Google Workspace Changes

Google Meet now automatically adjusts the volume of meeting participants to ensure everyone is equally loud.

Meet will adjust the audio of all participants, helping to ensure everyone is equally loud. Noise cancellation must be turned on to take advantage of this feature.

Google Hangouts on web will redirect to Google Chat on web starting November 1, 2022, and Hangouts will no longer be accessible.

Beginning November 1, 2022, Google Hangouts on web will redirect to Google Chat on web, and Hangouts will no longer be accessible. Admins will receive an email containing more information about this change, as well as changes in Vault and exporting Hangouts data.

Google Hangouts on web will redirect to Google Chat on web starting November 1, 2022, and Hangouts will no longer be accessible.

Beginning November 1, 2022, Google Hangouts on web will redirect to Google Chat on web, and Hangouts will no longer be accessible. Admins will receive an email containing more information about this change, as well as changes in Vault and exporting Hangouts data.

Insert Google Maps place chips into Google Docs using the @ menu.

You can now insert Google Maps place chips into your Docs using the @ menu, in addition to pasting a Maps link directly into the document.

Tailor email notifications from Android or iOS mobile devices for Google Classroom.

Users can now tailor their email notifications from Android or iOS mobile devices, in addition to setting preferences for Classroom push notifications. The text for all push notifications has been updated and Classroom action options enhanced.

Easily assign Tasks from Google Docs

In Google Docs, you can now assign a checklist item to yourself or a colleague that will then show up in the assignee’s Tasks list.

Tasks integration in Google Docs

In Google Docs, you can now assign a checklist item to yourself or a colleague that will then show up in the assignee’s Tasks list. When edits are made to an assigned item in Tasks, such as a change to the title, due date or completion state, those updates will show in the Doc, and vice versa.

More control over accessibility preferences in Google Slides

Improving the ability to adjust your accessibility preferences for Slides separately. Rather than having the same accessibility settings apply across these products, you’re now able to set preferences for each product individually. We expect this change to make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalized to best meet each user’s needs.

More control over accessibility preferences in Google Sheets

Improving the ability to adjust your accessibility preferences for Sheets separately. Rather than having the same accessibility settings apply across these products, you’re now able to set preferences for each product individually. We expect this change to make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalized to best meet each user’s needs.

More control over accessibility preferences in Google Drawings

Improving the ability to adjust your accessibility preferences for Drawings separately. Rather than having the same accessibility settings apply across these products, you’re now able to set preferences for each product individually. We expect this change to make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalized to best meet each user’s needs.

More control over accessibility preferences in Google Docs

Improving the ability to adjust your accessibility preferences for Docs separately. Rather than having the same accessibility settings apply across these products, you’re now able to set preferences for each product individually. We expect this change to make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalized to best meet each user’s needs.

Stronger protection for sensitive Google Workspace account actions

There are now stronger safeguards for sensitive actions taken in your Google Workspace account. These apply to actions that, when done by hijackers, can have far reaching consequences for the account owner or the organization it belongs to.

To continue using Calendar Interop, upgrade to OAuth 2.0 authentication before October 1, 2022.

On October 1, 2022, Microsoft will begin to remove the ability to use Basic authentication in Exchange Online for Exchange Web Services. To continue using Calendar Interop, upgrade to OAuth 2.0 authentication before October 1, 2022.

Use the Cloud Search Query API to set Suggest Filters to enhance Cloud Search results.

We’ve introduced Suggest Filters for Cloud Search. Using the Cloud Search Query API, admins can specify a filter condition that will be pre-applied to keyword suggestions as user types a query.

Using the Cloud Search Query API, admins can specify a filter condition that will be pre-applied to keyword suggestions as user types a query.

We’re introducing Suggest Filters for Cloud Search. Using the Cloud Search Query API, admins can specify a filter condition that will be pre-applied to keyword suggestions as user types a query. This will surface more relevant suggestions, helping reduce the time users spend searching.