Google Workspace Changes

Google Chat now supports real-time markdown styling and code formatting in the compose bar.

Users can now see markdown converted to formatted text as they type in Google Chat. Support for code and code block formatting has also been added to the compose bar.

Summaries in Google Chat home are now available for direct messages and read conversations.

Gemini in Google Chat can now help you catch up on direct messages and read conversations in the Chat home view with summaries. Click the “Summarize” button to see a bulleted synopsis of the message content.

Adding real-time Markdown styling and code formatting support in Google Chat

Google Chat now supports real-time markdown styling and code formatting in the compose bar. Markdown is converted to formatted text as the user types, rather than only after the message is sent, and new support for code and code blocks has been added.

Summaries in Google Chat home now available for direct messages and read conversations

Gemini in Google Chat now allows users to generate summaries for direct messages and conversations that have already been read within the Chat home view. By clicking the 'Summarize' button, users can see a bulleted synopsis of the message content to quickly catch up on activity across all active conversations.

Google Voice expands SIP Link availability to new countries in APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

Google Voice is expanding the availability of SIP Link to several new countries across the APAC, EMEA, and LATAM regions. This feature allows Google Voice Standard and Premier customers to connect Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunks with Voice, enabling the use of phone numbers from local carriers through certified Session Border Controllers (SBCs). Customers in these newly supported countries will need to purchase SIP Link Standard or SIP Link Premier licenses to set up the service.

SIP Link for Google Voice is expanding to new countries in APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

Google Voice is launching in new countries by expanding SIP Link availability to Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Finland, Israel, Norway, Romania, South Africa, and Peru. Customers in these countries will need to purchase the new SIP Link Standard or SIP Link Premier licenses to set up SIP Link.

Google Voice expands SIP Link availability to new countries in APAC, EMEA, and LATAM.

Google Voice has expanded SIP Link availability to Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Finland, Israel, Norway, Romania, South Africa, and Peru.

Users can now choose from a more expressive range of AI voices for their videos in Google Vids.

Users can now choose from a more expressive range of AI voices for their videos with the introduction of new options: Narrator, Educator, Teacher, Persuader, Explainer, Coach, and Motivator. These high-quality voices offer more natural and expressive voiceovers that dynamically adjust pitch and tone to match your script.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting now includes more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting has been enhanced to include more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive. Admins can now access schema fields concerning permission details for both shared drive and My Drive files, including whether the permission is inherited, the permission type, and the role.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting now includes more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive.

Drive Inventory Reporting has been enhanced to include detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive, such as whether the permission is inherited, the permission type, and the primary role for the user.

HubSpot is now integrated with Google Chat, enabling users to see notifications and updates from HubSpot directly in Chat.

An integration with HubSpot enables users to see notifications and updates from HubSpot directly in Chat. With this integration, users can receive HubSpot notifications in Chat, improve customer response times, more efficiently collaborate on support tickets, and configure and send custom notifications to specific users and Chat spaces through HubSpot workflows.

HubSpot integrates with Google Chat, enabling users to see notifications and updates from HubSpot directly in Chat.

The integration with HubSpot allows users to receive HubSpot notifications in Chat, improve customer response times, collaborate on support tickets, and configure custom notifications through HubSpot workflows.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting now includes detailed permission information for My Drive files and folders.

Google has enhanced Drive Inventory Reporting to provide admins with richer insights into file permissions for both shared drives and My Drive. New schema fields have been added to the BigQuery reports, including 'Inherited' (a boolean indicating if the permission is inherited), 'Permission Type', and 'Role', providing a more comprehensive and unified view of permissions across the Drive environment.

Google Chat now integrates with HubSpot to provide real-time notifications, inbox connectivity, and record summarization.

Google Chat has introduced an integration with HubSpot, an AI-powered customer platform, allowing users to receive notifications for new leads, deal status updates, and contact record changes directly in Chat. The integration enables users to connect HubSpot inboxes and help desk workspaces to Chat spaces for improved response times and collaboration, configure custom notifications via HubSpot workflows, and use Breeze Copilot to summarize HubSpot records within the Chat interface.

Improved process for transferring personal Google Voice numbers to Google Workspace business accounts.

Google Voice has introduced a streamlined experience for transferring personal phone numbers to Google Workspace business accounts. Users can now initiate the transfer through the 'Account Settings' on the web by providing the number and the target Workspace email address. Administrators can then review and accept these transfer requests within the Admin console under Apps > Google Workspace > Google Voice > Numbers.