather than using static configuration data.

Gemini AI features are now included in Workspace Business and Enterprise plans.

Google is integrating its generative AI capabilities, Gemini, directly into Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, removing the need for a separate add-on. This expansion includes AI-powered writing, summarizing, and content creation tools across Gmail, Docs, Meet, Drive, Sheets, Slides, and Chat, as well as access to Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM Plus. The rollout begins for Business editions on January 15, 2025, and for Enterprise editions on January 29, 2025.

NotebookLM Plus is now available as an additional service for Business and Enterprise plans.

NotebookLM Plus is being introduced as an additional service (with plans to become a core service) to accelerate team knowledge sharing. This enhanced version provides notebook customization, advanced sharing, and five times more Audio Overviews, queries, notebooks, and sources compared to the standard version.

Expanding Google AI to more of Google Workspace

With a simple prompt, you can easily create original images for your presentations - like digital marketing campaign concepts or images to enhance your annual planning proposal.

Expanding Google AI to more of Google Workspace

Quickly create tables, such as an expense tracker, generate insights based on spreadsheet data, and more.

Expanding Google AI to more of Google Workspace

Automatically capture meeting notes, organize them in Google Docs, and share them with your team. Those joining late can catch up during the meeting with “Summary so far”.