Google Workspace Changes

G Suite adds auto-provisioning support for eight new third-party applications.

G Suite is expanding its auto-provisioning capabilities to include eight additional third-party applications: Amazon Web Services, DocuSign, Evernote, GoToMeeting, Office 365, SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication, Sugar, and Zendesk. This feature allows admins to automatically add, edit, or delete users in these apps when changes are made in G Suite, reducing management overhead. Availability varies by edition, with Basic, Government, and Nonprofit customers limited to three applications, while Education, Business, and Enterprise customers have access to all supported apps.

Update Google Calendar resources using the Calendar Resource, Buildings, and Features APIs.

Google has updated the existing Calendar Resources API and introduced two new APIs—Buildings and Features—to make it easier for G Suite admins to add and edit structured data about buildings and resources, ensuring synchronization with other facility management systems.

Eleven third-party applications added to the G Suite pre-integrated SAML apps catalog

We’re now adding SAML integration for 11 additional applications: &frankly, Bonusly, HelloSign, Salsify, Sequr, Small Improvements, SpaceIQ, StatusHub, Symantec Web Security Service (WSS), ThousandEyes, and PurelyHR.

Eleven new third-party applications added to the G Suite pre-integrated SAML apps catalog.

Google has expanded its pre-integrated SAML apps catalog by adding 11 new third-party applications: &frankly, Bonusly, HelloSign, Salsify, Sequr, Small Improvements, SpaceIQ, StatusHub, Symantec Web Security Service (WSS), ThousandEyes, and PurelyHR. This integration allows users to access these enterprise cloud applications via Single-Sign-On (SSO), providing a simpler installation process for administrators compared to setting up custom SAML applications.

Prevent corporate data syncing on jailbroken iOS devices.

Google Mobile Management now allows G Suite admins to protect organization data by preventing users from syncing corporate data on jailbroken iOS devices. This feature can be enabled in the Admin console under Device Management > Advanced Settings > Security, provided that Advanced Mobile Management for iOS is enabled and users have the Google Device Policy app installed to regularly check the device status.

Improvements to menus and toolbars in Google Docs and Slides for better consistency and discoverability.

Google is updating the menus and toolbars in Google Docs and Slides on the web to make items easier to find and increase consistency. Key changes include renaming 'Lists' to 'Bullets and numbering', moving and renaming 'Show spelling suggestions' to 'Spelling' in the Tools menu, moving 'Document outline' to the View menu in Docs, and removing 'Import slides' from the Insert menu in Slides.

Existing templates now available in additional languages

Existing templates in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides on the web are now available in several additional languages, including Hindi (hi), German (de), Indonesian (in), Japanese (ja), Dutch (nl), and Chinese (zh-CN).

New template categories for Project Management, Sales, HR, and Freelancer Engagement

Google has introduced four new template categories developed in partnership with experts: Project Management in Sheets (with Smartsheet), Sales in Docs (with PandaDoc), Human Resources in Docs (with Zenefits), and Freelancer Engagement in Docs (with Upwork). These templates are currently available in English on the web.

Google introduces regular release notes for Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync.

Google is now publishing regular release notes for Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync on the Help Center. This allows users to keep track of additions and improvements made to each new version of these products, while major changes will continue to be announced on the G Suite Updates Blog.

Classic Google Calendar Interop tool will be shut down on February 28, 2018.

Google is shutting down the classic version of the Calendar Interop tool on February 28, 2018. Organizations that have previously configured the classic version must migrate to the new version of Calendar Interop by this date to ensure continued availability lookup functionality between G Suite and Microsoft Exchange or Office 365 environments.

Google Sheets introduces intelligent pivot table suggestions, formula suggestions, and enhanced data analysis tools.

Google Sheets is adding several AI-powered and analytical features to help users uncover insights. This includes intelligent pivot table suggestions via the Explore panel and natural language processing, machine-learning-based formula suggestions, a refreshed pivot table UI with customizable headings, new pivot table calculation options (such as showing values as a percentage of totals), the addition of waterfall charts, and improved importing of fixed-width formatted data files.

Embed HTML and JavaScript code directly in the new Google Sites.

Google Sites users can now further customize their sites by embedding HTML and JavaScript code directly. This functionality is available via the Insert menu by selecting 'Embed' and then choosing 'Embed Code'.

Nine third-party applications added to the G Suite pre-integrated SSO apps catalog

We’re now adding SAML integration for 9 additional applications: Dashlane, Docebo, Front, InVision, IT Glue, Pivotal Tracker, Sumo Logic, SurveyMonkey and Zoom.

Nine third-party applications added to the G Suite pre-integrated SSO apps catalog

Google has added SAML integration for nine additional third-party applications to its pre-integrated SSO apps catalog: Dashlane, Docebo, Front, InVision, IT Glue, Pivotal Tracker, Sumo Logic, SurveyMonkey, and Zoom. This allows administrators to more easily set up Single-Sign-On (SSO) for these enterprise cloud applications compared to installing custom SAML applications.

Removal of the Google Photos tab from Google Drive navigation

Google Drive is simplifying its navigation by removing the Google Photos tab from the left-hand navigation menu. Users can continue to access their photos and videos within Drive by creating a Google Photos folder in My Drive, or by accessing Google Photos directly via the web, Android, or iOS apps.