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What’s changing 
You can already make Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files available offline. Now, as part of a new beta, you can mark also PDF, image, Microsoft Office, and other non-Google files for offline access using Google Drive on Chrome.

To learn more about the beta and to apply, see here.
Who’s impacted Admins and end users
Why you’d use it This feature helps complete the offline experience for Google Drive. Now, users can access their important non-Google files in an offline setting, like when they’re traveling or when there’s poor internet connectivity.
How to get started 
  • End users: 
    • First, enable offline from within the Drive or Docs settings. 
    • Next, sign into Chrome with the account associated with the whitelisted Google Group and access Drive File Stream. 
    • To mark the non-Google files as available offline, right click on a file and select “Make available offline.” You can use the offline preview feature as well. 


Additional details Note that while this feature is not currently supported in ChromeOS, we’re working on bringing these offline capabilities to ChromeOS in the future.

Additionally, users can also right click and open any non-Google files using native applications. By doing so, you can make an Office file available offline and—while offline—open that file using the native Microsoft Office application.
Helpful links Availability G Suite editions 
  • Available to all G Suite editions 

On/off by default? 
  • Once accepted into the beta, this feature is ON by default when: 
    • Offline is enabled for the domain. 
    • Users have Drive File Stream installed and offline is enabled in Google Drive or Google Docs settings.
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What’s changing We’re adding SAML integration for five additional applications:
  • Firstbird
  • Foodee
  • Hive
  • LaunchDarkly
  • RECOG
Use our Help Center to see the full list of SAML apps and find out how to configure SAML applications.

Who’s impacted Admins only

Why you’d use it With Single-Sign-On (SSO), users can access all of their enterprise cloud applications—including the Admin console for admins—after signing in just one time. Google supports the two most popular enterprise SSO standards, OpenID Connect and SAML, and there are already many applications with pre-integrated SSO support in our third-party apps catalog.

How to get started 
  • Admins: You can find our full list of pre-integrated applications, as well as instructions for installing them, in the Help Center.
  • End users: No action needed.

Additional details Note that apart from the pre-integrated SAML applications, G Suite also supports installing “Custom SAML Applications,” which means that admins can install any third-party application that supports SAML. The advantage of a pre-integrated app is that the installation is much easier. Use out Help Center to learn more about installing Custom SAML Applications.

Helpful links Help Center: Using SAML to set up federated SSO 
Help Center: Set up your own custom SAML applicationAvailability 

Rollout details G Suite editions 
Available to all G Suite editions.

On/off by default? 
This feature will be OFF by default and can be enabled at the OU level.

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We’ve just updated the “What’s new in G Suite?” Help Center article to include recent launches. The article has a list of all the G Suite launches from the past six months. You can filter by product or search by keyword to find and learn about any launch.

Feedback? Let us know.
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What’s changing You can now create rubrics in Classroom as part of a new beta. Classroom instructors and admins can request to be whitelisted for this beta by filling out this form.
Who’s impacted Admins and end users
Why you’d use it Rubrics are commonly used with complex assignments that require multiple steps and criteria. Now, educators can create and attach a rubric to an assignment as a guideline for students and to refer back to when understanding their grades.

For business users, rubrics can be used to assess strategies in marketing plans or to evaluate performance in key areas of the business.

With this beta, users can create rubrics that meet their specific needs, making it faster and easier to deliver rich feedback to key stakeholders.

How to get started 
  • Admins and Classroom instructors: Apply for the beta here. 
Additional details This beta is covered by Classroom’s terms of service and privacy policy. This means teachers and instructors can request to be individually whitelisted for this beta. Admins can request access for their domain or a specific group of users.
Helpful links Availability G Suite editions 
  • Available to all G Suite editions
On/off by default? 
  • This feature will be OFF by default. Once accepted into the beta, it can be enabled at the domain and group level.

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What’s changing Last year, we announced a beta for Gradebook in Classroom. Gradebook makes grading easier, allowing teachers to keep their assignments and grades in a single place in Classroom. This feature is now generally available.

Gradebook for Google ClassroomWho’s impacted End users

Why you’d use it Better grading in Classroom 
One of the top requests from educators is an improved grading workflow. Gradebook allows teachers to easily input and view grades across their classes and students. With the ability to view all assignments and grades in one place, teachers can stay organized and holistically follow the performance of an entire class over time. To learn more about our grading improvements for Classroom, see our post on the Keyword.

