Announcements of the Week
New iOS Data Protection setting for Google Chat protects data sharing between Google Workspace and personal Google accounts
Earlier this year, we announced a new admin setting which restricts data and content sharing between Google Workspace accounts and personal Google accounts in Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides on iOS. We’re now expanding this to include Google Chat. With data protection, users can only share or save content—such as files, emails, chat messages, or copied & pasted content—within Google Workspace accounts. This will protect users from sharing a Chat message with their personal Google accounts or saving data to their personal account. Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, and Education Plus customers. Read more.
New logo coming to Google Tasks
We’re updating the Google Tasks logo to better align with products across Google Workspace. Read more.
Set the default state for Quick access and Host Management in Google Meet with new Admin settings
Recently, we announced the expansion of the meeting safety features and the ability to add up to 25 co-hosts in Google Meet. We’re now adding two new controls that will allow admins to configure whether the Host Management and Quick access features will be on or off by default in their domain. In both cases, if the feature is set to OFF by default, meeting hosts can manually enable Quick access or Host Management from inside the meeting. Read more.
Design your own custom themes in new Google Sites
You can now create highly customized themes in new Google Sites that align with your organization’s brand guidelines or your own personal style. Read more.
Preventing users from blocking users in trusted domains
We recently launched the ability to block another user in Google Drive. Based on your feedback, we’re updating how the feature can be applied to users in trusted domains. Previously, user blocks could be applied to any user outside of your domain. With this update, user blocks will no longer work with users in trusted domains. Any previous blocks established for users in trusted domains will no longer be enforced in Google Drive, but will continue to be enforced in other apps and services. Read more.
