Google Workspace Changes

HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly

provides another option for sharing high-quality video and audio content during your meetings.

Updated keyboard shortcuts for Google Groups

Google Groups is designed to work with keyboards, screen readers, braille devices, screen magnification, and more. We’re excited to improve the accessibility of Groups by introducing updated keyboard shortcuts. Over the coming weeks existing keyboard shortcuts will be replaced by new shortcuts.

Mobile scans are now crisper and clearer with auto enhancements in the Google Drive scanner

Drive’s document scanner will digitize paper documents into higher quality images much faster

made updates to the Google Chat integration with GitHub

With these updates users can expect: Streamlined notification cards with key details from Github, such as issues, pull requests and comments

Introducing instant video playback after uploads in Google Drive

Google Drive now allows users to watch videos immediately after uploading them to the web version, eliminating the previous wait time for processing while still ensuring the video is fully processed in the background.

Expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat.

Beginning today, we’re expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat.

Available in open beta: migrate messages from Microsoft Teams to Google Chat

Beginning today, we’re expanding our data migration experience to include the ability for Google Workspace admins to migrate conversations from channels in Microsoft Teams to spaces in Google Chat, making it easier for organizations to onboard and deploy Chat.

HDMI presentation now supported on Google Meet hardware devices from Poly

Users can now present content via a wired HDMI connection when using Poly Studio X30, X50, X52, and X70 devices with Google Meet, providing an additional option for sharing high-quality video and audio content during meetings.

translate for me will automatically detect and translate over 120 languages to a user’s preferred language

Rather than requiring users to navigate outside of Chat to translate a message, this update reduces friction and improves collaboration with colleagues, partners and customers in other parts of the world.

Mobile scans are now crisper and clearer with auto enhancements in the Google Drive scanner

The Google Drive document scanner on Android devices now includes auto enhancement to digitize paper documents into higher quality images more quickly. This feature performs actions such as white balance correction, shadow removal, contrast enrichment, auto sharpening, and light improvement.

Use the GitHub app in Google Chat to get notifications about GitHub events

Google Chat has updated its integration with GitHub, allowing users to receive streamlined notification cards for issues, pull requests, and comments. The update includes enhanced repository and pull request subscription options, richer link previews, and the ability to configure multiple repositories within a single space.

new roles of Groups Editor and Groups Reader offer delegated admin permissions for groups

The new roles of Groups Editor and Groups Reader offer delegated admin permissions for groups, and can use conditions to limit access to sensitive groups as needed.

new, information-rich usage reports to help Workspace administrators understand how their teams are using Google Chat

The updated reporting aligns trackable metrics with the current Chat experience and provides essential data for analyzing and driving adoption, configuring safety features, and more.

when mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them

Starting today, when mentioning a user that is not already in the conversation, you will have the option to add them and send the message, or just send the message without adding them.

Improvements to @mentions in Google Chat, including optional member addition and smart chip rendering.

Google Chat is updating @mentions to allow users to reference people without necessarily adding them to the conversation. When mentioning a user not already present, users can now choose to either add them and send the message or send the message as a reference only. Additionally, @mentions are now rendered as smart chips for visual consistency across Workspace; on the web, these chips allow users to hover for more information or click to start a 1:1 direct message.