Google Workspace Changes

Introducing "Catch me up," a new feature in Google Drive powered by Gemini that provides a summary of changes in files.

"Catch me up" helps users quickly understand changes to their files in Google Drive. Gemini identifies relevant files with recent changes and offers an overview of edits in Docs, and comments in Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The feature is available in English and is accessible via the "Catch me up" nudge in Google Drive Home or by selecting "catch me up" for specific files.

Google Drive: Introducing video engagement insights.

Google Drive is introducing a new feature to measure video engagement. Users will be able to see the total number of times a video is opened in the Details panel under a new Analytics section. This helps users understand how viewers are engaging with their videos.

Google Workspace Migrate tool now supports migrating files from Microsoft SharePoint Online to Google Drive.

The Google Workspace Migrate tool now allows admins to migrate data from Microsoft SharePoint Online sites, including document libraries, folders, files, and associated permissions. This helps organizations transition to Google Workspace quickly and easily. The migration process involves connecting to the SharePoint Online account, specifying sites and Drive folders, and defining user and group permissions. Comprehensive reporting and delta updates are available.

Improved scanning experience in Google Drive app on Android devices.

The scanning experience in the Google Drive app on Android devices is improved by increasing the size and updating the style of the scan buttons.

Gemini can now interact with Google Drive to find and summarize documents.

Gemini can interact with Google Drive to provide more contextual and relevant responses. For example, you can find the document about the website clean-up project and summarize the proposal in a few bullet points. This is part of the broader Google Workspace apps integration with Gemini.

Users can now add specific files as sources when using Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive, providing better control over the information used to generate responses.

Users can now specify which files Gemini should use as sources when generating responses in the side panel of Google Drive. After entering a question or prompt, users can click the “Add sources” button or drag and drop files into the side panel. This update gives users better visibility and control over sources used in conversations with Gemini.

Google Drive displays out-of-domain file-level warnings for Docs, Sheets, and Slides files.

Google Drive enhances security with out-of-domain file-level warnings. A badge is displayed on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files when owned or shared by someone outside the domain. A pop-up provides details and the option to report abuse, helping users identify risky files and avoid phishing.

Out-of-Domain file-level warnings are now publicly available to all Google Workspace users. A badge will be displayed on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files when the file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain.

Out-of-Domain file-level warnings are now publicly available to all Google Workspace users. Specifically, a badge will be displayed on Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files when the file is owned by or shared with someone outside of your domain. You'll also see a pop-up with more details and the option to report the externally owned file for abuse. This feature helps users identify potentially risky files and avoid phishing scams when working with files shared from outside your organization.

More options for exporting your Google Workspace data are available in open beta - Google Drive

Admins can choose from several options when exporting their organization’s data from Google Drive. Specifically, they will be able to: Export data based on existing Drive labels, Export data from within a specific date range, Export data from selected shared drives. This update is available in open beta, which means no additional sign-up is required.

Gemini in Drive PDF Viewer is now available in 20+ additional languages

As a result, you can now use Gemini in Drive in even more languages to do things like: Get a quick overview of long, complicated PDFs Use PDF contents to make something new, like a study guide or an email draft

The ability to run Google Drive on Arm-compatible Windows PCs is now generally available.

Compiled for ARM64, this release enables users to easily sync and store files online from Windows PCs powered by Snapdragon processors.

Introducing the ability to create new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and folders in your Drive using Gemini in the side panel.

streamline your file and folder creation journeys without needing to leave the side panel to create new Docs, Sheets, Slides and folders.

Create Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and folders using Gemini in the Google Drive side panel.

Google is expanding the capabilities of Gemini in the Google Drive side panel, allowing users to create new Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and folders directly through prompts. Users can specify the name of the file or folder in their request, and Gemini will generate the item and provide a direct link, streamlining the creation process without requiring the user to leave the side panel.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting now includes more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting has been enhanced to include more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive. Admins can now access schema fields concerning permission details for both shared drive and My Drive files, including whether the permission is inherited, the permission type, and the role.

Google Drive Inventory Reporting now includes more detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive.

Drive Inventory Reporting has been enhanced to include detailed permission information for files and folders in My Drive, such as whether the permission is inherited, the permission type, and the primary role for the user.