Google Workspace Changes

Improved comments experience in Google Sheets on Android tablets

Redesigned comments on Android tablets for viewing, navigating, and replying to comments.

Improved comments experience in Google Docs on Android tablets

Improved design and filtering functionality to match the web experience, you’ll now be able to easily: Keep a pulse on the latest updates: now you’ll see the first comment and the two most recent replies from a comment thread, with the option to show all comments within a discussion. Review comments with full context: enjoy familiar, in-context commenting. Navigate and filter comments: navigation tabs and filters within the comments panel help you easily find relevant comments, without having to switch to a separate view.

Improved comments experience on Android tablets for Google Docs.

Google Docs on Android tablets is receiving a redesigned comments experience to align with the web experience. This update allows users to view the first comment and two most recent replies in a thread, enjoy in-context commenting, and use navigation tabs and filters within the comments panel for better navigation.

Gemini now provides summaries of unread conversations in the Google Chat home view.

Google Chat is introducing a new feature powered by Gemini that allows users to see a quick, bulleted synopsis of unread messages directly from the home view. By clicking the 'Summarize' button on the web or long-pressing on mobile, users can quickly review recent activity across group conversations, spaces, or threads to determine where to focus their attention.

Pronouns are now displayed in Google Meet

Users who have set their pronouns in their Google Account settings and set the visibility to 'Anyone' will now have those pronouns displayed on their personal video tile during Google Meet meetings on the web.

Use Gemini in the side panel of Google Sheets in seven additional languages (Alpha)

You can now use Gemini in the side panel of Google Sheets in seven additional languages: German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, French. The additional languages are available in alpha for Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, and Gemini Education Premium add-on.

Use Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive in seven additional languages (Alpha)

You can now use Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive in seven additional languages: German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, French. The additional languages are available in alpha for Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, and Gemini Education Premium add-on.

Use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs in seven additional languages (Alpha)

You can now use Gemini in the side panel of Google Docs in seven additional languages: German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, French. The additional languages are available in alpha for Workspace customers with a Gemini Business, Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education, and Gemini Education Premium add-on.

Now generally available: Migrate users’ emails from Google Workspace, Gmail and other IMAP enabled mail servers

Beginning today, this data migration experience is now generally available, helping admins migrate email data in a more secure, reliable, and efficient manner.

Google Drive inventory reporting is now generally available for admins.

Google Drive inventory reporting has moved from beta to general availability, allowing admins to export inventory reports to BigQuery to gain deeper insights into how data is classified, accessed, and used. This update includes new functionality such as adherence to data regions settings, additional report details (creator email, owner's organizational unit, and inherited permissions for shared drives), and the capture of audit events for configuration and report status.

Import data from Meta Workplace to Google Chat using CloudFuze.

Google has introduced a new migration solution from partner CloudFuze that enables companies using Meta Workplace to migrate their data to Google Chat. This integration allows for the transfer of communities, groups, individual members, admins, community posts, attachments, and reactions, while maintaining original historical timestamps to preserve the knowledge repository.

Google Meet now allows admins to enable client debug logs for better eCDN performance insights.

Admins can now enable client debug logs in the Admin console to gain detailed insights into how Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) configurations affect client usage across their private network. These logs provide critical information regarding device status, network assignments, and performance statistics such as transfer rates and peer connections, enabling administrators to optimize bandwidth savings and troubleshoot issues more efficiently.

enhancements that will give admins greater insight to better optimize their eCDN configuration

Beginning today, admins can turn on client debug logs in the Admin console to get detailed information and better understand how configurations affect the way clients use eCDN in different parts of their private network.

Under the umbrella of our data migration services, we’re introducing a new file migration service for Admins to transfer files between OneDrive data to Google Drive for up to 100 users at a time.

Available directly under the Admin console, super admins can now migrate all your files and folders, as well as their corresponding access permissions with shared members.

Admins can now create email addresses for Google Chat spaces from the Admin console.

Google Workspace admins can now generate email addresses for Google Chat spaces by navigating to Google Chat > 'Manage spaces' > selecting a space > 'Space settings' > 'Generate email'. Additionally, email conversations sent to spaces will now be displayed in threads rather than as separate cards in the message stream, with threading rolling out starting October 17, 2024.