How to get started 
  • Admins: No action required. 
  • End users: To get started with Gradebook, log in to Classroom and click on the Grades tab at the top of the page. 
Helpful links Availability Rollout details 
G Suite editions 
  • Available to all G Suite editions 
On/off by default? 
  • This feature will be ON by default, as it's automatically available to all users.
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What’s changing We’re adding new features in Slides Present mode to make navigating a presentation easier while you’re presenting. With these new features, you’ll be able to:

  • Resize speaker notes and slide thumbnails in the presenter view 
  • Navigate to any specific slide with a keyboard shortcut 
  • Control video playback with keyboard shortcuts 
  • View all available Present mode keyboard shortcuts by clicking the new “tips” button in the presentation control bar. 

Who’s impacted End users

Why you’d use it On a small screen, it's sometimes tough to see your upcoming slides and read your speaker notes. Now, you can easily resize these components and confidently present, regardless of the device you’re using.

Additionally, our new keyboard shortcuts make moving through slides while presenting easy. Whether you need to quickly pause a video to answer a question, or jump to a specific slide to revisit a talking point, you can now quickly navigate and control the presentation with your keyboard.

How to get started 
  • Admins: No action required. 
  • End users: 
  • To resize speaker notes, in the toolbar select Present > Presenter View and drag the separator line between the slide preview and speaker notes accordingly. 



  • To view a list of new keyboard shortcuts press Present > Tips: 



Helpful links 

Availability Rollout details 



G Suite editions 
Available to all G Suite editions

On/off by default? 
This feature will be ON by default.


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Quick launch summary Earlier this year we announced the ability to use your Android phone’s built-in security key for two-factor authentication in G Suite.

Now, you can use devices with Android 7.0+ (Nougat) to verify your sign-in to Google and Google Cloud services on Apple iPads and iPhones.
To learn more about using your Android phone’s built-in security key to verify sign-in on iOS devices, see our Security Blog. 


Availability 
Rollout details 
G Suite editions 
  • Available to all G Suite editions 
On/off by default? 
  • If 2-Step Verification or Security Key Enforcement is turned on for an organization, Android phone will be available as an option for security keys by default. 

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What’s changingStarting on July 10, 2019, Google Photos will no longer sync to Google Drive. From that date forward, if you add or delete files in Photos, they won’t be automatically added or deleted in Drive.

Who’s impactedEnd users

Why it mattersWe heard feedback that users were confused by the connection between Photos and Drive. We’re hoping this simplified experience is easier for users to understand and navigate.

How to get started
  • End users: Starting July 10, G Suite users will need to manually download items from Photos and upload them to Drive. If they delete files in Photos, they’ll need to manually delete them in Drive as well.


Additional detailsCurrently, G Suite users can choose to sync Photos to Drive. This means that when they upload a file to Photos, it’s automatically uploaded to the Google Photos folder in Drive. Once these changes go into effect, this folder will stop receiving updates. It won’t go away; it will just stop syncing with Photos.

Unlike consumers, G Suite users do not have the option to show photos from My Drive in Google Photos. If Google Photos is disabled in your organization, your users will not be impacted.

See our post on the Keyword for more details.

Helpful linksHelp Center: Upcoming changes to Google Photos & Google Drive
Keyword: Changing how Google Drive and Google Photos work together

AvailabilityRollout details



G Suite editions

  • Impacts all editions


On/off by default?

  • This change will take place for all organizations by default.



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What’s changingSecurity and privacy are extremely important to Google. To better protect your data, we’ve made an important update to our policies governing third-party apps (web, Android, iOS, Chrome, and other apps) accessing Gmail data using G Suite APIs and OAuth2.

We previously announced that apps accessing user data for non-enterprise accounts using certain Gmail APIs had to be verified to ensure compliance with new privacy and security requirements using our OAuth API Application Verification. Starting on July 8, 2019, we’ll apply similar requirements for apps you may use within your domain.

