Google Workspace Changes

Pin multiple participants from Google Meet Hardware devices

Users can now pin multiple video tiles using Google Meet hardware to highlight speakers, presentations, and other key attendees, ensuring a consistent pinning experience across desktop, mobile, and conference room devices.

Improving the Google Meet experience on foldable devices

Google Meet now features an improved experience for foldable devices in tabletop mode, where the grid layout and control bar automatically adjust to better suit the device for easier interaction during meetings.

Client-side encryption is now supported for in-meeting chat messages in Google Meet.

Google Meet is extending client-side encryption (CSE) to include in-meeting chat messages. This ensures that all chat messages are encrypted and inaccessible to any third party, including Google, providing users with direct control over their encryption keys and the identity service used for authentication.

If you’re using client-side encryption for Meet, in-meeting chat will now be supported.

If you’re using client-side encryption for Meet, in-meeting chat will now be supported. As with the audio and video content of your client-side encrypted meetings, all in-meeting chat messages will be encrypted and inaccessible by any third party, including Google.

Admin privileges for Google Meet hardware devices have been expanded.

Google has expanded the administrative privileges available for managing Google Meet hardware devices, providing admins with more control over their hardware fleet.