When using Google Meet on the web, background effects will now look more accurate thanks to background and foreground separation improvements. This will affect effects such as background blur, background replacement, and the recently launched immersive backgrounds and styles. However, as those video effects can be very resource-intensive, those with devices that have lower specs […]
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Google Calendar will now choose your meeting join method based on your working location
Google Workspace is rolling out a new Google Calendar feature that will automatically choose how you intend to join a meeting based on the working location that you have set. The join method will be reflected on your RSVP to the event and can be manually changed if desired. For example, if you have set […]
Continue ReadingYou can now set a more specific working location in Calendar
Google Workspace launched a Calendar feature last year, allowing users to specify whether they were working remotely or in the office. This proved very helpful as hybrid work became increasingly mainstream, and co-workers needed an easy way to find out if their team members were physically in the office that day. Google is taking this […]
Continue ReadingWorkspace: Google Voice adds Call Waiting support
Google Voice is now rolling out the ability to make or take a second call while you are already on one — or “Call Waiting,” as part of Google’s efforts to improve Google Voice’s core calling features. This will be available on both the web interface and the mobile apps for Google Workspace customers with […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet’s YouTube live streaming feature rolling out now
Back in March, Google announced their plans to add a live streaming option to Google Meet this year, thus allowing your meetings to be viewed by more than the amount supported to join a Meet. This would also allow your stream to be viewed by large groups of people outside of your organization, giving them […]
Continue ReadingAbility to delete Google Chat Spaces now generally available
Last year, Google introduced the ability to delete Spaces in Google Chat, six months after Spaces replaced the old Chat Rooms. However, this was restricted to only the room creator and for Google Workspace customers on the Business Standard, G Suite Basic, or Business Starter tiers. This made the feature very limited and unavailable to […]
Continue ReadingGoogle hopes to curb spam by hiding unknown sender invites from your calendar
You can now choose to only show events on your Google Calendar if they come from senders you know. This change was done in order to keep your calendar somewhat free of spam. However, you will still get email invitations to events from people you don’t know, but they won’t show up on your calendar […]
Continue ReadingAnonymous questions and polls will now be allowed in Google Meet
In the past two years, Google has brought quite a few helpful improvements and new features to Google Meet, including the ability to ask questions and participate in polls. However, these actions could only be done while identifying yourself, which may not be ideal depending on the type of call you are in. To address […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs rolling out notifications for document changes
You will now have the option in Google Docs to select certain files for which you would like to receive email notifications regarding document changes. Notification emails about edits include information on the changes made, including when they were made, who made them, and what changes were made. These alerts let you track changes and […]
Continue ReadingAppointment Schedules get better sharing options in Calendar
Google Calendar introduced a new Calendly-style feature back in March that allowed users to set pre-defined appointment slots so that anyone can book an appointment with them. This feature, called “Appointment Scheduling,” is different from the old “appointment slots” in that it creates an external page that could be shared with anyone, including clients without Google accounts. This […]
Continue ReadingGoogle One 2TB+ subscribers gain enhanced video calling
Google has been improving its Google One program lately by adding more features to its higher-cost premium tier. This tier normally includes 2TB in storage available across Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive. However, last year, Google bumped the free VPN option for Android and iOS by making it available internationally to premium users. In […]
Continue Reading[U: Fixed] New Gmail bug is displaying a warning banner on emails. Fix is in the works.
Update, July 10th, 12:40PM EST: The Google Workspace team provided the below update yesterday, July 9th, at 9:27PM UTC: The problem with Gmail has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Gmail users are experiencing an issue in which emails delivered between 7 PM PST on […]
Continue ReadingYou can now drag images out of Keep into other apps on Android
Google Keep has been the subject of several APK teardowns lately that have revealed some interesting “possible” new features. Just last month, it was discovered that Keep is likely adding basic text formatting options, such as the ability to bold or italicize your text, as well as adding different font sizes. Considering the app is […]
Continue ReadingHow to use Markdown to write in Google Docs
Markdown – a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor – has been supported by Google Docs in a very limited capacity when composing a document for some time now. The syntax is intended to make internet writing easier and is a popular alternative to WYSIWYG (what you see is what […]
Continue ReadingeSignature coming to Google Docs for Workspace Individual customers
Since the launch of Google Workspace Individual a year ago — a new service to help one-person businesses grow by letting them use the same apps they use in their personal lives — Google has made several upgrades to give its users more bang for their buck. However, realizing there’s more to be done, Google […]
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