Google Workspace Changes

Introducing guest accounts for secure collaboration with non-Workspace users in Google Chat.

Google Workspace is introducing guest accounts, enabling organizations to securely collaborate with external customers, partners, and vendors who do not have Google Workspace accounts. These guest accounts are provisioned within the host organization's domain in a dedicated 'Workspace Guests' Organizational Unit, allowing admins to apply security policies such as 2-step verification and context-aware access. Guests can be @mentioned and collaborate across Google Chat, Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Meet, while the host organization retains full ownership of all data created and shared within its domain.

Introducing a dedicated Meetings section in Google Chat to organize conversation lists and keep meeting conversations in one place.

Google Chat is introducing a new Meetings section to organize conversation lists and keep meeting-related discussions in one place. Previously, meeting conversations were mixed with direct messages, making them hard to find. This optional feature groups all past and future meeting chats into a distinct section, which can be moved, deleted, or reordered, improving organization and discoverability of meeting details.

Introducing a dedicated Meetings section in Google Chat to organize meeting conversations.

Google Chat is introducing a new, optional Meetings section that allows users to group all past and future meeting conversations in one dedicated place. This section appears under Direct Messages and Spaces, acting as a smart folder to improve the discoverability of meeting notes and follow-ups. Users can enable this feature via the conversation list's overflow menu, and admins can manage the setting by organizational units or groups.

Google Chat apps now support dynamic data sources for dropdown menus, allowing real-time querying and filtering.

Google Chat app developers can now leverage dynamic data sources for dropdown menus, allowing real-time querying and filtering of results as users type. This update addresses previous limitations of static lists, improving scalability for workflows involving numerous options. Users benefit from enhanced searchability via fuzzy search, faster performance due to dynamic data querying, and a consistent user experience across all platforms. Developers can also specify a minimum character threshold to trigger searches, ensuring more relevant results.

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.