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What’s changing
You can now upload your own pre-recorded prompts and greetings when setting up an automated attendant at Google Voice, in addition to the standard text-to-speech voice ability you currently have.


Who’s impacted
Admins


Why you’d use it
We’ve heard from you that you’d like to use your own pre-recorded prompts and greetings instead of using the existing text-to-speech option when setting up Google Voice automated attendant. Now, you can upload custom prompts and greetings for a greater degree of customization. Once you upload recordings, we offer immediate playback and automatic transcriptions to help you more easily keep track of and manage uploads.


Gif showing an example of how to upload a recorded sales greeting audio file to Voice auto attendant
Example of how to upload a recorded sales greeting audio file to Auto Attendant


Getting started
  • End users: There is no impact to end users.

Rollout pace

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What’s changing

Recently, we’ve made several improvements to the Admin console, including an updated homepage, redesigned navigation experience and a streamlined experience for managing users and domains. Adding to these improvements, you’ll notice important notifications and improved guidance within the cards to help you easily take action on user, billing, and domain management activities on the Admin console homepage.



See below for more information.


Who’s impacted

Admins


Why it’s important

We hope that by surfacing important information in these cards, admins are able to easily complete their setup process and stay on top of managing Google Workspace for their organization.


Getting started

  • Admins: This feature will be available by default.
  • End users: No action required.

Rollout pace

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New updates 

Unless otherwise indicated, the features below are fully launched or in the process of rolling out (rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete), launching to both Rapid and Scheduled Release at the same time (if not, each stage of rollout should take no more than 15 business days to complete), and available to all Google Workspace and G Suite customers.


New Categories in Google Workspace Marketplace
Three manually curated categories have been added to the Google Workspace Marketplace: Business essentials, Work from everywhere, and Apps to discover. A left navigation menu will be included to show new categories. 

You'll notice new categories in the Google Workspace Marketplace, which allows users to sort through specific categories to find relevant add-ons.

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.

Reminder: Google Meet support for IE11 ending August 17, 2021
Beginning August 17, 2021, you will no longer be able to use Google Meet on IE11. To avoid disruption, please switch to a supported browser before that date. | Learn more. 


Easily switch between lists in Google Tasks on mobile
We have now updated the current Tasks Mobile user interface to display multiple lists at the same time in a tabbed UI. | Learn more.


Add up to 25 co-hosts per meeting and expanded safety features for Google Meet
We’re expanding meeting moderation controls in Google Meet with several highly requested features, including assigning co-hosts, new safety features, and more. | See the original announcement for more details and full availability. | Learn more.


For a recap of announcements in the past six months, check out What’s new in Google Workspace (recent releases).

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Update
[September 14, 2021]: There has been a delay in rollout for Google Workspace Education Fundamentals customers. We anticipate rollout to be complete within the next three weeks — we will provide an update here once that is complete.

[August 30, 2021]: 
We’d like to provide some additional clarification on how this update impacts meeting records: 

  • When Host Management is turned on, only the main host and any designated co-host can start a meeting recording if given the permission by Admin. 
  • When Host Management is turned off, only users with permission by Admin to record a meeting can start a recording. 

For Workspace for Education users, we strongly recommend turning Host Management on to ensure your meetings run smoothly with minimal disruption. For instance, if you turn Host Management off, your students will be able to remove each other from the meeting.

  What’s changing 
We’re expanding meeting moderation controls in Google Meet with several highly requested features. You’ll now be able to: 
  • Assign up to 25 co-hosts per meeting, allowing them to access and utilize the host controls. 
  • Use safety features to limit who can share their screen, send chat messages, mute all users and end meetings 
  • Use the “Quick access” setting to easily control who needs to request permission to join a meeting.
Previously, these safety features were only available to Google Workspace for Education customers. These controls will now be available for all Google Meet users on the desktop and mobile. See below for more information and availability.



Who’s impacted
Admins and end users



Why it’s important
We hope these expanded controls make it easier for you to keep meetings productive, safe, and help prevent potential disruptions. Additionally, delegated co-hosts can handle responsibilities such as—muting participants, launching polls, managing Q&As—giving you more time to focus on leading discussions and guiding attendees through presentations. 



Additional details
New controls for meeting hosts, which can be extended to co-hosts
In the Google Meet settings, select “Host controls” and ensure the “Host management” option is toggled ON. When enabled, hosts can now:
  • Limit who can share their screen,
  • Limit who can send chat messages,
  • Mute all with one click,
  • End the meeting for all,
  • Control who can join the meeting and how they can join with the “Quick access” setting. Note: This feature is only available to specific Workspace editions — see below for more information.
To get access to the Moderation Controls make sure the Host Management toggle is enabled in the Setting menu

For applicable Workspace editions (see more below), Meeting hosts can share hosting privileges with other meeting participants—up to 25 per meeting—by granting them host controls in the People panel.

Promoting a meeting participant to a co-host through the People Panel in Google Meet.




Quick access Control
We’ve expanded the “quick access” control for Meet to most Google Workspace Customers (see below for full availability). The quick access control will be ON by default. When quick access is enabled, meeting participants from your domain can automatically join the meeting from a mobile or desktop device, and by dialing in. 



