Google Workspace Changes

Improved experience for highlighting and annotating images for AppSheet apps on Android

We're pleased to introduce a new experience for marking up images within AppSheet apps on Android devices. Now, your users can add precise highlights and markings to images, making visual communication clearer and more effective

AppSheet apps on Android now have an improved experience for highlighting and annotating images.

Users can now add precise highlights and markings to images in AppSheet apps on Android devices, including geometric shapes, text, and easy repositioning and zooming.

The Policy API is now generally available, enabling super admins to audit security settings for Calendar, Gmail, and MFA.

The Policy API has transitioned from open beta to general availability, allowing super admins to programmatically access and audit Google Workspace environment service level settings and rules. This update expands auditing capabilities to include Calendar, Gmail, and Multi-factor authentication (2-Step Verification) settings. The API streamlines security management and integrates with CISA's SCuBA project to help organizations align with secure configuration baselines using tools like ScubaGoggles.

Updated design for Google Meet meeting controls on Android and iOS

We are updating the location of some Google Meet meeting controls on Android and iOS devices, which are intended to organize features in a more intuitive way. This will help you to navigate the Meet layout faster and more intuitively.

The Policy API is now generally available with support for auditing more security features

Admins can now use the API to audit more settings, specifically: Calendar, Gmail, Multi-factor authentication settings (2-Step Verification)

The option to report a problem is now in one location, in the Settings menu in Google Meet on Android and iOS.

Google Meet is updating the location of some meeting controls on Android and iOS devices to organize features in a more intuitive way. The option to report a problem is now in one location, in the Settings menu.

Host management controls will move from the overflow menu to the settings menu, under the “General” section in Google Meet on Android and iOS.

Google Meet is updating the location of some meeting controls on Android and iOS devices to organize features in a more intuitive way. Host management controls will move from the overflow menu to the settings menu, under the “General” section.

Updated design for Google Meet meeting controls on iOS devices.

Updates to the location of Google Meet meeting controls on iOS devices, intended to organize features in a more intuitive way. Emoji reactions are moving to the bottom bar, hand raise feature to the overflow menu, host management controls to the settings menu, and the report a problem option is now in the Settings menu. For iOS, the end call button is moving to the right side.

your meeting notes document will now include citations, or timestamps, which correlate to the exact point in the meeting transcript that references the summarized notes.

For example, you’ll see something like: “Sophie discussed the updated marketing plan (00:08:32)”.

move your Microsoft Teams channels into Chat spaces using CloudM

Working with CloudM, you can move your Microsoft Teams channels into Chat spaces. This includes public and private channel messages, public channel attachments, reactions, and channel members mapped to the corresponding space

Deep Research and experimental models are now available to Google Workspace users in Gemini Advanced.

Deep Research explores complex topics and presents findings in a comprehensive report, while experimental models offer multi-step reasoning and complex task capabilities.

launch of Deep Research and most experimental models to Google Workspace users with access to Gemini Advanced

Deep Research explores complex topics on your behalf and presents its findings in a comprehensive, easy-to-read report.

Migrate data from Microsoft Teams channels to Google Chat spaces using CloudM.

Google Workspace has partnered with CloudM to introduce a migration solution that allows administrators to move Microsoft Teams channels into Google Chat spaces. The solution supports the migration of public and private channel messages, public channel attachments, reactions, and channel members, while maintaining historical timestamps to ensure conversation continuity.

Gemini in the side panel of Google Sheets now supports Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Gemini in the side panel of Google Sheets can be used in seventeen additional languages: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

extending data region coverage to primary user data for Google Classroom for the U.S. and E.U. data regions

By expanding data regions coverage to Google Classroom user indices, we hope to better support our customers’ data location preferences and give them greater control.