Google Workspace Changes

Giving admins another layer of granular control for third-party apps. Specifically, you can now configure apps to be limited by selected OAuth 2.0 Scopes for Google APIs, such as Drive or Gmail scopes.

When your users sign in to third-party apps using the "Sign in with Google" option (single sign-on) or use OAuth to share their data with those apps, you can control what access those apps have to your organization’s Google data using app access controls.

Admins can now enable content sharing on personal Workspace accounts while preventing data sharing from corporate Workspace accounts on iOS devices.

Admins can now enable content sharing on personal Workspace accounts while preventing data sharing from corporate Workspace accounts on iOS devices.

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Block compromised mobile devices using context-aware access

Using context-aware access, you now have the option to automatically block access to Google Workspace data from compromised Android and iOS devices.

User enrollment for managed iOS devices is now generally available

User enrollment separates work and personal data on iOS devices, giving admins control over Workspace data on the device while users retain privacy over their personal data.

Admins can manage and secure school accounts and mobile devices centrally with the Endpoint Education Upgrade.

Using the Endpoint Education Upgrade, admins can configure a wide range of account and device management features, helping to make your organization's data more secure across your users' mobile devices, desktops, laptops, and other endpoints.

Adds enterprise endpoint management features to your Google Workspace for Education edition.

Using endpoint management, admins can better manage and secure the phones and tablets used across their school directly from the Admin console.

Assign mobile device management admin privileges based on organizational unit

Admins can be assigned privileges for specific organizational units (OUs). This adds yet another layer of security by ensuring that access is scoped to the necessary OUs only.

Updated grace periods for resolving policy violations in managed iOS devices

Improving these safeguards helps ensure that only managed applications can access sensitive organization information.

Integration of FigJam, Lucidspark, and Miro across Google Workspace and Avocor devices.

Google is integrating third-party whiteboarding tools FigJam, Lucidspark, and Miro across Google Workspace, allowing them to be used in Meet, Drive, and Calendar. These solutions are also being brought to the Avocor Series One Board 65 and Desk 27 devices, with expected delivery between late 2023 and early 2024.

Introduction of an independent security verification badge for select apps in the Google Workspace Marketplace.

Google Workspace Marketplace is introducing a new independent security verification badge for select apps. This badge indicates that the app has been validated by an independent security assessor to meet the integration and security requirements outlined in Tier 3 of the Cloud Application Security Assessment, helping administrators make more informed decisions before installing or allowlisting apps for their users.

New independent security verification badge for select apps in the Google Workspace Marketplace.

Beginning today, you’ll see a new independent security verification badge for select apps in the Google Workspace Marketplace. This badge indicates that the app was validated by an independent security assessor to meet the integration and security requirements, as outlined in Tier 3 of the Cloud Application Security Assessment.

If you’re a Google Workspace admin, you can now track the carbon footprint and gross emissions of using Google Workspace.

If you’re a Google Workspace admin, you can now track the carbon footprint and gross emissions of using Google Workspace. This means you can track the emissions impact of tools such as Google Meet, Gmail, Google Docs, and more.

Google Workspace for Education Admins must review and confirm access settings for third-party configured apps by Oct 23, 2023.

Through the app access control settings, we’re making it easier for Google Workspace for Education admins to control how third-party apps access their organizations' Google data when users sign-in using their Google Workspace for Education accounts.

Enhanced third-party app access controls for users designated as under 18 in Google Workspace for Education.

Google Workspace for Education admins now have enhanced controls to manage how third-party apps access organizational data for users designated as under 18. Users under 18 are required to request access to apps that are not already configured as trusted, limited, or blocked, although admins can allow users to skip this request for apps that only require basic profile information. Admins can now configure these settings by organizational units and must review and confirm existing third-party app settings by October 23, 2023, to ensure uninterrupted access for users under 18.