Google Workspace Changes

The organization name and department will be displayed on personal information cards and in the Contacts sidebar.

The organization name and department will be displayed on personal information cards and in the Contacts sidebar. This information provides helpful context about the people you’re interacting with.

Users must review and approve existing Contacts delegates by November 13, 2023, or they will lose delegate status.

As part of a change where Contacts delegates will be able to update labels and manage “Other” contacts, users must review and approve their existing delegates by November 13, 2023, or they will lose their delegate status.

Birthday decorations for people cards in Google Contacts and across various Google Workspace products.

In Google Contacts and across various Google Workspace products, you’ll begin to notice birthday decorations when hovering over another user’s people card. Birthday decorations will be displayed on your birthday if you’ve added your birthday to your Google Account profile and you’ve set the information to be visible to others.

Birthday decorations for people cards

Birthday decorations will now appear when hovering over a user's people card in Google Contacts and across various Google Workspace products. These decorations are displayed if the user has added their birthday to their Google Account profile and set the visibility to be shared with others.

Delegators need to review existing delegates, as well as add new delegates. This must be completed by July 31, 2023 or delegates will lose access to manage contacts.

Delegators need to review existing delegates, as well as add new delegates. This must be completed by July 31, 2023 or delegates will lose access to manage contacts.

Delegators must re-approve contacts delegates by July 31, 2023.

As part of an update allowing delegated users to manage contact labels, delegators are required to review existing delegates and add new ones by July 31, 2023. If this is not completed, delegates will lose their access to manage contacts. Administrators can also manage these privileges using the Admin SDK API.

Contacts delegates can now update labels and manage “Other” contacts via contacts.google.com.

Beginning July 2023, all users who have been approved or assigned as Contacts delegates will be able to update labels and manage Other contacts.

Delegated users can now manage contact labels on behalf of their delegator via contacts.google.com.

Updating the functionality for delegated users to manage contact labels on behalf of their delegator via contacts.google.com.

Contacts delegates can now update labels and manage 'Other' contacts directly via contacts.google.com.

Google is updating the functionality for delegated users to manage contact labels on behalf of their delegator directly at contacts.google.com, a feature previously only available in Gmail. The rollout occurs in two phases: starting May 2023, delegators are prompted to review and re-approve existing delegates; beginning July 2023, approved delegates gain the ability to update labels and manage 'Other' contacts. Additionally, Admins can manage these privileges using the Admin SDK API.

A new feature available in the Contacts sidebar that lets you create new contacts and edit existing contacts.

A new feature available in the Contacts sidebar that lets you create new contacts and edit existing contacts. Whether you want to edit contacts faster or create contacts more easily, this update streamlines the contact management experience.

User-defined pronouns will appear in Google Contacts, accessed by clicking “Open detailed view” from the personal information cards.

Google Workspace admins can now give their users the option to set their pronouns and choose who can see them from their Google Account at aboutme.google.com. User-defined pronouns will appear in Google Contacts, accessed by clicking “Open detailed view” from the personal information cards.

Every contact with a Workspace email has a new profile link that is easy to copy, share, and send within an organization.

Every contact with a Workspace email has a new profile link that is easy to copy, share, and send within an organization. This new profile link helps everyone in your organization get in touch and stay connected.

Google Contacts will include additional information about people in your organization, such as local time, working hours, non-manager relationships, shared files, and custom attributes.

Google Contacts will include additional information about people in your organization: local time, working hours, non-manager relationships, shared files, and custom attributes.

Google Contacts now displays additional organizational information including local time, working hours, non-manager relationships, shared files, and custom attributes.

Google Contacts is introducing several new information fields for users within an organization to provide better context about colleagues and stakeholders. These updates include the display of a user's local time, a visual indicator (crescent moon and purple banner) for working hours based on Google Calendar settings, the ability to view non-manager relationships such as administrative business partners, a list of shared Drive files, and organization-specific custom attributes like Team or Skills.

A new experience for Google Contacts which will help Google Workspace users learn more about their colleagues.

Introducing a new experience for Google Contacts which will help Google Workspace users learn more about their colleagues. Within Contacts or the Contacts sidebar, you can view more detailed information about others, including their management chain, department, and title, A history of your Workspace relationship, including email conversations and meetings.