Google Workspace Changes

Display your organization’s brand logo in the Google bar

Google is updating the Google bar to feature organization branding. Admins can now add their organization's logo in the Admin console under Company profile > Personalization, which will then be displayed next to the user's profile picture or avatar across various G Suite services, such as Calendar and Drive. If no logo is provided, the G Suite logo will be shown by default.

Session length controls are now available for domains using SAML federation.

Google is extending session length controls for Google services to domains that federate to another Identity Provider (IdP) using SAML. This allows G Suite Business, Enterprise, and Education admins to specify the duration of web sessions (e.g., four hours, seven days, or infinite) regardless of the browser used. Additionally, session-based cookies for SAML-federated customers will be removed on May 7th, 2018, to ensure consistent behavior across different browsers.

Improved user management interface in the Admin console.

Google is updating the Admin console interface for managing organization users to make it easier to find and control user information. The update introduces a new quick actions panel for basic user details and category cards that provide summarized views and quick editing for security, groups, admin roles, apps, managed devices, licenses, and Team Drives. Additionally, license management is improved with better visibility of license states, separate view and edit modes, and enhanced error messaging.