Google Workspace Updates

Support for dual screens in Chromebox for meetings devices

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

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Domains using Chromebox for meetings devices will be able to simply plug in a second display to their Chromebox’s display port and that display will behave as a secondary display. During a video call, this will allow participants to see the audience and the projected presentation at the same time. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Using dual displays

Remotely manage Chromebox video meetings

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Remotely manage video calls

Manage Chromebox for meetings devices

Admins can now better manage video calls in Chromebox for meetings devices right from the Google Apps Admin console, with options like remotely starting, muting and hanging up a meeting. Meeting participants are still in full control of the device in their conference room, even if the video call is started remotely. For example, meetings are muted by default, but participants can unmute the microphone using the remote control if they need to be heard. They can also end the call or perform any other task available on the device. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Remotely manage video calls

Manage Chromebox for meetings devices

Eject guests from a Hangouts video call

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

https://support.google.com/a/answer/6187009#eject

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Hangouts participants will now have the ability to remove other participants from a Hangouts video call. This is only available to people from the same domain as the Hangout creator. For example, if a person creates a Hangouts video call from Calendar, people in their same domain will be able to eject others from the call. Any participants from outside the domain will not have this ability. Ejected participants will not be able to re-join the call unless explicitly re-invited from within the video call.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enhanced reliability and support for Hangouts

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Google Apps SLA

Hangouts is now covered under the same Terms of Service that support our other Google Apps for Business products, like Gmail and Google Drive. That means that customers receive 24x7 phone support and 99.9% guaranteed uptime as well as ISO27001, SSAE 16/ISAE 4302 and SOC 2 certification. Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Google Apps SLA

Hangouts video calls for all

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Start Hangout video calls with up to 15 participants
Include any external guests who have a Google account
Add, change or join a video call in a Google Calendar entry (coming soon)
Join or start a Hangout by URL or at g.co/hangout/ (and g.co/present/ to just present)

Please note that people without a Google+ profile will not be able to use Hangout apps other than screen share and chat, nor invite Google+ circles to a Hangout video call.

This enhancement will be supported in a coming version of the Android and iOS Hangout apps.

Release track:

Hangouts features (launching today) - Rapid release and Scheduled release
Calendar features (coming soon) - Rapid release, followed by Scheduled release two weeks later

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Note: this launch only applies to Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government editions

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With today’s launch, people using Google Apps with access to Google Talk or Google Hangouts chat will now have the ability to create and join Hangout video calls for up to 15 participants. Participants will no longer need to ensure Google+ premium services are enabled, nor have a Google+ profile. Features such as sharing one’s screen to a team or automatically adding a Hangout to any Calendar event will also be available. Before a Google+ profile is created, a Hangouts participant will be able to:

Start Hangout video calls with up to 15 participants
Include any external guests who have a Google account
Add, change or join a video call in a Google Calendar entry (coming soon)
Join or start a Hangout by URL or at g.co/hangout/ (and g.co/present/ to just present)

Please note that people without a Google+ profile will not be able to use Hangout apps other than screen share and chat, nor invite Google+ circles to a Hangout video call.

This enhancement will be supported in a coming version of the Android and iOS Hangout apps.

Release track:

Hangouts features (launching today) - Rapid release and Scheduled release
Calendar features (coming soon) - Rapid release, followed by Scheduled release two weeks later

For more information:

Enterprise blog post
Getting started with Google Hangouts
Additional features available with Google+
Using Hangouts video calls

Using Suggested Edits between Microsoft® Word and Google Docs

Friday, July 25, 2014

We know that some of you work with people who still use Word, so starting today any tracked changes in a .docx file will be automatically carried over to Docs as Suggested Edits. Once you’ve imported your changes, you can begin immediately collaborating with your colleagues in real-time.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Enterprise blog post

Help Center

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A few weeks ago we launched Suggested Edits in Google Docs--a way to make edits that can be accepted or rejected by the owner of the document.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Enterprise blog post

New version of Gmail iOS app

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Save attachments directly to Google Drive so you can access them anywhere while saving space and bandwidth on your device
Insert Google Drive files directly into messages
New account management options to choose which accounts you want to have visible in Gmail without removing accounts from your device.
Change your profile picture (in Settings)

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Gmail blog post

Get the Gmail iOS app in the App Store

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A new version of the Gmail iOS app is now available in the App Store. The launch includes:

Save attachments directly to Google Drive so you can access them anywhere while saving space and bandwidth on your device
Insert Google Drive files directly into messages
New account management options to choose which accounts you want to have visible in Gmail without removing accounts from your device.
Change your profile picture (in Settings)

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

Gmail blog post

SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) available on Chromebooks

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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Configure SAML Single Sign-On for Chrome Devices

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Many organizations already use single sign-on (SSO) for Google Apps. Today, we are launching SAML-based SSO login for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes as well. Using the Admin console, admins can begin evaluating and slowly rolling out this capability across their organizations by setting just one policy.

Release track:

Rapid release and Scheduled release

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Updated version of Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook®

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook calendar migrations now uses the latest Google Calendar API (version 3 )
Calendar migrations now recognize more time zones
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook can now get the sender's email address from the message's internet headers even if it's missing from the sender field in Outlook
Several bug fixes

Release Track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

See what's new in this release for more details
Get the latest version from the download page. Existing installs will auto-update in the coming weeks
Learn more about Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook® v3.0 is now available with the following new features:

Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook calendar migrations now uses the latest Google Calendar API (version 3 )
Calendar migrations now recognize more time zones
Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook can now get the sender's email address from the message's internet headers even if it's missing from the sender field in Outlook
Several bug fixes

Release Track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release

For more information:

See what's new in this release for more details
Get the latest version from the download page. Existing installs will auto-update in the coming weeks
Learn more about Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook

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Updates

New version of Google Drive viewer

Support for dual screens in Chromebox for meetings devices

Remotely manage Chromebox video meetings

Eject guests from a Hangouts video call

Enhanced reliability and support for Hangouts

Hangouts video calls for all

Using Suggested Edits between Microsoft® Word and Google Docs

New version of Gmail iOS app

SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) available on Chromebooks

Updated version of Google Apps Migration for Microsoft Outlook®

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