As previewed at I/O 2024 in May, the Gemini Q&A panel is now more broadly available in Gmail for Android and iOS if you’re part of Workspace Labs. In essence, this is a more complete version of Gemini for your emails on mobile.
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Last year, the document scanner in Google Drive got a big update, and the tool on Android can now save uploads as JPEG files.
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Gmail users this afternoon are having issues adding attachments, while Google Drive uploads are also failing.
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In addition to Docs, Sheets, and Slides, the Gemini side panel is now coming to the Google Drive PDF viewer.
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Google Drive is adding automatically generated captions to videos you upload. This is already widely rolled out.
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After expanding Markdown syntax support in 2022, Google Docs is adding some “highly-requested features” to improve interoperability “with other Markdown supporting tools.”
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In addition to the Gemini side panel on the web, Gmail for Android and iOS is now rolling out a Summarize capability to paid customers.
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Back in April, Google Vids was unveiled as an AI-powered video creator and those enrolled in Workspace Labs can now test it.
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Google is touting significant speed improvements when performing calculations in Sheets on desktop Chrome and Edge.
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As announced at I/O 2024 last month, the Gemini side panel is now rolling out to paid Gmail, Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides customers, including Google One AI Premium.
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Some Google services are facing issues this afternoon (PT), with YouTube Studio completely down. Meanwhile, some Google Workspace users are experiencing lag.
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Google is rolling out a refreshed “Updates” inbox to Gmail for Android and iOS that aims to help users “focus on the emails that matter most.”
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As announced at Google I/O 2024, Gemini is now more widely available to users of Gmail, Google Drive, and other Workspace products.
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The Google Drive website is rolling out a nice quality of life improvement that lets you preview files from the list view using hovercards.
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In an update provided this week, Google Sheets is now rolling out long-requested support for convert a block of cells into a table.
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Education customers can now purchase Gemini for Google Workspace. This gives educators access to the side panel, Help me write/organize/visualize, and more.
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Since last I/O, Workspace has rolled out Gemini features like Help me write, organize, and visualize. Google is now ready to launch the side panel in the Gmail, Drive, and Docs web apps with a big Gemini 1.5 Pro upgrade.
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Today, the only generative AI feature in Gmail for Android and iOS is Help me write. At I/O 2024, Google announced a trio of new Gemini features, like Q&A, for Gmail on mobile.
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Google Meet is rolling out a nice option to hide contact tiles that lack video so your grid isn’t inundated with profile pictures or letters.
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The Google Drive web client is updating its existing keyboard shortcuts to make possible “first-letters navigation.”
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Google Meet’s new “Switch here” capability will let you seamlessly transfer calls between devices “without hanging up and rejoining.”
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On the web, only a few Google apps and services offer a night mode. Google Drive is now the latest to introduce a dark theme.
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At Cloud Next 2024, Google published a “prompting guide” for Gemini in Workspace, especially in Gmail and Docs.
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Besides Vids, Google Workspace is getting a slew of new features and Gemini capabilities at Cloud Next 2024.
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