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What’s changing 
Admins can now define specific audiences with whom their users can link-share Google Drive files. This can help keep your organizational data secure, and make it simpler for users to share files with the right colleagues. 

The feature was previously available in beta. Based on your feedback from the beta, we’ve made two important changes: 
  • We’ve increased the maximum number of target audiences you can recommend from three to five. 
  • During the beta, only admin-created groups could be added to target audiences. Now, admins can add any group as a target audience, including groups belonging to different organizations. 
Read more below, or visit our Help Center to learn more about best practices for deploying target audiences. 


Who’s impacted 
Admins and end users 


Why you’d use it 
Previously, admins could choose to allow users to link-share files to either their entire domain or anyone with the link. Target audiences allow admins to define and recommend more granular link-sharing options for users. This can help to: 
  • Improve your organization’s security posture by making it harder for information to be shared more broadly than is appropriate. 
  • Guide users to share with more specific and appropriate audiences. 
  • Save users time by reducing the need to manage sharing requests from multiple individuals. 
  • Make it easier for your users to collaborate with their colleagues simply, efficiently, and securely. 

Getting started 
Admins can create a target audience in the Admin console 

Rollout pace 
Availability 
  • Available to Google Workspace Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Business and Enterprise for Education customers 
  • Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Education, and Nonprofits customers 
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Previous announcements
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details.


Group membership expiration now generally available
The Cloud Identity Groups API feature that enables you to set expirations for group memberships is now generally available. | Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers only. | Learn more.


Security groups now generally available
We’re making security groups generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes by simply adding the security label. | Learn more.


Email aliases now included in Gmail search results
When you search for an email address in Gmail, we'll now show all emails associated with that specific address and any aliases it's part of. | Learn more.


Dedicated Google Meet IP addresses for non-Google Workspace users traffic
In addition to the fixed IP range dedicated for Google Meet in Google Workspace domains, we’re now introducing a range of official, fixed IP addresses for non-Google Workspace users (users joining with personal Google Accounts or anonymously). | Learn more.
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Quick launch summary In addition to the fixed IP range dedicated for Google Meet in Google Workspace domains, we’re now introducing a range of official, fixed IP addresses for non-Google Workspace users (users joining with personal Google Accounts or anonymously).

This will allow Google Workspace customers and their partners to better configure and optimize network and firewall access. It will help non-Google Workspace domains and organizations with users who aren’t signed into Google Accounts to identify video conference traffic.

The new IP range is already deployed. Google Meet will stop using the old IP address on March 1, 2021. As this change may interfere with previous network optimization, we recommend Google Workspace customers adopt these IP addresses as part of your firewall and network configuration.

Getting started
  • Google Workspace admins: Update your firewall if you want to apply specific network rules for non-Google Workspace Meet traffic. You can find those IP addresses and more information in the Help Center.
  • Non-Google Workspace admins: Update your firewall to allow the new Google Meet IP addresses. You can find those IP addresses and more information in the Help Center.
  • End users: No end-user impact.
Rollout pace
  • New IP addresses are already deployed. Old IP addresses will no longer be used starting on March 1, 2021. 
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What’s changing When you search for an email address in Gmail, we'll now show all emails associated with that specific address and any aliases it's part of.

These results will be pulled from the to, from, cc, and bcc fields, or anywhere in the email.

Who’s impacted End users

Why you’d use it With this change, searching will be easier and results more comprehensive, as users won’t need to remember all of someone’s aliases and run multiple searches for each.

Additional details An email alias is an alternate address for receiving mail, used in addition to a user's primary address. There are many reasons why someone may use an alias email address, such as:
  • Official name changes
  • Preferred names
  • Company rebrands
  • Acquisitions and subsidiaries

If you’d like to retrieve results for the exact query only, you can enclose it in quotation marks.

This will also apply to multiple inbox sections based on search queries which have an email(s). Labels are not affected by this change.

Getting started
Rollout pace
  • This feature is available now for all users.

Availability
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers

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Quick launch summary 
We’re making security groups generally available. Security groups help you easily regulate, audit, and monitor groups used for permission and access control purposes by simply adding the security label. See our beta announcement for more details and use cases for security groups. 

We’ve recently announced several other features that can help you better manage groups in your organization and improve your security posture. These include group membership expiration and the indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs. 


Getting started 
Rollout pace 
Availability 
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus customers, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education and Nonprofits customers 
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Quick launch summary 
The Cloud Identity Groups API feature that enables you to set expirations for group memberships is now generally available. It was previously available in beta. 


This enables admins to set an amount of time that users and service accounts are members of a group. Once the specified time has passed, users will be removed from the group automatically. Automatic membership expiration can help reduce the administrative overhead for managing groups, and can help ensure group membership is limited to the members that need access. 




This launch is another enhancement to the Cloud Identity Groups API. We recently also made the indirect membership visibility and membership hierarchy APIs generally available. Together, these make it easier to manage permissions and access control in your organization. 


Getting started 
Rollout pace 
Availability 
  • Available to Google Workspace Enterprise Standard and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Enterprise for Education and Cloud Identity Premium customers 
  • Not available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, and Enterprise Essentials, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, and Nonprofits customers 
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New updates There are no new updates to share this week. Please see below for a recap of published announcements.  

