Google Workspace Changes

New Google Calendar lock screen widgets on iOS mobile devices

We’re excited to announce the launch of Google Calendar lock screen widgets on iOS mobile devices (iOS16+) and iPads (iOS17). These will surface an upcoming event or task, giving you a quick glance right from your lock screen.

User enrollment for managed iOS devices is now generally available

User enrollment separates work and personal data on iOS devices, giving admins control over Workspace data on the device while users retain privacy over their personal data.

Admins can manage and secure school accounts and mobile devices centrally with the Endpoint Education Upgrade.

Using the Endpoint Education Upgrade, admins can configure a wide range of account and device management features, helping to make your organization's data more secure across your users' mobile devices, desktops, laptops, and other endpoints.

Adds enterprise endpoint management features to your Google Workspace for Education edition.

Using endpoint management, admins can better manage and secure the phones and tablets used across their school directly from the Admin console.

Google Meet enables direct 1:1 calls with people outside your video calling network on mobile.

Users from outside of your domain will be able to initiate 1:1 video calls with your users and vice versa. Admins will be able to pre-configure this functionality as on or off for their users with a new admin control.

New markups feature in Google Docs allows handwritten annotations on Android devices.

The new markups experience lets you add handwritten annotations to documents with a stylus or your finger when using an Android device.

New ways to annotate Google Docs

The new markups experience lets you add handwritten annotations to documents with a stylus or your finger when using an Android device.

Import and convert sensitive Excel files into client-side encrypted Google Sheets is now generally available.

You can now import and convert sensitive Excel files into Google Sheets with client-side encryption.

The Groups Admin role can now be assigned for security groups or non-security groups in open beta.

This change gives administrators more granular delegation of group admin responsibilities, helping limit access to the most sensitive groups to only those who absolutely need it.

Participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view in Google Chat.

In order to provide you with more context upfront, you will now see participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view. Without having to click to open the thread side panel, it will now be much easier to decide which threads to read and reply to.

Easily identify which unread threads are most relevant to you in Google Chat

You will now see participant avatars for unread threads in the conversation view. Without having to click to open the thread side panel, it will now be much easier to decide which threads to read and reply to.

The Google Meet API is now generally available.

You can use the Meet API to programmatically create and configure Meet calls, retrieve information about past meetings, access meeting artifacts and subscribe to real time updates on meetings.

Check in to your meeting room directly from the Google Meet green room.

If you’re using companion mode on the web, you can now check in to your meeting room directly from the green room. Then, when you enter the call, everyone will immediately see your name alongside the conference room you’re joining from.

End users can now discover and install Google Chat apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace.

End users can now discover and install Google Chat apps from the Google Workspace Marketplace. Additionally, users can now open the Google Workspace Marketplace directly from within Chat.

Assign mobile device management admin privileges based on organizational unit

Admins can be assigned privileges for specific organizational units (OUs). This adds yet another layer of security by ensuring that access is scoped to the necessary OUs only.