Google Workspace Changes

Google Chat apps now support dynamic data sources for dropdown menus.

Developers can now connect dropdown menus in Google Chat apps to external data sources, enabling real-time querying and filtering of results as users type. This update addresses scalability issues associated with static lists, allowing for efficient selection from thousands of options. Key improvements include fuzzy search capabilities, reduced latency, and a consistent search-as-you-type experience across web, Android, and iOS platforms.

Tying Google Meet calls to their initial Calendar event to prevent artifact ambiguity

Google Meet is now tying each video call to the initial Calendar event where it was created to ensure predictability regarding who receives meeting artifacts such as Gemini notes, recordings, and Google Chat messages. If a meeting code is reused in a new Calendar event, artifacts will only be shared with the guests of the original event, and users will see a warning dialog when manually pasting an old meeting code.

Reusing Google Meet codes in new Google Calendar events will tie meeting artifacts exclusively to the original event.

When an existing Google Meet code is manually entered into a new Google Calendar event, all associated meeting artifacts, such as Gemini notes, recordings, and continuous Google Chat conversations, will now be linked solely to the original Calendar event where the code was first generated. This update prevents unintentional sharing with new event guests and provides a clear understanding of who receives meeting-related information, with a warning dialog appearing upon code reuse.

Google Calendar events created via Apple Calendar with Meet codes will now automatically update to use unique Meet codes.

To enhance meeting privacy and ensure unique identification, Google Calendar events initiated through Apple Calendar and including a Google Meet meeting code will now automatically update to utilize a distinct meeting code. This change aims to improve predictability and transparency, and users will be notified via email about this update.

Automatic update of Google Meet codes for events created via Apple Calendar

When users use Apple Calendar to create Google Calendar events with a Google Meet meeting code, the code will now be updated automatically to ensure that each event uses a unique meeting code. Users will receive an email notification informing them of this update.

Improved join permission logging for Google Meet Audit events.

Google Meet Audit event logging for endpoints will now include the permission type used to grant access to join a meeting. For users who asked to join, the audit event will specify which participant admitted them. For meeting room hardware devices joining client-side encrypted meetings, the audit event will identify the user who granted access through delegated authentication.

Improved join permission logging for Google Meet Audit events

Google Meet audit events will now include the specific permission type used to grant access for joining a meeting. For some endpoint types, additional details will be logged, such as which participant admitted a user who asked to join, or which user granted access to meeting room hardware devices joining client-side encrypted meetings through delegated authentication.

Google Vids increases duration limits for projects, recordings, and imported media clips.

Google Vids is expanding its duration limits to allow for more comprehensive video content. The maximum length for Vids projects and recordings created within the Vids recording studio has been increased to 30 minutes. Additionally, users can now import video or audio clips up to 95 minutes in length (or up to 4 GB), although these imported clips must be edited down to 30 minutes or shorter to access full editing capabilities.

Expanded duration limits for Google Vids projects, recordings, and imported media.

Google Vids has expanded its duration limits, allowing users to create more comprehensive video content. The maximum length for Vids projects and recordings made in the studio is now 30 minutes, an increase from the previous 10-minute limit. Additionally, users can now import video or audio clips up to 95 minutes in length (or 4 GB in file size), although these imported clips must be edited down to 30 minutes or less within Vids to unlock full editing capabilities.

New video player experience in Google Drive now available on iOS devices.

Google Drive on iOS devices now features a smoother and more modern video player, consistent with the updated experience previously launched on Android. This enhancement allows users to enjoy an improved video playback experience directly within the Google Drive app on their iPhones and iPads.

Google Drive on iOS now features a new, modern video player experience.

Google Drive has introduced a smoother and more modern video player experience for users on iOS devices, bringing the updated look and feel previously released for the Android app to the iOS platform.

AI voiceovers in Google Vids now support seven new languages.

AI voiceovers in Google Vids, which allow users to generate realistic narration from typed scripts, now support seven additional languages: French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Japanese. If a script contains multiple languages, the feature will return a voiceover in the supported language used most frequently in the script.

AI avatars in Google Vids now support seven new languages.

Google Vids has expanded the language capabilities of its AI avatars, which allow users to generate high-quality speakers. Previously available only in English, AI avatars now support French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Japanese, enabling users to create localized content for global clients and workforces.

AI voiceovers in Google Vids now support seven additional languages.

Google Vids' AI Voiceovers feature allows users to generate realistic narration for their videos by selecting from various presets. Similar to avatars, this feature now supports seven new languages in addition to English: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Korean, and Japanese. This enables users to type a script and receive a high-quality voiceover in these newly supported languages, enhancing global communication capabilities.

AI avatars in Google Vids now support seven additional languages.

Google Vids' AI avatars, which allow for the generation of high-quality speakers, have expanded their language support beyond English. Users can now create avatar videos in seven new languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Korean, and Japanese. This enhancement aims to assist users in scenarios such as pitching global clients and educating a global workforce by enabling communication in native languages, ultimately saving cost and time.