Who’s impactedAdmins and end users

Why it mattersWhile existing unverified apps will continue to work for users who installed them before July 8, after this date we’ll block new installs for unverified third-party apps that access Gmail data and that you don’t explicitly trust (whitelist) in the G Suite Admin console.

How to get started
  • Admins:
    • Review unverified apps in your environment: Please review the unverified apps currently in use in your organization’s G Suite environment and decide which apps you want to trust and allow users to continue to install. The primary admin contact at your organization will receive an email by June 21, 2019, with a list of those unverified apps, including the number of users and whether or not you have trusted them in API Permissions.
    • Trust apps that you want to allow users to continue to install: To trust an app, use our API Permissions (OAuth apps whitelisting) feature in the Security section of the Admin console. Trusting an app also means that, if users consent, the app will have access to some G Suite user data (OAuth2 scopes) that you’ve otherwise restricted using this same tool. For example, if you’ve generally blocked access to Gmail OAuth2 scopes, trusted apps will have access for accounts where users consent.


Additional detailsBelow is a list of frequently asked questions.

  • Why would an app be unverified? Apps may not have completed the verification process for numerous reasons, some of the more common ones being an unsupported Application Type or using data in a way that is incompatible with Limited Use requirements. We’ve implemented this verification process to help provide users both confidence and consistency with their privacy expectations.
  • If I‘m an app developer as well as a user, how do I get an app verified? Review the OAuth API Application Verification FAQ and submit a request for verification from the API Developer Console.
  • What will happen to unverified apps after July 8? Users who’ve installed unverified apps before July 8 will continue to have access to them, unless you restrict access to G Suite APIs in the Security section of the Admin console. New users will not be able to install unverified apps unless you trust them using the API Permissions (OAuth apps whitelisting) feature.
  • What happens when I trust an app? Users who haven’t already installed it before July 8 will now be able to install it, whether or not the app is verified by Google. Additionally, the app will have access to any G Suite APIs (OAuth2 scopes) that you’ve restricted using the API Permissions settings.
  • What if I don’t want to trust any apps? If you take no action, new users will be blocked from accessing unverified third-party apps that access Gmail data beginning July 8. Additionally, you can further restrict, limit, or block access by all apps, including previously installed apps, to Gmail by using API Permissions.
  • Do I need to trust Apps Script and App Maker apps in my domain to keep using them? No. These apps, including Apps Script projects created by users within the domain and apps associated with the organization in the Google Cloud Platform Console owned by the domain, are excluded from this enforcement action.


Helpful linksHelp Center: Authorize unverified third-party apps
Help Center: Whitelist connected apps
OAuth API Verification FAQ

AvailabilityRollout details


G Suite editions

  • Impacts all G Suite editions

On/off by default?

  • These restrictions will apply to all domains by default starting on July 8, 2019.

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What’s changing “Show edit history” is a new feature in Sheets that will help you easily see the edit history of a cell, including who made the last edit, when that edit was made, and the cell’s previous value.


Who’s impacted End users
Why you’d use it Tracking edits made by collaborators is important for keeping information accurate and understanding why specific changes were made and by whom. This is especially critical when there are several collaborators working in a sheet.

Previously, you would need to open up Version History and manually look through past versions of a sheet to determine who changed a cell and when. With Show edit history, you can quickly surface the edit history of a cell: who edited, when, and the previous value.
How to get started 
  • Admins: No action required. 
  • End users: To start using Show edit history: 
    • Right click on any cell and select “Show edit history” from the dropdown menu. 
    • A dialogue box will appear that will show you: 
      • The user who last made a direct edit in the cell 
      • A timestamp of the edit 
      • The previous value and current value of the cell 
      • Arrow keys in the top right corner which toggle back and forth between edits 

Additional details The following changes are considered previous edits to a cell:

  • Adding, editing, or removing content — like changing the value of a cell from “3” to “5”
  • Changing a formula — like changing “=A1+B1” to “=A1+C5” 
  • Adding, editing, or removing a link from a cell 
Note: Some changes may not show up in the edit history. Some examples are:

  • Added or deleted rows and columns 
  • Changes to the cell’s format 
  • Changes made by formulas 

Helpful links 

Availability Rollout details 


G Suite editions 

  • Available to all G Suite editions 

On/off by default? 

  • This feature will be ON by default.


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