Announcements
New integrated view for Gmail features email, Google Meet, Google Chat, and Spaces in one place
We’re introducing a new, integrated view for Gmail, making it easy to move between critical applications like Gmail, Chat, and Meet in one unified location. Available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers. Read more.
Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files
You can now use originality reports on Google Slides files, which were previously only available for Google Docs. Originality reports allow students and teachers to compare work against billions of web pages and books on the internet, making it easier to ensure academic integrity of the work. It can be used when submitting or receiving files within Google Classroom and Assignments. Available for Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Teaching and Learning Upgrade, and Education Plus customers. Read more.
Create or import text watermarks in Google Docs
You can now add a text watermark to your documents in Google Docs. Additionally, when working with Microsoft Word documents, text watermarks will be preserved when importing or exporting your files. Read more.
Use the Cloud Search Stats API to keep track of billable usage
Google Cloud Search customers can now use the Cloud Search Stats APIs to surface and track billable usage, such as billable indexed documents, billable queries and billable search applications. Read more.
Google Voice support for more Poly cloud-connected deskphones
We’re expanding Google Voice support for several cloud-connected deskphone, pro-grade performance solutions from Poly. Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Voice standard and premier licenses. Google Voice support for more Poly cloud-connected deskphones.
See when a message is deleted in a Google Chat space
Now when a user deletes a message in an unthreaded Google Chat Space, a message and timestamp will be added to the conversation indicating the deletion. When a message has been deleted, both the content and the replies are deleted. See when a message is deleted in a Google Chat space .
New Navigation bar functions in Google Drive
From the URL bar in Google Drive, you can now quickly access key pages and functions When navigating into the Google Drive web application from the URL bar by hitting the “Tab” key, you can access buttons like “Skip to main content”, “Keyboard shortcuts”, and “Accessibility feedback”from the bar at the top of the page. New Navigation bar functions in Google Drive.
Use Directory Sync beta for fast and easy sync of users and groups
We’re launching a beta for a new Directory Sync solution which can make it quicker and easier to synchronize your Active Directory user and group data with your Google Cloud directory. Directory Sync is an alternative to Google Cloud Directory Sync (GCDS). You might want to consider it if you want to sync Microsoft Active Directory LDAP data with your Google cloud directory using a completely cloud-based solution, without the need to manage on-prem hardware and deployments. Use Directory Sync beta for fast and easy sync of users and groups.
Categorize content and enhance content protection at scale with Google Drive labels
Automated classification with Google Workspace DLP and labels-driven sharing restrictions are now generally available. These features were part of a beta we announced last year for enhanced content classification, governance, and data loss prevention (DLP) with Google Drive labels. A new Admin console setting can now automatically apply up to 5 labels to all new files your users create, or to all newly created files owned by specific parts of your organization. Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, and Nonprofits. Categorize content and enhance content protection at scale with Google Drive labels.