When quick access is disabled:
  • The host must join the meeting first.
  • Only invited participants can join without asking — all other attendees and those dialing in must ask to join the meeting.
  • No anonymous users can join the meeting.
  • Only the host can dial out of the meeting.

Visit the Help Center to learn more about controlling access to a video meeting using the quick access control.



In the coming weeks, we will introduce a new setting in the admin console that will control Host Management. We will provide an update here on the Workspace Updates Blog when that setting becomes available.



Updates to the “People” panel
Additionally, we’ve added the ability to search for a meeting participant. This will allow you to quickly navigate to a specific user to mute them, remove them from the call, or assign host privileges. The updated people panel will be available on web and mobile.



If you have assigned co-hosts in your meeting, they will be  indicated as such with a security shield icon.

People panel Search option


Getting started

Rollout pace
Web, Android, and iOS 
Use this post in our community forum for more information on rollout progression and additional FAQs.


Availability
Moderation and Safety Controls
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Education Standard, the Teaching and learning Upgrade, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
  • Also available to users with personal Google Accounts

Quick access settings:
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
  • Not available to Google Workspace Individual customers or users with personal Google Accounts

Ability to add co-hosts
  • Available to Google Workspace Essentials, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Business Standard, Business Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Education Plus, and Teaching and Learning Upgrade customers
  • Not available to Google Workspace Business Starter, Frontline, and Nonprofits, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers

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What’s Changing:
We have now updated the current Tasks Mobile user interface to display multiple lists at the same time in a tabbed UI. This update allows users to organize their tasks in multiple lists and allows for better management of tasks on mobile. 

Tasks Mobile displays multiple lists at the same time
Getting started 
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature 
  • End users: To switch between task lists, select the title of the list or swipe left 
Rollout pace: Rapid & Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 16 days for feature visibility) starting on August 9, 2021 

Availability:Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
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Quick launch summary

Last year, Microsoft announced that they will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11), and as of March 15, 2021, Google Workspace officially stopped supporting IE11.

Beginning August 17, 2021, you will no longer be able to use Google Meet on IE11. To avoid disruption, please switch to a different browser before that date.

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What’s changing
When responding to a Google Form, Quiz, or Quiz assignment in Classroom while signed into your Google account, your progress will automatically be saved as a draft for 30 days from your last edit, or until your submission is complete.

Gif showing a form being filled out and saved



Who’s impacted
End users


Why it matters
This highly requested feature helps ensure you won’t have to start over if:
  • You can’t complete a form or quiz in one sitting,
  • You have to switch between multiple devices,
  • You have low internet connectivity.

Additional details
Form owners and editors can disable this feature for responders to a specific form. You may want to disable the feature on forms that are:
  • Used for repeated data entry,
  • Embedded in websites,
  • On certain shared devices, such as registration or information kiosks.

To disable this feature, within Google Forms, go to Settings > Presentation > Restrictions and select “Disable autosave for all respondents”.


Getting started
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.

Rollout pace
  • Rapid Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 3.
  • Scheduled Release domains: Extended rollout (potentially longer than 15 days for feature visibility) starting on September 15.

Availability
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
  • Available to users with personal Google accounts

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What’s changing
It’s now easier to express yourself more authentically in Chat. We’re making the following updates to the emoji experience in Chat on web and mobile:
  • Emoji set is updated to the latest version (Emoji 13.1), reflecting the latest emoji set and diversity and inclusion options
  • Addition of a gender-neutral option for gender-modifiable emojis
  • Emoji skin tone and gender preferences are saved per individual emoji

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Two screenshots showing the emoji picking experience on an Android phone: Choosing the Add reaction option and the listing of emoji available to react to a message.


Who’s impacted
End users


Getting started
  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: This feature will be ON by default and can not be disabled by the user.

Rollout pace
  • Web and iOS:
    • We anticipate this feature to become available for Google Chat on web and iOS in the coming weeks. We will provide an update on the Google Workspace Updates Blog at that time.

Availability
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers
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Quick launch summary 

Now, when you create links to shared Microsoft Office files stored in Drive, they will open directly in Google Docs, Sheets or Slides. Previously, Office files would open in a preview mode first — this streamlined experience allows you to begin editing and collaborating on these files faster. 

This change also updates the alternateLink and webViewLink fields for shared links in the Google Drive API. 


               Office files opening without preview                                                 
Getting started 


Rollout pace 

Availability 
  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers 
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Quick launch summary
Last year, we announced Smart Compose in Google Docs, a feature that helps you compose high-quality content faster and more easily. Smart Compose saves you time by cutting back on repetitive writing, reducing the chance of spelling and grammatical errors, and suggesting relevant contextual phrases.

Now, Smart Compose is available in comments for Google Slides, Sheets, and Drawings.

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Smart Compose offering a suggestion in a comment.



Getting started
  • End users: This feature will be ON by default and can be disabled by going to Tools > Preferences and unchecking “Show Smart Compose Suggestions.” When enabled, you’ll automatically see Smart Compose suggestions. To accept a suggestion you like, press “tab” or press the right arrow key. Visit the Help Center to learn more about using Smart Compose in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings.

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

Availability
  • Essentials, Business Starter, Business Standard, Business Plus, Frontline, Enterprise Standard, Enterprise Plus, Education Fundamentals, Education Plus, Nonprofits, Cloud Identity Free, Cloud Identity Premium

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