What’s changing In 2022, we introduced Access Approvals, which enables customers to control when Google support personnel can access specific data during support and general maintenance. Beginning today, we’re introducing additional options that p…
Improve search results with Personalization Boost and Click Boost for Cloud Search
What’s changing To help you find relevant documents faster, we’re introducing user personalization boost and click boost for the Cloud Search API. These boosts tailor search results based on the way users interact with search results: documents th…
Use speaker separation for a more dynamic meeting experience on Pixel 7 devices
What’s changing If you’re using Google Meet with a Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro device, you can opt to use speaker separation for your meetings. When turned on, you’ll hear the audio of other participants from different directions based on their positio…
Admins can install Chat apps for use in direct messages
What’s changingGoogle Chat apps integrate with productivity tools, enable you to collaborate with others, and can also help automate your work. Previously, to start using an app in Chat, users had to individually install apps as described here. St…
Improving your security with shorter Session Length defaults
What’s changing To further improve security for our customers, we are changing the default session length to 16 hours for existing Google Cloud customers. Note that this update refers to managing user connections to Google Cloud services (e.g. Goo…
New updates for Google Meet on Poly Android-based appliances
What’s changing We are rolling out updates to Google Meet to support our upcoming launch of Google Meet on Poly Android-based appliances. Within the Google admin console, admins can enroll Poly devices and include reporting of these new appliances…
Indicate your Google Voice availability with more options
What’s changing We’re making it easier for you to indicate your availability in Google Voice on web and mobile. Previously, you could only indicate your availability for all of your ring groups. This update gives you greater flexibility to ma…
Increasing efficiency through better meeting room management with room release
What’s changingIn this hybrid work environment, there’s an increased need to better optimize meeting rooms in order to foster greater collaboration. Room release, an existing feature that releases booked meeting rooms when all but one attendee dec…
Manage all Google Workspace API activity from a single location
What’s changingWithin the Google Cloud Console, you can now view and manage all Google Workspace API activity. Here, you’ll find a centralized view of which APIs are currently running and their associated requests. You can also easily perform common ac…
Get enhanced spam protection through automatic labeling of suspected spam calls in Google Voice
What’s changing To help protect you from unwanted calls and potentially harmful scams, Google Voice shows a “suspected spam caller” label on all calls that Google believes to be spam. Google makes this determination using the same advanced artific…