Previous announcements 
The announcements below were published on the Workspace Updates blog earlier this week. Please refer to the original blog posts for complete details. 

Check your video and peripheral device quality before joining a Google Meet call 
We’re making it possible to quickly preview how you’ll appear and sound to others before entering a Google Meet video call. | Learn more. 

Updates on how to sync Google Drive content to your computer 
In the coming months, we’ll make some changes to the solutions we offer to access Google Drive files and keep them in sync on your desktop. Additionally, customers with end users who are currently using Backup and Sync can apply for a beta of the new unified Drive for desktop experience. | Learn more. 

Postmaster Tools API now available 
We’re launching a Postmaster Tools API, allowing programmatic access to the email data found in the Postmaster Tools user interface. | Learn more.
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Quick launch summary We’re launching a Postmaster Tools API, allowing programmatic access to the email data found in the Postmaster Tools user interface. You can use the API to gather metrics on bulk emails sent to Gmail users—such as delivery errors, spam reports, feedback loop performance, and more. You can also import or merge the data into other systems and diagnose issues with email delivery.


Getting started
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: Registered domain owners can use this API to programmatically extract their domain’s data into their systems. Check out the Developers Guide to learn more about the using the Postmaster Tools API.
Rollout pace
Availability
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers

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What’s changing 
In the coming months, we’ll make some changes to the solutions we offer to access Google Drive files and keep them in sync on your desktop. There is no immediate action required, but we suggest familiarizing yourself with the changes and plans described below. 

Currently, we have two sync solutions available—Drive File Stream, which was built for business users, and Backup and Sync, which was built for consumer users. 

Some of our Google Workspace customers have deployed both sync solutions, which can be confusing for end users and challenging for IT departments to manage. To address this, we're planning to unify these sync clients later in 2021, bringing the most used features from both Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync to all of our users. Check out the Additional details section below for more information, and sign up to preview the unified sync client in beta. 


Who’s impacted 
Admins and end users 


Why it’s important 
We’re planning to unify our sync clients and bring all of our customers the best and most used features from both Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync. This will create a powerful and unified sync client for anyone who uses Drive, whether for business or personal purposes, and will: 
  • Make it easier for admins and IT teams to manage deployments 
  • Reduce user confusion around which app to use 
  • Result in better performance for end users 
The beta for the new unified client will help organizations currently using Backup and Sync understand how the new client will work prior to it becoming generally available later in 2021. 


Additional details 

Drive File Stream is now Google Drive for desktop 
As of version 45, Drive File Stream is known as Google Drive for desktop. This is simply a name change; all functionality will remain the same and most admins and end users won’t need to take any action to continue using the client. See our release notes for more details. 


Backup and Sync functionality and users will be transitioned to a new version of Drive for desktop later this year 
Later this year, Backup and Sync users will need to transition to Drive for desktop, the unified sync client. Until then, we’re working to incorporate features from Backup and Sync into the new solution and to make it as easy as possible for users. 

We’ll announce when Drive for desktop is ready for Backup and Sync users. We will share more details later this year on how Backup and Sync users can get started with Drive for desktop. We will provide 3 months’ notice for Google Workspace admins and end users before the deadline to transition to Drive for desktop. The transition will be self-serve for end users. More details on consumer timelines will be announced closer to availability. Visit our Help Center to learn more about which features will be transitioned to Drive for desktop. 


Google Workspace customers can now preview the new Drive for desktop client in beta 
Google Workspace customers with end users who are currently using Backup and Sync can apply for a beta of the new unified Drive for desktop experience, which includes Backup and Sync features. Learn more, and sign up for the beta. 


Getting started 
  • End users: The name change from Drive File Stream to Drive for desktop will take place by default. Functionality won’t change, and there is no user action required. 
    • Note that there’s also no action required for Backup & Sync users with personal Google accounts at this time. 

Rollout pace 
Drive File Stream renaming to Drive for desktop 

Drive for desktop unified client beta 

Availability 
  • Drive for desktop is available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, Nonprofits customers, and users with personal Accounts. 
  • The beta for the new unified client is available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers who currently have users with the Backup and Sync deployed. 

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What’s changingWe’re making it possible to quickly preview how you’ll appear to others before entering a Google Meet video call. You can use this new functionality to confirm that peripheral devices are properly configured and correctly connected, to check that your network connectivity is good, and to understand the impact of noise cancellation on your audio (if it's available to your account).

When a problem is detected, you’ll see a warning and tips for troubleshooting common issues, like granting your browser permission to use the microphone or camera.

Who’s impacted End users

Why it’s important With this new feature, you can enter meetings confident that your technology is working and that you’ll appear the way you want to to others.

For example, you can catch issues like:
  • An unintentionally muted microphone
  • A secondary display monitor with a missing headphone or speaker connection
  • Other audio issues, such as poor sound quality, audio that’s too loud, or your microphone amplifying background noises

In addition, you can make adjustments to lighting and positioning, helping you avoid dark or grainy video quality.

Getting started
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. On the screen before joining a meeting, click the "Check your audio and video" button. 


This will open the “green room,” where you can preview your audio and video. Visit the Help Center to learn more about previewing how you look and sound before a video call and troubleshooting performance in Google Meet.



Rollout pace
Availability 
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, and Enterprise Plus, as well as G Suite Basic, Business, Education, Enterprise for Education, and Nonprofits customers 
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