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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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 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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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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At the moment, Google Slides offers a virtual laser pointer when presenting, but you’ll soon be able to draw too.
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Previewed last year, Google is now offering an e-signature feature in Docs and Drive for Workspace Individual customers, while it’s coming soon to select tiers.
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Collapsible headings in Google Docs make not only writing a little easier but digesting and understanding documents less difficult as well. Creating a heading that collapses is basically effortless, and shouldn’t add anything to your Google Docs workload.
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After adding support for non-printing characters earlier this year, Google Docs is rolling out line numbers.
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After starting public testing in Slides, AI image generation is now coming to Google Meet on the web to create custom backgrounds.
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AppSheet lets businesses easily build internal tools, and Google is now giving access to entry Google Workspace tiers.
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Google is rolling out a new Calendar tool in the Gmail web client that makes it easier and faster to schedule meetings.
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