January 9th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
To make it easier to find and connect with your work contacts in Hangouts in Gmail, we’ll now display them as a distinct group as you start typing in the search box. The work contacts will appear below any contacts (work or personal) that you regularly Hangout with, so you can always find your most frequently contacted colleagues and friends.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
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January 9th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Google Apps customers using the Gmail iOS app will now see query suggestions when searching their email. The query suggestions are shown in a drop down as a query is typed and are tailored to the content in your email, so you can save time and get the information you want faster than ever before―same as the experience in Gmail on the web:
Note: This launch does not apply to Google Apps for Government customers
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
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January 7th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
To make it easier to know when people using Hangouts are available to chat, we’ve added timestamps as part of status (e.g. ‘last seen 2h ago’), indicating when one was last using Hangouts:
Individuals can control whether this info is shared from Hangouts chat settings.
This feature is now available on Hangouts in Gmail (gradual rollout), as well as on the latest versions of the Hangouts Android and iOS apps.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
For more information:
Hangouts in Gmail
Hangouts Android app
Hangouts iOS app
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January 6th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
As launched recently for Hangouts in Gmail, the latest version of the Google Hangouts iOS app now includes the ability to add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Status messages can be added via the settin…
January 6th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Last year, we announced a new feature for Hangouts on the web allowing Google Apps customers to share links to Hangouts video calls so that external meeting guests may request to join if not explicitly invited. This feature helps external guests avoid …
January 6th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
To make it easier for Google Apps admins to locate specific emails in Google Vault search, Gmail labels are now included in search results. Admins can now view both system labels―i.e. the status of the message as viewed by the user – Unread, Inbox, Spam, Sent, etc―and user-applied labels:
To view Gmail labels and basic header information for a message, click show details in your Vault search results.
Gmail user label metadata will also now be included in XML file exports to aid with deeper analysis.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
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January 5th, 2015 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Happy New Year! Check out the latest “What’s New in Google Apps” newsletter [pdf] for a roundup of all Apps launches from December 2014.Newsletter Archive & Translated Versions (coming soon for December issue)Note: all launches are applicable to al…
December 22nd, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
We’ve made it easier to add images to Gmail signatures on the web by enabling the option to choose and display images from Google Drive.
Images can be added in Gmail Settings > General. In the ‘Signature’ section, click the ‘Insert image’ icon above the signature text box and add your image from Drive.
Note: In order for this feature to be visible in Gmail, admins will need to enable external sharing of Drive files in Admin console: Drive > Sharing settings > Sharing options.
Release track:
Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in early Jan 2015
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December 22nd, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Over the past few years, we’ve been updating our APIs with new versions across Drive and Calendar, as well as those used for managing Google Apps for Work domains. These new APIs offered developers several improvements over older versions of the API. With each of these introductions, we also announced the deprecation of a set of corresponding APIs.
As communicated* back in September, the deprecation period for these APIs is coming to an end. As of April 20, 2015, we will discontinue these deprecated APIs. Calls to these APIs and any features in your application that depend on them will not work after April 20th.
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Admin Audit
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Admin SDK Reports API
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Documents List API*
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Drive API
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Google Apps Profiles
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Admin SDK Directory API
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Provisioning
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Admin SDK Directory API
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Reporting
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Admin SDK Reports API
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Email Migration API v1
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Email Migration API v2
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Reporting Visualization
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No replacement available
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When updating, we also recommend that you use the opportunity to switch to OAuth2 for authorization. Older protocols, such as ClientLogin, AuthSub, and OpenID 2.0, have also been deprecated and are scheduled to shut down.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be contacting domain administrators whose applications are still using these deprecated APIs with an email reminder and guidance on specific migration paths.
* The Documents List API was not included in our communication in September, but its deprecation was announced in September of 2012.
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December 17th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
People using Google Hangouts on the web can now add custom status messages and see the status messages of others in the Contacts view. Status messages can be added via the settings menu: By default, custom status messages will be displayed outside…
December 17th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Today we announced that we’ve added Google Docs to the App Launcher for consumers, making it easier for people to get straight to Google Docs when signed into other Google products.
For Google Apps customers, we’ll be adding all three of the Docs editors―Docs, Sheets, and Slides―to the App Launcher in early January. The editors icons will be on the first screen along with your other Google Apps products:
We’ll announce in early January when the Docs editors have been added. Groups and Contacts will be moved to the ‘More’ screen to make room.
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December 17th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
We’ve added some helpful new features to the Google Drive apps for Android and iOS.
On Android, you can now search for files in Drive from the Google app. For example, you could say “OK, Google — search for team meeting notes on Drive” and find files in the Drive app without having to open the app and type in your search query.
On iPhone and iPad, you can now get more of your content in Drive by uploading it from other iOS apps.
The Android update will roll out over the next week or so and the iOS update is already available on the App Store.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
For more information:
Get the Drive app for Android
and iOS
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December 16th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
With this launch, we now support importing all three major ODF (Open) file formats: .odt files for documents, .ods for spreadsheets, and .odp for presentations.
We’ve also added a few more Office-friendly improvements:
- Support for more complex SmartArt from older Powerpoint presentations in Slides
- Import/export support for merged cells in Word Documents and slide numbers in Powerpoint
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
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December 16th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps, Google Docs
New versions of the Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps for Android are now available on Google Play.
The Docs app now has line spacing controls that let you choose single, double or fractional line spacing, the Sheets app has new scrollbars for faster navigation, and the Slides app now supports inserting, moving, resizing, and rotating text boxes, shapes, and lines.
All three apps are now even friendlier with Office files with easier file creation and other updates, and we’ve added better accessibility options.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
For more information:
Get the Google Docs
, Sheets
, and Slides
apps on Google Play
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December 16th, 2014 | by Jane Smith | published in Google Apps
Currently, when composing an email in Gmail, people have the option to share Google documents and other files stored in Drive via links by clicking on the ‘Insert files using Drive’ button.
With this launch, we’ll enable the option to share files in Drive as attachments, allowing the file owner to remove the source file from Drive if so desired, without needing to worry about also removing access to the file from recipients.
When clicking on ‘Insert files using Drive,’ you’ll now see the buttons below in the lower right corner of the insert window. Clicking the Attachment button will add your selected file as an attachment. Inserting files as Drive links will be the default option:
Notes:
- This feature only applies to files that weren’t created in Drive (so Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc will not work)
- Gmail attachments have a 25MB limit
Release track:
Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in early January 2015
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