This morning, Google announced what we had long suspected – Google Assistant and Calendar reminders would be going away forever. However, all is not so depressing when you consider what it actually means for the future of productivity through Google apps and services. In a Keyword blog post, Ilya Brown, the Vice President of Product […]
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Keep notes becomes the latest app to join the Workspace family
It looks like my absolute favorite Google app just made the switch in its branding to reflect its bundling into Google Workspace. Shown in the screenshot below, the splashscreen for the notetaking app now shows the Workspace logo near the bottom of the screen. 9to5Google first noticed this change, and though our devices are reflecting […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Chat gets multi-language Smart Replies and multi-media support
A couple of new updates are rolling out to Google Chat this week that will make the service more user-friendly for those using it on mobile or the Web. These new features were announced via the Google Workspace blog, but are not necessarily just for Workspace customers. Currently, iOS users are able to select multiple […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet recordings, attendance tracking and more can now be shared with co-hosts
If you’re using Google Meet to plan and execute video calls with your employees or students, then you may be interested in knowing that some advanced hosting features are now able to be shared with meeting co-hosts. Previously, Google made recordings, attendance tracking, polling, and more generated by organization members sharable with hosts as “meeting […]
Continue ReadingMulti-instance app support rolls out for Workspace on tablets, dual-pane view for Keep
This week, Google announced a roundup of new features that are in the process of rolling out to Android tablets, including a redesign of the widgets for Google Drive and Keep. Additionally, other Workspace app features had also been teased back in July that would improve the experience on tablet devices running Android 12L. One […]
Continue ReadingGoogle warns Hangouts users: App to stop working November 1st
Since February, Google has sounded the alarm about the impending migration from the legacy Google Hangouts application in favor of Google Chat. Chat is meant to become Google’s single messaging solution, which provides rich-text editing, @ mentions, media and emojis, and seamless integration with other Workspace apps like Gmail and Spaces. Google has since then […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet will now automatically adjust the volume of participants that are too loud
We’ve all been there. We’re in a video meeting, and someone with a hot mic unmutes and sounds significantly louder than everyone else. This issue is hard to control in this age of hybrid work and workers using different types of equipment in their home offices, causing discrepancies in volume. Google is looking to remedy […]
Continue ReadingYouTube’s latest experiment lets you watch videos with friends in real-time via Google Meet
Not a month ago, Google announced that it would be bringing direct integration of YouTube, Spotify, ‘Kahoot!’, and more into your live Meet calls to make them more fun and interactive, and today, we get the very first show of this with YouTube’s latest experiment. By visiting youtube.com/new, Premium subscribers can enable this starting today, […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs adds support for inline Emojis
This year Google has been on a mission to incorporate emojis in all their applications. From figuring out a workaround to show iPhone message reactions as emojis on Android to adding Emoji reactions to apps like Google Meet and Google Docs, Google has made its position known on whether emojis should be part of our […]
Continue ReadingDedicated Google Meet devices get light and dark mode option on home screen
Google has announced support for light and dark modes for Google Meet hardware devices. These new themes are meant to enhance the look of these devices when they are not in use and to fit the aesthetic of the room they are in. Additionally, FOR Google Meet devices available that sit on a desk and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet rolling out ability to temporarily unmute yourself with the spacebar
A new Google Workspace update is rolling out that will allow you to unmute yourself using your keyboard’s spacebar during a Google Meet. Having this capability will make it a lot easier for users to quickly unmute themselves without fumbling around for the mute button on the screen. Of course, users will still be required […]
Continue ReadingNon-Google users can now upload or create files in a shared Google Drive
In 2020, Google introduced a new “Visitor Sharing” feature to Workspace,” allowing for sharing of Google Drive files with non-Google users outside of their organization. This sharing is secure and pincode-based, but to date, it could only be used by non-Google users for viewing, commenting, or editing existing content in Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Sheets introduces Named Functions that can be reused in other Sheets
The Google Workspace blog announced a new Sheets feature that allows you to create custom functions that can be reused across files. The functionality, called “Named Functions,” is similar to Named Ranges in which you can select a specific range of cells and give them a unique name to reference them by in a formula. […]
Continue ReadingFinding Google Chat Spaces content is now easier thanks to direct Gmail Search integration
Google has been hard at work turning Workspace and more specifically Google Chat into the next social network. Actually, it’s becoming more of an intranet with copious amounts of discoverability within your organization’s efforts and communications, but that’s neither here nor there. Chat Spaces have become a replacement for Google Currents (formerly Google+), and we […]
Continue ReadingYou can now assign tasks from within Google Docs
Google has been implementing several Tasks updates lately, elevating this part of its productivity suite as a cornerstone. However, even with all the upgrades and updated functionality it’s gotten so far, it was still missing an important feature to be taken seriously as a full-featured task manager. I am referring, of course, to assigning tasks […]
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