Get enhanced spam protection through automatic labeling of suspected spam calls in Google Voice
To help protect you from unwanted calls and potentially harmful scams, Google Voice will now show a “suspected spam caller” label on all calls that Google believes to be spam. | Available to all Google Voice customers | Learn more.
The new labels appear on the incoming call screen and in the user’s call history. Users can either:
Confirm a suspected spam call, which causes future calls from that number to go directly to voicemail and call history entries to be put in the spam folder
Mark a labeled call as not spam, after which the suspected spam label is never displayed for that number again
Get an alert that an incoming call is suspected spam
Getting started
Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users: Suspected spam labeling appears automatically when the Voice spam filter setting (Settings > Security > Filter spam) is OFF. When spam filtering is ON, all calls that Google identifies as spam are automatically sent to voicemail, and the call entry is put into the spam folder. Visit the Help Center to learn more about blocking calls and messages or marking them as spam.
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.
Updated experience for exporting your organization’s data
We’re introducing new capabilities for exporting your organization’s data, giving our customers greater flexibility over managing their organization’s data export needs. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers only. | Learn more.
Google Voice Standard customers can assign phone numbers in other Voice countries in their region
Google Voice customers on the Standard subscription in Canada, Europe and the US can assign phone numbers to any supported country in their region:
Customers in Europe can assign phone numbers in supported European countries
Customers in Canada and the US can assign phone numbers in both countries
This change gives our customers on the Standard SKU the flexibility to deploy Voice across the different countries they operate in within the same region. | Available for Google Voice Standard customers only. | Learn more.
More filter effects available for Google Meet
Google Workspace users can now access a variety of new filter effects on Google Meet on the web and mobile. These filters, such as loghead, strawberry, and working bunny, can help bring an element of fun to meetings. | Learn more.
Quickly refine search results in Google Chat with search chips
We’re expanding an existing mobile feature to the web that helps you find exactly what you’re looking for much faster using search chips that filter your search results. | Learn more.
The filters available to help you find messages are:
From: Messages sent from specific people.
Said in: Messages said in a specific conversation or space.
Date: Messages sent during a specific date range.
Has file: Messages that include documents, spreadsheets, slides, and more.
Has link: Messages that include links.
Mentions me: Messages that mention you.
Getting started
Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users:
To find a specific message with the help of search filter chips: type your keyword(s) in the search bar in chat.google.com or Chat mobile app > hit enter.On the search results page, you can see the filter chips above the results > click on a filter chip to apply the filter on the search results.
For Chat in Gmail, type your keyword(s) in the search bar > navigate to the “messages” tab on the search results page > you can see the filter chips above the results > click on a filter chip to apply the filter on the search results.
Admins can control whether these effects are on or off for their users — by default, this setting is:
OFF for Google Workspace Education users.
ON by default for all other Google Workspace editions, including Google Workspace Individual users.
Getting started
Admins: To control availability of these effects, navigate to Apps > Google Workspace > Settings for Google Meet > Meet video settings in the Admin console. Visit the Help Center to learn more about how to control whether users can change their backgrounds in Meet.
Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Standard, and Education Plus customers
Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
Google Workspace already uses the latest cryptographic standards to encrypt all data at rest and in transit between our facilities. Client-side encryption helps strengthen the confidentiality of your data while helping to address a broad range of data sovereignty and compliance needs.
Client-side encryption is already available for Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, Google Meet, and Google Calendar (beta).
Getting started
Admins:
Eligible Workspace customers can apply for the beta after completing a few steps to prepare your account.
This feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled at the domain, OU, and Group levels (Admin console > Security > Access and data control > Client-side encryption). Visit the Help Center to learn more about client side encryption.
End users: To add client-side encryption to any message, click the lock icon and select additional encryption, and compose your message and add attachments as normal. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Client-side encryption for Gmail.
Rollout
We will be accepting beta applications and allowlisting customers over the next several weeks.
Availability
Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers
Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Education Fundamentals, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
Not available to users with personal Google Accounts
In January 2022, we announced the general availability of translated captions in Google Meet. Translated captions provide real-time translations of the speaker's language, helping to make meetings more inclusive and collaborative for meeting participants.
We’re expanding on this feature and beginning today, you can:
Translate English calls into Japanese, Mandarin (simplified), and Swedish
Translate French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish calls into English
Additionally, standard captions are now available in Japanese, Russian, Italian, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Mandarin (traditional). Visit the Help Center for a complete list of available languages.
Some languages will include a “Beta” tag as we continue to optimize performance and introduce additional languages over time. We will continue to provide updates on the Workspace Updates blog as more languages become available.
Getting started
Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users: This feature will be available by default. Visit the Help Center to learn more about captions and translated captions in Google Meet.
Meeting participants:
You can use live translated captions if the meeting is organized by a user with an eligible Google Workspace edition.
Available for meetings organized by Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Starter, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade
Captions
Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers
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