Google Workspace Changes

Local files now sync to Google Drive faster

Drive for desktop will now upload only the parts of the file that changed

Local files now sync to Google Drive faster via differential uploads

Google Drive for desktop now supports differential uploads, meaning that when large files are edited, only the modified portions of the file are uploaded rather than the entire file. This update significantly increases the speed of Drive syncs for all Google Workspace customers, Individual Subscribers, and personal account users.

Google Meet introduces the eCDN On-Premises API for more private livestreaming bandwidth optimization.

Google Meet has launched the eCDN On-Premises API, allowing administrators to implement Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) for livestreaming while maintaining strict network privacy. The API enables the replacement of IP addresses with self-assigned peering group names and encrypts session description protocol (SDP) handshakes, ensuring that internal network information is not shared with Google while still reducing bandwidth consumption through peer-assisted media delivery.

Enhanced IRM for Google Drive DLP now applies to all users, including file writers and owners.

Google is expanding its Information Rights Management (IRM) capabilities within Google Drive's Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules. Previously, IRM restrictions—which prevent downloading, printing, and copying—only applied to users with viewer or commenter roles. Now, administrators can apply these restrictions to all users, including file writers and owners, ensuring sensitive content is protected from data exfiltration regardless of the user's role. When applied to editors or owners, they can still copy and paste content, but only within the same document.

OAuth consent screen will now let users specify which individual OAuth scopes they would like to authorize.

The OAuth consent screen will now let users specify which individual OAuth scopes they would like to authorize. This affords users the benefit of more granular control over what data their 3P applications are allowed to access.

Updated keyboard shortcuts for Google Groups

Google Groups is introducing updated keyboard shortcuts to improve accessibility for users relying on keyboards, screen readers, braille devices, and screen magnification. Existing shortcuts will be replaced by these new ones over the coming weeks.

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.