Google Workspace Changes

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides now display Accept and Edit buttons in the top banner to quickly confirm single system-applied classification labels.

Google is making it faster to confirm automatically applied classification labels in Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Previously, files labeled by AI classification or default classification rules only showed a Review button; now, when a single label is automatically applied, users with permission to modify it see Accept and Edit buttons directly in the banner. Accept confirms the label in one click, while Edit opens the Labels side panel. A new Accept label button is also available in the side panel. If multiple labels are automatically applied, the banner continues to show Review. The feature is ON by default for eligible editions and begins gradual rollout on November 9, 2026, for both Rapid and Scheduled Release domains.

Administrators can automatically apply client-side encryption (CSE) to confidential Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive files using Policy-Based Enforcement, now available in beta.

Google Workspace administrators can automatically enforce client-side encryption (CSE) on sensitive files across their organization using Policy-Based Enforcement, now available in beta. Integrated with the Google Workspace Rules Engine, the feature applies encryption in place while preserving original file URLs across My Drive and shared drives, supporting Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Microsoft Office files, PDFs, and images. End users receive in-product contextual notifications when opening encrypted files, and administrators can monitor encryption activity in the security investigation tool with alert center notifications for external Key Access Control List Service (KACLS) issues. The feature requires Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus licenses and beta enrollment, and is off by default.