Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – December 23, 2022

New updates

There are no new updates to share this week. Please see below for a recap of published announcements.

Previous announcements

The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.

Updated experience for exporting your organization’s data

We’re introducing new capabilities for exporting your organization’s data, giving our customers greater flexibility over managing their organization’s data export needs. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers only. | Learn more.

Google Voice Standard customers can assign phone numbers in other Voice countries in their region

Google Voice customers on the Standard subscription in Canada, Europe and the US can assign phone numbers to any supported country in their region:

Customers in Europe can assign phone numbers in supported European countries
Customers in Canada and the US can assign phone numbers in both countries

This change gives our customers on the Standard SKU the flexibility to deploy Voice across the different countries they operate in within the same region. | Available for Google Voice Standard customers only. | Learn more.

More filter effects available for Google Meet

Google Workspace users can now access a variety of new filter effects on Google Meet on the web and mobile. These filters, such as loghead, strawberry, and working bunny, can help bring an element of fun to meetings. | Learn more.

Quickly refine search results in Google Chat with search chips

We’re expanding an existing mobile feature to the web that helps you find exactly what you’re looking for much faster using search chips that filter your search results. | Learn more.

Completed rollouts

The features below completed their rollouts to Rapid Release domains, Scheduled Release domains, or both. Please refer to the original blog post for additional details.

Rapid Release Domains:

Create drop-down chips in Google Sheets

[Weekly Recap] See collaborator avatars in the toolbar of apps on Android devices

Rapid and Scheduled Release Domains:

More ways to prevent data exfiltration on iOS devices

New default setting for content managers to modify shared drives coming in February 2023 (Admin controls only)

Collaborate with colleagues in Google Slides through a new ‘Follow’ feature

Enjoy improved call performance with intelligent network switching in Google Voice

[Weekly Recap] Pin table headers when using pageless format on Google Docs

[Weekly Recap] Drive approvals available on Android and iOS apps

[Weekly Recap] Additional functionality for storage management

Expanded language support for captions and translated captions in Google Meet

Client-side encryption for Gmail (Beta application)

Google Voice Standard customers can assign phone numbers in other Voice countries in their region

Quickly refine search results in Google Chat with search chips

For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).

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