Google Workspace Changes

Google Chat now integrates with HubSpot to provide real-time notifications, inbox connectivity, and record summarization.

Google Chat has introduced an integration with HubSpot, an AI-powered customer platform, allowing users to receive notifications for new leads, deal status updates, and contact record changes directly in Chat. The integration enables users to connect HubSpot inboxes and help desk workspaces to Chat spaces for improved response times and collaboration, configure custom notifications via HubSpot workflows, and use Breeze Copilot to summarize HubSpot records within the Chat interface.

New Chat Usage Analytics Updates for Admins and Developers

This gives admins more ways to analyze Chat usage data.

Migrate data from Microsoft Teams channels to Google Chat spaces using CloudM

We’re excited to introduce a new migration solution from a Workspace partner, CloudM, to migrate data from Microsoft Teams channels to Google Chat spaces

New Chat Usage Analytics Updates for Admins and Developers

customerUsageReports.get and userUsageReports.get for Google Chat are available via the Admin SDK Reports API for customers to use in their own customized dashboards and reporting tools

New fields and 'Conversation Read' event added to Chat Audit Logs and Security Investigation Tool.

Google has enhanced Chat Audit Logs and the Security Investigation Tool by adding four new fields—Conversation ownership, Conversation type, Message type, and Attachment status—along with a new 'Conversation Read' event. These updates provide admins with deeper context and more granular data points for security analysis and custom reporting.

Google Chat usage reports are now available via the Admin SDK Reports API.

Admins and developers can now access Google Chat usage data through the Admin SDK Reports API using the customerUsageReports.get and userUsageReports.get methods. This allows for the creation of customized dashboards and reporting tools to analyze metrics such as the number of messages sent, active spaces, and user engagement levels across the organization.

move your Microsoft Teams channels into Chat spaces using CloudM

Working with CloudM, you can move your Microsoft Teams channels into Chat spaces. This includes public and private channel messages, public channel attachments, reactions, and channel members mapped to the corresponding space

Migrate data from Microsoft Teams channels to Google Chat spaces using CloudM.

Google Workspace has partnered with CloudM to introduce a migration solution that allows administrators to move Microsoft Teams channels into Google Chat spaces. The solution supports the migration of public and private channel messages, public channel attachments, reactions, and channel members, while maintaining historical timestamps to ensure conversation continuity.

migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

This functionality is generally available for all Google Workspace customers, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat in their organizations.

Now generally available: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

Google Workspace admins can now migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat.

users can now create names for existing and new group direct messages

In order to manage discussions more easily and find conversations quicker, users can now create names for existing and new group direct messages.

This feature, which can be thought of as a virtual bulletin board, organizes important information and helps keep your team on the same page

the board in Chat organizes important information and helps keep your team on the same page by enabling anyone to: Pin and share crucial messages, files, and links for quick access

Introducing the board tab in Google Chat for organizing important messages, files, and links.

Google Chat is introducing a new board tab that acts as a virtual bulletin board, allowing users to pin and share crucial messages, files, and links for quick access. The board appears as a right panel next to the conversation stream and includes intelligent resource suggestions powered by Gemini to help teams maintain a single source of truth. Space managers can control modification permissions to ensure the board remains organized and relevant for all team members.

new Poll app to gather feedback directly in their Google Chat conversations

Through a simple creation process, teams and groups can share questions for feedback.

Introduction of a new Poll app in Google Chat for gathering feedback.

Google Chat is introducing a new Poll app that allows teams and groups to create and vote on polls directly within conversations. This feature enables users to gather feedback on topics like meeting times or team outings with options for multi-choice or anonymous voting and instant results. The app can be accessed using the '/poll' command, '@Poll', or through the quick command plus button menu.