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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At Cloud Next 2024, Google announced a new Workspace app that serves as a “video, writing, production, and editing assistant” called Google Vids.
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As previewed last year, Google Chat is rolling out the ability to record and send voice messages. However, at launch, they’re only available for paid Google Workspace accounts.
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In November, Google introduced a new “Home” page for the Drive website and it’s now getting an “expanded search bar and enhanced search chip capabilities.”
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Google Calendar “appointment slots” have long allowed education and enterprise users to create and reserve specified time slots. Google is now removing that capability and replacing it with “appointment schedules.”
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Google Drive is rolling out a pair of updates, including improved video playback and more search filters on mobile.
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Google brought the first set of Gemini Workspace features out of preview for personal accounts earlier this week. “Help me create a list” is now being tested in Google Keep.
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The new Google One AI Premium plan now provides access to Gemini features in Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps for personal accounts. Google says the integration lets you “get more done without jumping between tabs or apps.”
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As teased earlier this month, the Gemini rebrand is now coming to Duet AI in Gmail, Drive, Docs, and other Google Workspace apps.
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At I/O 2022, Google announced that it will update over 20 of its first-party apps for large screens in a show of its commitment to the form factor. This will undoubtedly improve the experience for existing owners and is meant to encourage other developers to do the same. Here’s every Google app on Android that has a tablet update and what’s still to come.
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