Google Workspace Changes

Increased participant limit to 150 for Google Workspace Individual users.

Google Workspace Individual users can now host meetings with up to 150 participants, an increase from the previous limit of 100, allowing for larger collaborations with customers and stakeholders.

Easily lock Google Drive files via the right-click context menu to prevent edits.

Google Drive is introducing a simplified way to lock files by right-clicking a file, selecting 'File information', and clicking 'Lock'. Locking a file ensures that reviewers cannot make edits, add comments, or provide suggestions. This feature streamlines a process that was previously only available through the Google Drive API or file approvals.

Google Sites now supports expanded branding and customization capabilities through pre-designed themes.

Google Sites is introducing expanded branding and customization capabilities, allowing admins to distribute branded materials—including fonts, colors, logos, header images, custom site width, and page frames—to users. This ensures brand consistency across an organization by providing a consistent set of design elements for creating or editing sites.

Easily and quickly create with high-quality, pre-designed themes for Google Sites

You can now easily and quickly create with high-quality, pre-designed themes for Google Sites as well. Once an admin distributes branded materials to users in their organization, they will have access to a consistent set of design elements that align with your company branding.

Google Voice users can manage incoming calls across individuals and groups

Google Voice has updated its call management capabilities, allowing users to manage incoming calls across both individual and group settings.

Join client-side encrypted meetings from your mobile device

Users can now join meetings that utilize client-side encryption directly from their mobile devices, enhancing security for mobile participants.

A single Google group can be a member of 30,000 shared drives

Google Drive has increased the capacity for Google groups, allowing a single group to be a member of up to 30,000 shared drives.

A new look for Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps on Android devices

Google has introduced a refreshed visual design for the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides applications on Android devices to improve the user experience.

Paste HTML into document on iOS

Google Docs for iOS now supports the ability to paste HTML content directly into documents, improving content migration and formatting.

Expanding grading systems in Google Classroom

Google Classroom has expanded its available grading systems to provide educators with more flexibility in how they assess student work.

In-line replies now available within announcement spaces in Google Chat on web

Users of Google Chat on the web can now utilize in-line replies specifically within announcement spaces, facilitating more organized conversations.

Smart chips are now available in Google Chat on web for easier file sharing.

Google Chat on web now supports smart chips, allowing users to insert files directly into messages by typing '@' followed by the file name. This feature reduces friction by eliminating the need to find files in Drive and copy-paste URLs, providing a compact and readable way to share collaborative documents. While mobile users can receive and click on smart chips, they cannot insert them at this time.

Displaying Microsoft Outlook users as organizers in Google Calendar

Google Calendar now correctly displays Microsoft Outlook users as the organizers of meetings, improving interoperability between the two platforms.

Programmatically read and write working locations with the Calendar API

The Google Calendar API now generally supports the ability to programmatically read and write working locations for users.

View and edit client-side encrypted Excel files with Google Sheets

Google Sheets is introducing a beta feature that allows users to view and edit client-side encrypted Excel (.xlsx) files while preserving the original format and confidentiality of sensitive data. The feature supports files up to 20MB and a maximum of 5 million cells, though some advanced Microsoft Office features may be preserved but not editable within Sheets.