Announced earlier this year, Google Meet is now leveraging gesture detection when you physically raise your hand to trigger the corresponding indicator.
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As we spotted over the weekend, Google Chat is getting a new icon, as well as redesigned navigation on the web app with dedicated views for “Home” and “Mentions.”
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Google Domains has technically shut down after the reigns were handed over to Squarespace, but existing customers can still manage their domains and such through domains.google.com. For those same customers, though, the price of adding Workspace email to Google Domains has gone up.
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We spotted a new logo for Google Chat in May, but it did not get announced with the homescreen redesign that also adds Duet AI and audio huddles a few months later. What should be the final version of that new Google Chat logo has now leaked.
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While “Google Meet” replaced Duo last year, call functionality is still technically split between legacy features for personal users and enterprise users. Now, Workspace users can make direct calls too.
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As we previously detailed, Google Meet is adding an On-the-Go mode that offers an optimized meeting experience when you’re mobile.
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At Cloud Next ’23 in August, a big enterprise-focused revamp of Google Chat with a new homescreen, Duet AI, and audio-first huddles was previewed. A smaller redesign of Google Chat today adds message bubbles for a more modern look.
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Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet today feature single-function AI features like Help me write and image generation. Google will soon start testing the Duet AI side panel. Ahead of that, the company is updating its “Google Workspace Labs Privacy Notice and Terms to better protect your privacy and data.”
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The latest Google Workspace large-screen optimization sees Drive for Android get a two-page layout when viewing PDF files.
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Earlier this year, Google Meet introduced 1080p streaming for 1:1 conversations, and it’s now coming to group calls.
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Google Drive on the web is getting a new “Activity” feed that “shows all pending access requests, recent comments, and approvals.”
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Back in 2016, Google announced a 55-inch 4K touchscreen that serves as a digital whiteboard for real-time collaboration. Google Jamboard and its mobile apps are now shutting down in 2024.
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To aid collaboration, Google Slides on the web is getting a live pointer that allows “you and your colleagues to see each other’s mouse pointers in real-time.”
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Besides the Material You redesign at the start of this year, Google Voice has not seen too many user-facing (compared to enterprise) additions this year but is now adding spam text warnings.
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Google Workspace Individual, which is aimed at single-owner businesses, is getting new Meet video calling features.
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Besides the upcoming homescreen redesign and Duet AI, Google Chat is getting voice messages and interoperability with third-party messaging services.
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In addition to other Workspace announcements around Chat and Meet at Cloud Next ’23 today, Google Docs is getting a new paid “Proofread” feature that replaces today’s Spelling and grammar check.
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Back at I/O in May, Google announced that Duet AI would be the brand for generative AI in Workspace (and Cloud). At Cloud Next 2023, Google is now ready to launch Duet AI as a paid offering for enterprises.
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Google Meet is getting a torrent of Duet AI features at Cloud Next 2023 from “takes notes for me” and “attend for me” to studio audio and video enhancements.
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As previously reported, Google Chat is getting a UI redesign as well as Duet AI features at Cloud Next 2023.
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Google Workspace announced a slew of new security measures today, including an additional layer of “Verify it’s you” confirmation when doing something sensitive in Gmail.
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Google today announced the latest security features, like client-side encryption (CSE) in the Gmail mobile apps, for enterprise Workspace customers and other corporate environments.
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Google’s work on optimizing first-party apps for Android tablets and foldables continues with an upcoming redesign for Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
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At a high level, Google says “generative AI does not change [its] foundational privacy protections for giving users choice and control over their data.” Google, in a blog post, detailed its “privacy commitments to all Workspace users” and commercial (enterprise) customers around Duet AI.
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